Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty was today awarded an honorary doctorate by the Leeds Metropolitan University for the "dignity and poise" that she showed during the Celebrity Big Brother racism row.
"In Shilpa Shetty you are graduating with someone who rose to that challenge with great dignity and poise, making a difference," Vice Chancellor of the University Professor Simon Lee said during the convocation ceremonyShilpa, who won the Celebrity Big Brother reality television show, collected the award amidst 4,000 students present at the ceremony.
After receiving the honorary degree, Shilpa said: "If you see anyone suffering indignity stand up for them," adding, "I have won some awards, at the cost of sounding immodest, I have never seen my mother beam so much as she is today."
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