LONDON: Jade Goody, housemate on the UK's Celebrity Big Brother, has been accused at home and abroad of being a racist bully for her treatment of Indian Cinema actress Shilpa Shetty, was evicted from the show on Friday.

The 25-year-old was the favourite to be kicked out by public vote after she made herself into the villain of the programme in a on going row that triggered protests and dominated headlines in Britain and India. The row and hateful treatment of the actress prompted a major sponsor to pull out and Goody's career is under threat.

Following her eviction from the Big Brother House, which is cut off from the outside world, Goody claimed to be embarrassed after watching footage from the series and recent news bulletins.

"I can't dignify myself because that video footage of myself is nasty," she said. "I'm not going to sit here and try and justify myself. Yes, I said those things and they were nasty."

However, she denied she was a racist or a bully.

"I am not a racist and I sincerely ... apologise to anybody I've offended out there."

Goody, who rose to fame after a 2002 appearance on "Big Brother", also hinted that she was concerned her career, built on reality television, could be in jeopardy.

"It was the beginning of my career and it's the end of my career," she said before leaving the house.

Shops across Britain have pulled her perfume from their shelves.