Goldsmith is among a line-up of reality show ‘celebrities’, TV presenter and author Fern Britton, the X Factor’s Louis Walsh and Sharon Osborne, and West End/Broadway performer Marisha Wallace.

While Goldsmith is being feted on the show as the uncle of Catherine, Princess of Wales, his recruitment industry fame is getting comparatively little attention in the series’ early days.

Still a leader of the 10-year-old Recruitment Directors Lunch Club (RDLC), also known as the Pirates, the former SThree and Computer Futures recruiter is also an adviser, a board member and non-executive director for a number of recruitment businesses. He also has his own podcast called ‘Pints of View’.

As recently as last Friday, the flamboyant millionaire was on hand at an RDLC leadership event in London. 

He has promised to practise discretion in terms of his Royal Family connections on the reality programme – however, he has not been heard to make any such promises regarding the recruitment industry…

He is one of three up for the public vote already, so we might not get to hear his opinions on the industry. We’ll be following his progress to see how far he gets. Let us know what you think!

• Read our edition of Recruiter, where Goldsmith was the cover feature, alongside fellow Pirates founder Dean Kelly.

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