Lady Colin Campbell today said Jeffrey Epstein should not be called a paedophile during a panel discussion about Prince Andrew's BBC Newsnight interview.
The royal biographer made the comments while discussing the Duke of York's interview, which aired on Saturday and in which he discussed his links to the disgraced financier.
Host Piers Morgan was addressing the prince's visit to Epstein's home when Lady Colin Campbell interrupted to claim that the financier's convictions did not make him a paedophile.
"You all seem to have forgotten that Jeffrey Epstein, the offence with which he was charged and for which he was imprisoned, was 'soliciting prostitution from minors'.
"That is not the same thing as paedophilia," she said.
She then added: "Soliciting prostitution from minors. Prostitution."
The conversation turned heated as Morgan replied: "Well, what would you call it? If you solicit a 14-year-old for prostitution then you're a paedophile."
But Lady Campbell - also known as Lady C during her time on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here - responded by claiming that the term 'minor' did not refer to a child. She was then corrected by the host.
Morgan was referring to allegations that Epstein abused dozens of girls some as young as 14-years-old.
Lady C replied: "It doesn't matter. And they were not 14."
Morgan called Lady C's comments "nonsense".
After which, Lady Colin Campbell said: "I'm not justifying Jeffrey Epstein.
"No, I expect there is a difference between a minor and a child."
Widely known for appearing on I'm A Celeb, Lady C riled up audiences with her outrageous comments.
Epstein, 66, died in jail on August 10 while facing sex trafficking charges of under-age girls, some as young as 14.
He faced sex trafficking accusations in Florida in 2007 but signed a deal that year with prosecutors.
The controversial arrangement allowed him to avoid federal charges and plead guilty to lesser state prostitution charges, for which he spent 13 months behind bars.
