The second season of reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss,’ the Indian version of UK’s popular reality TV show Big Brother, is ready to hit the small screen from August-end on Viacom 18’s new Hindi general entertainment channel, Colors.

According to reports, the leggy lass Shilpa Shetty will be seen hosting the show, which will run for three months, with one episode for each day.

The show is slated to go on air once the Akki-hosted ‘Fear Factor- Khatron Ke Khiladi’ goes off air in August.

Miss Shetty, who got so popular in UK after winning Celebrity Big Brother show in 2007, has replaced multi-talented star Arshad Warsi.

A source said, “Shilpa has been signed on for a whopping Rs 8 crore by the production house. She is the first celeb to be finalised on the show while the participants are yet to be finalised.”

Confirming the news, Rajesh Kamat, CEO of Colors, stated, “Yes, ‘Bigg Boss – Season 2’ is going to air on Colors.”

“The channel ‘Colors’ is all about ‘zazbaat ke rang’ and Bigg Boss is one of the unique formats that brings out all possible zazbaat in one show,” he said.

But, Mr. Kamat denied commenting on ‘Shilpa’ being signed on as the host.

Bigg Boss will be Shilpa’s second coming on Indian television after ‘Jhalak Dikhlaaja’, a reality dance show.

Bigg Boss – Season 1 was aired on Sony Entertainment Television in 2006. Produced by Endemol India, the show had 15 participants, which includes Rakhi Sawant, Ravi Kisshen, Deepak Tijori, Carol Gracias, Baba Sehgal, among others. The grand finale clocked a TV viewership rating of 3.52 with ‘Rahul Roy’ winning the first season.