Who is Kate Middleton’s ‘outcast’ Celebrity Big Brother uncle, Gary Goldsmith? The millionaire businessman has been married 4 times and was arrested for assault – and went to Pippa Middleton’s wedding
Kate Middleton’s controversial uncle Gary Goldsmith has joined the Celebrity Big Brother house – and there’s speculation that the British royal family aren’t happy about it, states The Telegraph.
As he entered the house, he was asked by presenter AJ Odudu: “The nation needs to know, will Kate be watching?” to which he replied, “If she is it will be behind a sofa, I guess.”
“I’m the uncle of the future queen of our country,” he said in his intro video for the show. He adds, “Every part of me is riddled with mischief and danger.”
It’s unclear why he’s decided to join the reality TV world, but British media has speculated that it could be motivated either by financial gain or the pursuit of fame. Other contestants on the show will include Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh, Katie Price and Shirley Ballas.
Some royalists have also criticised Goldsmith’s decision to join the series, especially when the world has been wondering about the whereabouts of the Princess of Wales, who was out of the public eye until recently. She was reportedly recovering from the abdominal surgery she underwent in January.
Here’s what we know about Kate Middleton’s “embarrassing” 58-year-old uncle as he enters reality TV.
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What does Gary Goldsmith do for a living?
He also has a podcast called Pints of View with Gary Goldsmith. Per the podcast description, he interviews “international footballers, high street moguls, champion boxers, investment oracles, national team coaches, royal correspondents, business leaders, military special forces, sports club owners, scale-up experts and even conspiracy theorists with a sense of humour” and describes himself as an “all-around nice guy”.
He’s been married four times
The millionaire has been married four times in his life, according to Hello! magazine. The same report adds that Kate and Pippa were bridesmaids and James was a pageboy at his first nuptials to Miranda Foote in 1993.
He has one daughter, Tallulah, with his second wife, Luan Bettaney. Gary and Tallulah attended Pippa’s wedding ceremony to James Matthews in 2017. He was reportedly also at Kate Middleton and Prince William’s 2011 nuptials.
His third wife was Julia Leake, with whom he had a brief marriage lasting within 2007.
Goldsmith is currently married to his fourth wife Julie-Ann Brown.
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He was arrested
Goldsmith sparked backlash when it was revealed in 2017 that he’d been arrested for allegedly “punching his wife” outside their home in London after a drunken argument, per The Standard. He was charged with assault by beating while his wife was sent to the hospital to be treated, writes the same article.
He’s spoken out against Meghan and Harry
Although Goldsmith has sung the praises of his niece and her husband, he’s made less complimentary comments about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. On LinkedIn, he wrote about how the Sussexes were “two muppets craving attention”.
How much is Gary Goldsmith worth?
According to ITV, his estimated net worth stands at around US$38 million.
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