UK Big Brother was in doubt after the contraversy surrounding UK Celebrity BB, but the UK 2007 series of Big Brother is going ahead and applications have closed. Will UK BB and Australian BB work together again this year?

Indian Bollywood star, 31yr old Shilpa Shetty, who was at the center of the recent contraversy surrounding the series, has Won the series with 67% of the final vote, beating Michael Jackson's older brother, 52yr old Jermaine Jackson who came second.

The UK version of Big Brother was facing the axe after the recent contraversy over racist remarks by some of it's contestants. UK's Channel 4 reportedly met on monday and discussed the show's future and has put it on probation and the show lives, for now.

The future of UK Big Brother is in doubt, following the recent racism storm which blew up in the UK Celebrity Big Brother house. UK's Channel 4 are reportedly meeting today, to discuss whether or not to Axe Big Brother in the UK altogether.