There's a lot of people supporting Charlie and it shows.' 'He genuinely just wants to have fish and chips on the beach. Times precious, he's got a life - he deserves to live life as a free man.
He's been overwhelmed by the support and the messages. We'd had video calls and had talked all the time, so it was surreal.' It was amazing seeing him - it was really surreal. 'On the table, he had a flask of hot water with two teabags and the two mince pies he'd saved from the canteen. He had a low table and two chairs set out. The door opened and I gave him a massive hug straight away. 'That was such energy in the room and we were both really excited - there was a big build-up to it. It was my first time visiting a prison and he said, "Gem, it's like an airport except instead of a plane at the end, I'll be there." He was standing in the window with his moustache and glasses eagerly waiting so it was really good.Ĭharles Bronson was seen for the first time in more than a decade on 15 November 2018 when he left his trial for attacking a prison governor (pictured) 'I saw him, and I was relieved to see him. Ms Fernandez said: 'Charlie is in a different unit so I was separated from everyone else and I was escorted to another building. The former model also opened up about him saving her 'two mince pies from the canteen' alongside a flask of hot water and two teabags as he eagerly awaited her arrival. 'But with the lockdown happening and everyone suffering with their mental health I thought, "He's been banged up for 46 years, I need to write".
She added: 'Years ago I wanted to write to him after seeing the film and I never really did.
It was after watching Tom Hardy play him in the 2008 movie Bronson that she decided to get in contact with him. Pictured: On his way to a parole hearing at the Old Bailey in 2004 Bronson, who has changed his name to Salvador, was first locked up for armed robbery in 1974.