Shilpa seemed to accept her apology, saying: "Give me a hug."

India offers Jade a warm welcome - Jan 19 2007
Jade’s unlikely to receive a friendly reception when she leaves the Celebrity Big Brother house - but she has been promised a warm welcome in India.

The reality star is at the centre of the storm about alleged racist bullying of her fellow contestant Shilpa Shetty.

But despite making headlines in India for her behaviour towards the Bollywood star on the Channel 4 show, the 25-year-old has now been invited to visit the country.

In an advert placed in several of today’s national newspapers, the India Tourism Office extends her a welcoming hand.

In an illustration of the old maxim that all publicity is good publicity, the office takes the opportunity to boast of India’s "bustling cosmopolitan cities", "snow-clad mountains" and "long sandy coastlines".

The open letter "to Jade Goody and friends" reads: "Dear Jade Goody. Once your current commitments are over, may we invite you to experience the healing nature of India.

"Being one of the world’s oldest civilisations, our land is one where the ancient and the modern co-exist and a multitude of religions live in harmony."

It continues: "As a beauty therapist, you may be especially interested in visiting one of the many spas where you can cleanse your stresses away, enjoy yoga in the land that invented it and experience Ayurvedic healing which promotes positive health and natural beauty."

Could Jade find enlightenment...?

Jade’s perfume withdrawn - Jan 18 2007
Jade Goody’s scent has been withdrawn from The Perfume Shop, it’s been reported.

The reality TV star’s Shh... is being removed from all of the chain’s 150 stores in the UK in the wake of the CBB row.

A spokeswoman said: "The Perfume Shop has decided to withdraw Jade Goody’s perfume Shh... from all of its 150 UK stores with immediate effect.

"This decision will be reviewed once Ms Goody has left the Big Brother house and is in a position to respond to the media in person."

Meanwhile, Jade’s mother, Jackiey Budden, has waded into the row.

"Jade has never been racist, she is mixed race herself and suffered racist abuse as a youngster," she said.

"The only person I heard make a racist remark while in Celebrity Big Brother was Jermaine Jackson, who called me white trash."

Jackiey sparked the racism row when she repeatedly referred to Shilpa as "the Indian" and refused to pronounce her name properly.

She asked the Bollywood star: "Do you live in a house or a shack?"

Jade’s management also continued to insist she’s not racist.

Her spokeswoman said: "It is clear to all that Jade and Shilpa are rubbing each other up the wrong way, but what is going on is nothing more than a clash of personalities between two strong characters who have placed themselves in the unnatural and stressful environment of the Big Brother house.