When Shilpa Shetty's publicist was recently asked by ‘The People’ website in UK if the actress would agree to be the next Bond girl opposite Daniel Craig, he told them, “Shilpa loves challenges and stunts.”

“She is a perfect package of looks, figure, talent and intellect,” he added. Meanwhile, a search across blogs on the internet would reveal that fans have already voted for Shilpa to be a hot favourite for the next Bond girl.

“If her mind-blowing action sequences in last year's Bollywood movie 'Dus' are anything to go by, she is no less than India's answer to Lara Croft,” the publicist added.

As for ‘Big Brother’, Channel 4 bosses are going to be having a meeting soon. For with the growing protests regarding racial abuse, it wouldn’t be surprising if the show is shut mid way. Watch this space for more on this news…