Charles Bronson’s short-lived marriage to ex-Corrie actress to be annulled because they never had sex
CHARLES Bronson's short-lived marriage to a former Corrie actress is to be annulled on the grounds they never had sex.
Britain's most violent lag wed Paula Williamson, 38, behind bars in November 2017 after a whirlwind romance of prison visits.
But he went berserk last July when The Sun revealed holiday snaps of her allowing a lad half her age to "motorboat" her boobs.
Bronson, 66, branded her a "drunken tart" in a letter from his cell and said the lad in the picture, Connor Boyes, 24, was a "brave man".
Last night, Paula told The Sun: "I've sent my paperwork off and he's sent his. We're now waiting for it to be officially annulled.
"That process will take about two weeks."
I have lost all my work because I married this man as well as family and friends.
Paula Williamson
She added: "It's sad. It's never nice and I have been left with absolutely nothing.
"I have lost all my work because I married this man as well as family and friends.
"I don't believe in mistakes or regrets.
"Everything happens for a reason. I tried my very best for him and we will remain friends."
UK ANNULMENT LAW
Under UK law, married couples can apply for annulment in the first year of marriage, or any time after - but the longer you leave it the harder it is to prove it "void".
You can annul a marriage for a number of reasons, such as:
- It was not consumated - you have not had sexual intercourse with the person you married since the wedding (does not apply to same sex couples)
- You did not properly consent to the marriage - for example you were forced into it
- The other person had a sexually transmitted disease (STD) when you got married
- The woman was pregnant by another man when you got married
- One spouse is in the process of transitioning to a different gender
She denied the marriage was a publicity stunt - adding: "If I wanted to raise my profile I wouldn't go about it by marrying Britain's most notorious prisoner.
"That would destroy my career - and it has done."
A source said the marriage was never consummated because conjugal visits are not allowed in UK jails.
Marriages in England and Wales can be annulled if newlyweds have not had sex since tying the knot.
As a result Paula applied for the marriage to be annulled citing those grounds - and Bronson agreed.
'HE'S A BRAVE MAN'
We exclusively revealed Paula's drunken antics in Tenerife on a break with a gay pal last.
Connor, from north London, said: "She was jiggling her boobs and saying 'Do you think they're real?'
"She got all of us to motorboat her. I was a little reluctant at first but in the end I just went for it."
Paula later described the pictures as "a moment of madness" and said she had been left devastated by the end of her marriage to the notorious villain.
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She also admitted a drink and drugs problem and has since spent time in rehab.
Bronson has spent 45 years in prison. He was originally caged in 1974 for armed robbery but was kept inside for repeated attacks on jailers.
Over the years he has taken 11 hostages in nine sieges, and caused £5m of damage to nine prison roofs. Last year he was cleared off attacking a prison governor.
The lag has not been given an official release as he is being held indefinitely.
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