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Goody could still save career, says Clifford
Monday 22 January 2007
"I think she has genuinely upset a lot of people. There is a very strong sense of anger and anguish among members of the public," said Clifford.
"The question is whether she can turn it around and convince people that she was being manipulated by the programme, which was undoubtedly the case," he continued.
"That is what she has got to achieve if she is going to continue the career that she has had. Can she do it? Yes, but it is going to be very difficult," he added.
Clifford said that public opinion was divided over Goody's TV appearances since she was evicted from the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house, with many viewing them as "a desperate publicity stunt".
"She would be more successful if she concentrated on how she was manipulated on the programme. There are some well-informed opinions out there that would back that up," said Clifford.
Clifford's comments came on the day the board of Channel 4 was meeting to discuss the future of 'Celebrity Big Brother' and the station's handling of the outcry which followed the racist bullying of Shetty by Goody.
It is reported that that the board of Channel 4 is reluctant to make a quick decision on the show's future.
Goody, who was evicted from the show on Friday, admitted at the weekend that Shetty had been the victim of "bullying and racism" on the show.
25-year-old Goody said that her conduct towards the Indian film star had been the biggest mistake of her life.
She denied being a racist and said the withdrawal of her perfume from shops and the cancellation of her Living TV show meant "nothing".
Goody said: "I don't want to make a penny from this ('Celebrity Big Brother'). I don't want it. I don't want money from something that is wrong. I'm going to give it all to charity."
Shetty is now odds-on favourite to win the show.
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