How Gary Goldsmith, Kate Middleton's 'black sheep' uncle, could 'embarrass' the royal family with his views on Harry and Meghan after signing up for Celebrity Big Brother

Kate Middleton's 'black sheep' uncle Gary Goldsmith could 'embarrass' the royal family with his views on Harry and Meghan after signing up for Celebrity Big Brother, experts have warned.

The outspoken businessman, 58, brother of Kate's mother Carole, It is reported that he has struck a meaty deal with bosses for the celebrity edition of the series to return after a six-year absence.

It comes at a challenging time for the Royals as Kate continues to recover from her abdominal surgery at The London Clinic after being admitted last Tuesday and King Charles remains in hospital for a second day following a procedure for an enlarged prostate. .

A source said The sun that Mr. Goldsmith has today finalized the terms of his deal and is excited to enter the house.

Mr Goldsmith tried to land a spot on I'm A Celebrity last year but was turned down because he feared it could embarrass William and Kate.

It comes at a challenging time for the Royals as Kate continues to recover from her abdominal surgery at The London Clinic after being admitted last Tuesday, while King Charles also underwent surgery on an enlarged prostate on Friday (File Photo)

He previously spoke out against Harry and Meghan following the release of Spare and is known for his 'strong' opinions about the couple.

Royal experts have now criticized the decision to welcome him into the Celebrity Big Brother house, calling the move 'embarrassing' and potentially 'dangerous' for the royal family during a testing period.

Kate, 42, is not expected to carry out any official engagements until after Easter, with the Prince of Wales clearing his schedule of official duties for the time being.

Angela Levin told The Sun: 'I find it cringe, very embarrassing, the problem is he doesn't like Harry and Meghan at all, some of these comments are going to land on Catherine and she's had a lot against her, she's not doing well . , she's in the hospital.

'I think when you come out of surgery you are quite vulnerable and this could upset her enormously. People who don't like her could basically say that she encouraged him to do that, but she wouldn't have done that.

'It's very embarrassing. It's very difficult to be a Royal, and I don't know if this is a good idea.'

Show insiders say producers are happy to have secured him as a contestant because of his ties to the royal family – and his tendency to speak his mind, especially about Kate's brother-in-law, Prince Harry.

Mr Goldsmith tried to land a spot on I'm A Celebrity last year but was rejected because he feared it could embarrass William and Kate

CBB, which is expected to air in March, will reportedly also line up contestants such as Dragons' Den entrepreneur Levi Roots and music manager Louis Walsh.

ITV took control of Big Brother after a stint at Channel 5, which axed the program in 2018 after being taken from Channel 4, which itself scrapped the format in 2010.

Royal biographer Richard Fitzwilliams agreed that the news is the “last thing” Kate needs while she is in hospital, noting that he doesn't think the Middleton's will be “particularly delighted.”

Mr Fitzwilliams believes Mr Goldsmith would not be popular on the show, adding he is likely to be a 'big yawn'.

“I think he will go out of his way to comment on the Sussexes because I think most people don't know who he is and most people are so interested,” he said.

ITV bosses have reportedly been keeping an eye on Mr Goldsmith – who wrote for the Mail a year ago and branded Harry's autobiography Spare as 'prickly, egotistical…fluff' – since his I'm A Celeb audition.

That ended in failure, reportedly because bosses were concerned about his potential to embarrass the royal family, but CBB chiefs believe his brusque, shoot-from-the-hip style of straight-talking fits the format of the most infamous TV house.

The source added: 'The CBB team love him for his link with Kate and the fact that he is confident, loud and won't hold back.

“He has made it clear that he will talk about anything and everything, and he is quite outspoken when it comes to Harry and Meghan. He could be TV gold and ITV knows it. The deal he signed is for good money.”

Mr Goldsmith tried to land a spot on I'm A Celebrity last year but was turned down because he feared it could embarrass William and Kate.

Mr Goldsmith was a guest at William and Kate's wedding in 2011. He made a living building an IT recruitment business but has been embroiled in scandals, including being pictured with drugs in Ibiza.

He has since attacked what he sees as insults to his family, including his niece and William, including episodes of The Crown, royal biographer Omid Scobie's book Endgame and Harry's memoir Spare.

At the end of 2023, he struck at Endgame, which claimed in the Dutch edition that the Princess of Wales was one of the “royal racists” who were concerned about the skin color of Harry and Meghan's son Archie.

Writing for the Mail in December, he said of Scobie: 'His book made me feel sick. I had to put it down many times because the content made me so angry and I couldn't even finish it.

'And now we're even told that Kate has been 'accidentally' named as the alleged royal racist, along with her father-in-law, King Charles.

“It's completely ridiculous to think that Kate is a racist.”

The royal family has been contacted for comment.