Shilpa Shetty denies involvement in IPL cricket betting scandal as her husband has passport confiscated by Indian police

Controversy: Shilpa Shetty has become embroiled in a betting row over matches in the Indian Premier League

Celebrity Big Brother star and Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has become embroiled in a betting scandal over matches in cricket's richest league.

Shilpa, who co-owns Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals with her husband Raj Kundra, has been accused of placing bets on matches that her own team played in.

The allegations were made by Umesh Goenka, an alleged bookmaker who is a witness in an investigation into a spot-fixing scandal that has hit the league.

Delhi police chief Neeraj Kumar said that Shilpa's husband Mr Kundra had admitted to betting on his own team and lost 'huge sums of money' in the process, according to the BBC.

Officers have now confiscated British national Mr Kundra's passport and told him he must stay in India.

Police may question Shilpa too after Mr Goenka claimed that she had placed a bet on a Rajasthan Royals game against the Kolkata Knight Riders, reports India Today.

She told Headlines Today that her and her husband have done nothing wrong.

Shipa shot to fame in 207 after her appearance on the fifth series of Celebrity Big Brother.

The bollywood star met Kundra after her appearance on Big Brother, which saw her allegedly racially abused and tormented by fellow contestants Jade Goody, Danielle Lloyd and Jo O'Meara.

Despite the controversy, she went on to win the show.

Last month three Rajasthan Royals players, S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, were all arrested by police and accused of spot-fixing, a practice which involves rigging parts of a match such as timing the delivery of a no-ball to benefit gamblers.

Cheerleader: Shilpa sports her teams colours as she cheers them on at a match in Cape Town

Rocked: The Rajasthan Royals, pictured celebrating a wicket, have been hit by scandal after three of their players were arrested for spot-fixing last month

Sreesanth has protested his innocence and the families of the other two players have denied that they were involved.

The players have been suspended by both the Rajasthan Royals and the IPL.

They remain in police custody.

The biggest names in international cricket have flocked to take part in the IPL's Twenty20 tournament.

The league is regarded as the richest cricket tournament in the world.

Celebrity: Shilpa shot to fame outside India in 2007 when she appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and was allegedly racially abused by fellow contestants including Jade Goody, left

Catherine Tyldesley shows off her fabulous figure in fitted dress at Kym Lomas's agency launch

She spends a lot of time and effort honing her figure in the gym.

So when it comes to the red carpet, you can always rely on Catherine Tyldesley makes the most of her hourglass curves.

The Coronation Street actress, 29, showed off her figure in a black and white Hybrid dress as she arrived at her co-star Kym Lomas's party.

Looking good: Catherine Tyldesley shows off her figure in a black and white Hybrid dress at the launch of VIP Appearances

Having recently split from personal trainer Sam Witter, Catherine's date for the night was her co-star Antony Cotton.

The pair were just two of a host of stars at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate hotel to support Kym and her husband Jamie's launch of their new business VIP Appearances.

Kym, who plays Michelle Connor in the ITV soap, and Jamie have set up their own bookings agency.

Who needs a boyfriend! Catherine arrived with her co-star Antony Cotton

And it looked like Catherine may be one of their clients given her tweeting.

She wrote following the party: 'Great night for @VIPAppearances . Well done @msm4rsh and @jamielomas1 so excited about working with you!! #bigthings xx.'

It appeared Catherine was in a good frame of mind following her split from toyboy Sam.

She also tweeted: 'I realise more than ever now, what makes me happy. Whats important and whats not. Must be getting old!'

Body confident: Catherine spends a lot of time and energy maintaining her toned figure

Catherine, who plays Eva Price, is feeling more body confident than ever thanks to her regular workout sessions.

She once was a size 22 and 15 stone, but now is four-and-a-half stone lighter.

She said recently: 'I’m happy where my body is now, I’m never going to be, or want to be, skinny.'

Support: Catherine is a client for Kym and Jamie Lomas's new business venture

Paris Hilton gushes about reality star rival Kim Kardashian as she insists: 'I'm so happy for her success'

Paris Hilton insists she is 'so happy' for Kim Kardashian's success.

The blonde socialite  first met the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star - who is pregnant with boyfriend Kanye West's baby - in school, long before Kim's career took off and despite feuding over the years, Paris says she is happy for her pal's achievements and wishes her the best in life.

Not a bad word to say: Paris Hilton talked fondly of Kim Kardashian as she attended the premiere of The Bling Ring in Los Angeles on Tuesday night

Make me a star: Kim gets a tastes of the spotlight back in 2006 while out at a Hollywood party

Speaking at the Los Angeles premiere of Sofia Coppola's film The Bling Ring - in which Paris has a cameo, after being involved in the real-life events featured in the movie - she told TV show Entertainment Tonight: 'I'm so happy for [Kim].

'I'm happy for all my friends. I always wish everyone the best. It's important in life, it's important for good karma.'

Before the days of 'brand Kardashian', Kim latched onto Paris' fame and would hang around with her on the Hollywood social scene.

The parallels of their rise to fame have not gone unnoticed either; both saw their star rise after sex tapes of them were made public.

'I'm so happy to help anyone out,' Paris added, perhaps referring to her own hand in inadvertently introducing Kim to the spotlight.

It was recently revealed on Keeping Up With The Kardashians that Kim is set to give birth to a baby girl.

Paris remarked: 'She's always wanted a little princess, I can't wait to see how she dresses her up. It's going to be a beautiful baby.'

Full of praise: She also gushed about her boyfriend River Viiperi, saying she trusts him completely

Paris, 32, is also over the moon with her own love life praising her boyfriend River Viiperi, 21, for having 'such a big heart'.

She added: 'He's so sweet. He has such a big heart. I trust him so much. I'm really happy.'

Paris recently signed a new music contract with Cash Money records and has been busy recording her the follow up to her 2006 self-titled debut album.

She said: 'I'm in the studio. I'm almost finished. I'm really excited. The first single will drop in the next month or two.'

Parents to be: Paris also said she was delighted over Kim's pregnancy, predicting she will have a beautiful baby with Kanye West, seen here together earlier this month in Los Angeles