Speaking of his promiscuous period abroad, Lazenby said:
‘It was the time of the pill, mini-skirts, the girls were crazy. You had to run and hide after a while.’
He said the rumour of him bedding a thousand women was most likely true, explaining:
‘There wasn’t anything better to do. I don’t know, I never counted but it went on from 1964 until 1980 when AIDS came in. I didn’t want to die for it.’
However, the former male model’s most astonishing sexual admission came from the set of the James Bond film.
‘I was messing with the receptionist at the hotel in the stuntman’s tent and she [co-star Diana Rigg] was walking up the path and the boys lifted the side of the tent up and there I was on the job. That blew it with Diana and me’ he recalled.
The legendary star received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of 007, but refused to make another Bond film as he thought the franchise was ‘over’.
Lazenby previously told The Lady magazine that he had made the decision not to return for a second film, despite the misconception that he had been fired from the franchise.
‘My manager told me James Bond was over,’ he said.
Despite starring as the renowned British spy in 1969, George claims he’s never actually seen a James Bond film since.
‘I haven’t seen them. They asked me to go on the red carpet and meet Daniel Craig, but I passed,’ he told Herald Sun.
Only seven actors have ever been lucky enough to portray 007 on the big screen in the past 58 years, including Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
Daniel Craig will reprise the role of James Bond for the fourth time in the 2020 film, No Time To Die.
Lazenby now resides in Los Angles and was spotted earlier this month enjoying a leisurely pushbike ride through Santa Monica.
