Friday 24 June 2022 02:03 AM Baroness Floella Benjamin recalls night she was seduced by the late David Bowie trends now
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Baroness Floella Benjamin has described the surreal night she was seduced by the late David Bowie when he offered her 'the world' at a party before his wife Angie went on to proposition her.
The former Play School presenter, 72, claims she was swept off her feet by David 'at the heigh of his fame' at a Christmas bash in 1973 before she caught the eye of Angie who had an open marriage with David, according to the Mirror.
Writing in her new autobiography What Are You Doing Here?, she claimed The Starman singer told her: 'Would you like to come upstairs with me? I want to offer you the world. You can have anything you desire.'
Looking back: Baroness Floella Benjamin, 72, has described the night she was seduced by David Bowie at a party in the 70s before his wife Angie went on to proposition her (pictured in 1977)
Floella added that she has 'joked ever since about the night I turned down David Bowie'.
The star was starring in Jesus Christ Superstar at the time and a fellow cast member who had worked as a backing singer of David invited her to the party.
It was in the Chelsea home that David shared with his wife Angie, now 72, and their son