Deana
Uppal
is
facing
a
similar
situation
which
made
Shilpa
Shetty
an
international
icon
with
reality
show
Big
Brother.
But
while
the
public
and
media
speculate
racism,
ex-Playboy
bunny
girl
and
the
show's
contestant
Shievonne
Robinson
has
accused
Deana
of
"playing
the
race
card" to
garner
sympathy.
After
another
Housemate
Conor
McIntyre
used
expletives
for
Deana
and
called
her
"a
piece
of
shit",
UK
television
watchdog
Ofcom
ordered
an
investigation.
Now
Shievonne
has
gone
ahead
and
had
a
spat
with
the
23-year-old
Miss
India
UK.
Deana
is
often
shown
in
tears
after
tiffs
with
the
show's
Housemates.
But
when
we
asked
Shilpa
Shetty's
ex-publicist
Dale
Bhagwagar
who
handled
her
through
the
thick
and
thin
of
Big
Brother
controversies,
he
almost
dismissed
the
racial
abuse
allegations.
"Since
Deana
is
the
next
Indian
after
Shilpa
on
the
show;
similarities
are
bound
to
be
drawn
up.
Nothing
more;
nothing
less,"
quipped
the
PR
guru.
But
he
added,
"It's
unfair
to
compare
the
two
cases
as
both
Shilpa
and
Deana
have
different
personalities."
Meanwhile,
Shievonne
is
nominated
for
eviction
from
Big
Brother
this
week
alongside
Conor
McIntyre.