London, Sep 1 - More than two years after a 'poppadom' jibe against her caused global outrage, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has announced plans to 'dish out the poppadoms' to Britons.
Poppadoms - as the Indian snack papad is called in Britain - will be an important part of Shilpa's Gourmet Creations, a range of low-fat readymeals, chutneys and pickles that will be sold in British supermarkets from 2010.
The irony isn't lost on Shilpa, who was called 'Shilpa Poppadom' by the late British celebrity Jade Goody in a reality television programme in January 2007, causing outrage in India and elsewhere.
'We're dishing out poppadoms... they go really well with the curry,' Shilpa told Independent Television News (ITN).
'There was this whole connection with 'Shilpa Poppadum'... so brought back some weird memories, but we just wanted to tell people we have a good sense of humour,' she added.
Jade, who died earlier this year of cervical cancer, denied she was being racist in using the name for Shilpa in a celebrity version of Big Brother, a show where 'inmates' live together in front of television cameras.