George bamby not bronsons son

By Ben Chapman.

A MAN who claimed to be Charles Bronson's son for six years has told how he faked their relationship. George Bamby said he agreed to fake the relation in order to gain publicity for the notorious prisoner , adding that he "made loads of money" from it. Mr Bamby said Bronson - who changed his surname to Salvador in - approached him six years ago asking if he would help "get loads of publicity for him and make sure he wasn't forgotten about". I am a PR agent. I'm a marketing person, and I'm the UK's number one paparazzi.

George bamby not bronsons son

To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories , we're happy to send you some reminders. Click ' OK ' then ' Allow ' to enable notifications. The pair devised a plan, which conned the whole world, as they successfully convinced everyone that Bamby was Bronson's long-lost son. Bamby has since opened up about the trickery and revealed how it went down when he first approached 'Britain's most notorious prisoner' with the idea. The dynamic duo got together to embark on the six-year publicity stunt and have since taken the UK by storm, after confirming that the whole thing was made up. Bamby confirmed that he decided to take on the long-term plan to garner a heap of publicity for Bronson , and he had apparently made 'loads of money' from the well-executed stunt. Bamby broke the news last month 30 March in an interview with TalkTV, where he discussed the prisoner losing his Parole Board bid to be released from jail. He continued: "Charles Bronson is not my father. I am a PR agent. While he admitted that he and Bronson 'made loads of money' and 'had loads of fun', alongside manipulating the media and the prison service, Bamby did note that the whole ordeal has 'taken a real toll on [his] life'. He continued, "this is the first time now that any of my family and friends are going to hear about it. My wife is sat here now and she looks horrified. In an episode of the podcast that aired yesterday 3 April , Anything Goes With James English , Bamby spoke some more about 'Britain's biggest undercover story'. He told the host the exact conversation he had with Bronson six years ago when he first started hatching the plan.

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Charles Bronson pretended a paparazzo was his long-lost son as part of an elaborate PR hoax, it has emerged. After Bronson, 70, discovered yesterday that the Parole Board had rejected his latest plea for freedom, it was revealed that he and photographer George Bamby had managed to deceive the authorities and media. Charles Bronson, pictured here in , has developed a reputation as Britain's most violent prisoner. The Parole Board has denied a request from the year-old, pictured here in a court sketch on March 6, to be released. It is an awful thing to do. The Parole Board said Bronson would not be freed from prison, nor would he be considered for a move from Category A HMP Woodhill to an open prison, saying he has a tendency to minimise responsibility for his violent behaviour. Now calling himself Charles Salvador, he was first jailed in for seven years for armed robbery but — aside from two brief spells of freedom — has spent most of the past 48 years in prison after repeated hostage-taking and violent outbursts.

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Charles Bronson, one of the UK's longest-serving prisoners, has "not done himself any favours" during his parole hearing, his son has said. A Parole Board panel is deciding whether he can be released. His son George Bamby, who lives in Devon, said: "I think he deserves a chance to prove himself. Luton-born Bronson is being held at a specialist close supervision centre in the prison. Three parole judges - who have not been publicly named - are considering his case at HMP Woodhill while members of the press and public watch proceedings on a live stream from the Royal Courts of Justice in central London. Speaking to the BBC, Mr Bamby said: "I'm not sure he has done himself any favours during the parole hearing with swearing and cursing. Mr Bamby said his father had "been a really naughty boy over the years and he has done some really bad things and I think he should have been locked up for a long time". There are a lot of murderers, child killers and all sorts of people walking the streets. He has been violent in prison - the majority of the violence he has done in prison has been against the system and against authority figures. He said his father had "not been in any trouble" in recent years and "deserves to get out".

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A man who has claimed to be the son of notorious prisoner Charles Bronson has revealed that his story was made up for publicity. Mr Bamby said Bronson approached him six years ago after he saw him on TV and reckoned he was "really good with the media. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in.

Fans go wild that the heartthrob has reached this big milestone His comment that his 'dad' might "stab him with a bread knife" upset the lifer, who was gearing up for his parole hearing at the time. The summary added: "The panel accepted that Mr Salvador genuinely wants to progress and that he is motivated to work towards his release. Read our privacy notice. Christian Horner's accuser 'very unhappy' as Geri Halliwell lands in Bahrain. Bernard Matthews turkey factory is to close at cost of jobs as loss-making firm fails to find a buyer Premier League: Live scores, team news and updates as Andy Robertson goes close to breaking the deadlock Bronson, who has been no stranger to publicity stunts throughout the years, was unsurprisingly intrigued. His positive progress has to be assessed in the context of him being held in a highly restrictive environment. I'm a marketing person, and I'm the UK's number one paparazzi. The dynamic duo got together to embark on the six-year publicity stunt and have since taken the UK by storm, after confirming that the whole thing was made up. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? This imam had lived in France since he was