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By Phil Cardy The former mum-in-law of Gary Goldsmith has criticised Celebrity Big Brother for signing up the convicted abuser. Maureen Brown, whose daughter Julie-Ann was beaten by her loudmouth ex, said she was astonished he had been given a platform on the ITV show. Goldsmith, whose niece is the Princess of Wales, pleaded guilty to assaulting his fourth wife Julie-Ann after a booze-fuelled row in 2017. Maureen said: “He’s not a nice character. What sort of man hits a lady? He shouldn’t be benefiting after what he did.” On Friday, viewers saw Goldsmith, 58, become the first person to be boot…

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