‘I’m Not A Serial Wife-Beater’: Kate Middleton’s Uncle Gary Goldsmith Stunned As GMB Host Raises Past Assault Charge

Evicted Celebrity Big Brother contestant Gary Goldsmith, Kate Middleton’s uncle, was left stunned Monday after a blistering interrogation on live TV by Good Morning Britain hosts Ed Balls and Susannah Reid confronted him about his past domestic abuse charge.

The conversation with Goldsmith, who has been married four times, took a hard turn again after Balls asked whether his marital history was due to violence against his spouses.

Balls: You said in the opening video: ‘I’m an absolute nightmare to live with. There is a reason I’ve had four wives.” Is the reason that you beat a wife up or is there another reason you were alluding to there?”

Goldsmith: “Wow, Ed. No. There was one thing that happened seven years ago. I’m not a serial wife-beater. But thanks for that.”

The 58 year old businessman was charged in 2017 for assaulting his wife Julie-Ann Goldsmith during a dispute about his drug use as the pair left a private club in London. After his wife slapped him, Goldsmith hit her, after which she fell and hit her head, knocking her unconscious for several seconds. At the time Goldsmith admitted assault in court. He was fined, given a 12-month community order and made to go to rehab.

The incident, however, resurfaced after Goldsmith’s inclusion in the current series of reality show Celebrity Big Brother, sparking a backlash and concerns from Women’s Aid about the message it sends to abuse survivors. The Royal Family was also reportedly unhappy about Goldsmith’s appearance in the lineup.

This weekend, Goldsmith left the Big Brother house after just five days and was jeered by viewers on location as he emerged.

Balls was not the only one to bring up the charges on Good Morning Britain. Co-host Reid also brought the topic into focus.

Reid: “I want to take you back to something you said at the beginning of the interview and also in the house, and that is you wanted to change perceptions of yourself. Now you didn’t directly talk about that in the house, what that was about, but was that about your conviction for domestic assault?”

Goldsmith: “There are lots of things that I’m regretful of. I try to live my best life but I fail consistently. That was a horrific episode. There are two sides to every story but ours were never heard. It was considered by the judge that both my wife and I were intoxicated so they discounted everything we said and they only listened to a taxi driver who sold a story. It’s best in that position to put your hands up. I’m far from innocent in that whole situation and I have regretted it for seven years. I’m trying to do everything I can day by day to be a better person. I love my wife dearly; we’re still very much in love. It was a very tough period of time and it wasn’t the best of me.”