Shilpa denies breaking up marriage

Shilpa Shetty has defended herself against allegations that she broke up a marriage.

The Celebrity Big Brother winner was accused of stealing her new boyfriend Raj Kundra after his ex-wife Kavita gave an interview to a tabloid earlier this year.

"I was really upset by what she said," Shilpa told the Mail On Sunday. "She knew very well that I didn't even know her husband when she walked out on him.

"I didn't even know him when I went into Big Brother. I have known him for about only six months, which was four months after his wife had left home and he had already got a divorce by then."

Praising her new love interest, Shilpa continued: "He respects and understands what I do and it is nice to be cared for. I have been very lonely for a very long time and it is nice to know I have somebody to look forward to seeing at the end of the day. At last I feel normal."