Big Brother star makes shock claim about plane ordeal that involved 'kicking and punching'

Former Big Brother star Narinder Kaur has claimed she was a victim of air rage while on a flight to India for which she paid £1k but had her seat punched and kicked

Former Big Brother star Narinder Kaur has claimed she was subjected to physical abuse while on a flight to India.

The reality TV star turned presenter, 51, said she spent £1,000 on her ticket but during the flight, she was "flung forward" by a woman behind her as she slept, following a row over a reclined seat. Taking to X, Narinder, who shot to fame in 2001 when she appeared on Big Brother, shared her experience with fans.

She wrote: "Air rage is real and I had a terrible experience with a woman literally punching and kicking my seat forward as it was reclined (I was sleeping) whilst she was trying to eat behind me. She literally flung me forward and I didn't have my belt on. She proceeded to verbally abuse me. FYI she wasn't even drunk."

She continued: "Air India your staff failed to give me options on having her arrested on landing. Why are there no legal consequences for unruly and violent passengers? Why is there a lack of clarity on who has the jurisdiction to penalise the offending passenger: the airline’s country of operation, the country of departure or destination, or the passenger's country of citizenship?"

In another post she said: "I was sleeping. I didn't know food was being served at 4am and she could have ASKED politely- kicking and punching my seat and verbally abusing me is not acceptable. I didn't pay £1k to sit upright the entire flight the man in front of me was fully reclined and I had PLENTY space."

Narinder spent 29 days in the Big Brother house alongside Brian Dowling, who went on to win the series. Since her appearance on the show, she landed a role as a presenter on Lyca Radio and also published a tell-all book on her experience in the house, titled Big Brother – The Inside Story, in 2007.

She has also appeared on a number of programmes such as Jeremy Vine, GB News and Talk TV. Earlier this year, Narinder became headline news after Laurence posted an intimate picture of her on social media. The picture was taken of her up her skirt. TV personality thanked her fans for their support as the policed looked into her case.

The upskirt picture was posted to his 500,000 followers last April. Narinder was slut-shamed by his followers while Andrew Tate questioned if she was the victim of human trafficking. Meanwhile far right sympathiser Tommy Robinson brought up her OnlyFans page.

Speaking to The Times, she said: "It is like being assaulted every day, every time I tweet or go online, being called names again and again to the point where either I come off social media altogether — but that’s part of my job — or I carry on."

She continued: "I didn’t want to be a victim and I’m trying not to think it’s my fault. It’s possible I didn’t have the right underwear that night, well over a decade ago, and worried the seam would show through the dress. Now I think, why did I do that? Why have I put myself at risk? But also, why am I having to justify this?"

After a complaint was made to police, a spokesman for the Met Police said: "We have been made aware of a post on social media regarding an up-skirting offence and we are currently investigating the circumstances." There is no suggestion that Laurence committed the offence himself. After her article in The Times, she then took to X and revealed she felt "humiliated."

She wrote: "What Laurence Fox did to me was humiliating. Every day is like being assaulted since. Whether I wear knickers or not is my choice. Whether I have an OF (Only Fans) account or not again - my choice. What isn't my choice is being upskirted and certain men using that image to humiliate me on their platform."

Mirror Online has reached out to Air India for comment.

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