Bond Girl Ursula Andress left ‘devastated’ as she ‘loses’ £16million fortune at the hands of her former late manager as star marks her 90th birthday full of anxiety and anger and admits the deceit ‘is killing me’

Ursula Andress in the 1962 James Bond film Dr No.

The Swiss actor, then just 26 years old, won the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year for his role opposite the late Eunice Gayson.

She later played the role of Vesper Lynd in the 1967 Bond parody Casino Royale.

Ursula also posed nude for Playboy in 1965, following the publication of photographs from Nightmare in the Sun. He went on to appear in the magazine seven times over the next 15 years.

Despite her movie star success, Ursula’s life couldn’t seem more turbulent as she celebrates her 90th birthday on Thursday.

Instead of living the life of luxury you might expect at her Rome home, Ursula’s life was thrown into turmoil after she filed criminal charges against her late former manager in January.

Ursula’s life was thrown into turmoil after she filed criminal charges against her late former manager in January (pictured in 2017)

It is estimated that Eric Freymond lost £16 million of Ursula’s fortune, leaving her total net worth at £18 million.

speaking to a German broadcaster BlickThe star admitted she was ‘devastated’ after feeling deliberately targeted by the manager.

‘For eight years I was courted and wooed. They lied to me mercilessly and took everything from me in a treacherous, even criminal way, exploiting my good will and trust. And they trusted my age. “I’m so miserable,” he explained.

He said he could no longer sleep and was suffering from anxiety, adding: ‘This feeling of helplessness is unbearable, it’s killing me.’

Eric allegedly gambled or lost £16 million (€18.6 million) in a series of suspicious transactions unknown to Ursula.

He allegedly purchased a number of works of art in her name without her consent, but none of the works were ever shown or delivered to her.

Eric was previously suspected of embezzling the fortune of Hermès heir Nicolas Puech, and he confessed to some of the charges during an interrogation in Paris last July.

He took his own life two weeks later, and the artworks he allegedly purchased with Ursula’s fortune were revealed to be in the name of Eric’s wife, Caroline, for the purposes of transactions that allegedly provided her with liquidity.

There is no allegation that Caroline was involved in any crime.

Eric allegedly gambled or lost £16 million (€18.6 million) in a series of suspicious transactions unknown to Ursula. He committed suicide last July (photo taken with his wife Caroline in 2022)

The star himself emphasized that this was the last thing he expected to happen to him, after being proud of himself for saving his money for a ‘happy and peaceful retirement’.

It is said that some of Ursula’s wealth is also invested in stocks.

In January, Ursula reportedly filed criminal charges that included embezzlement charges.

A statement from his management to Blick included the following: ‘As part of a fraud scheme of extraordinary scale and complexity involving numerous actors and structures, he was deprived of a large portion of his assets, resulting in serious damage.

‘Given the ongoing litigation, Ms Andress does not wish to comment further at this time. The judicial authorities of the canton of Vaud were tasked with fully investigating the manipulations and clarifying criminal and civil liability.’

The star herself emphasized that this was the last thing she expected to happen to her, after being proud of having saved her money for a ‘happy and peaceful retirement’.

He added: ‘I was disgustingly deceived! I hope the perpetrators will be punished in the most severe way by law.’

The Daily Mail has contacted Ursula’s representatives for comment.

He told the German newspaper BILD: ‘This is a great shock and painful disappointment to me.

‘This is an issue that has been studied for many years; They gained my trust through deception.’

Ursula hoped to enjoy her retirement after a colorful career and an even more colorful love life.

She lost her virginity to married actor Daniel Gelin in 1953, when he was 32 and she was 17. After dating Dennis Hopper and James Dean, she started a relationship with actor and director John Derek.

The couple later married in 1957, after he left his wife to be with Ursula, then 19 years old.

The couple separated in 1964 and divorced two years later, while she was dating a string of men, including her She co-star John Richardson and her The 10th Victim co-star Marcello Mastroianni.

But most notable was her relationship with Harry Hamlin, after Ursula seduced him and became pregnant the same night.

The couple share son Dimitri, and a one-night passion led to a three-year relationship from 1980 until their separation in 1983; During this time, Harry moved to Rome to be with the actress.

The Mad Men actress and the Bond girl met while filming Clash of the Titans together in 1980, when Ursula was 44 and Harry was 28.

Speaking about their relationship in 2020, Harry’s current wife Lisa Rinna explained: ‘Ursula is the movie star you could dream of. He said she called him and said, ‘Harry, come to my room.’

‘And so he did, when he was 28 he walked in and she got pregnant that night. And this was at 44 years old. First.’

Following their split, Ursula told People: ‘I want to be with him but he wants to go out. Love relationships and husbands may end, but the child remains forever. Dimitri is my love now.’

Ursula’s most notable relationship was with Harry Hamlin, after the star seduced her and she became pregnant the same night. Their son Dimitri was born in 1980 (pictured together in 2006)

Following their separation in 1983, Ursula told People: ‘I want to be with him but he wants to go out. Love relationships and husbands may end, but the child remains forever. ‘Dimitri is my love now’ (filmed in 1982)

Dimitri Alexander Hamlin was born in Los Angeles in 1980 and graduated from Princeton with a degree in Philosophy.

Harry talked about his relationship with his son in a 2019 interview with The Guardian. Daily Monster.

‘I did not grow up with my son Dimitri,’ said the actor. His eldest child was raised largely by his mother in Rome.

‘Every child who does not grow up with his father has problems. ‘You can’t grow up without a father and not let it affect your life.’

Following her split from Harry, Ursula had several more romances with a number of men, including footballer Paulo Roberto Falcão, actor Gerardo Amato and singer Julio Inglesias.

She was last known to have been linked to martial arts expert Jeff Speakman in 1991, but has since become more reclusive and has stayed away from public life.

Appearing less and less in the ’90s, her last role was playing Madona in the 2005 Swiss film Die Vogelpredigt oder Das Schreien der Mönche (The Bird Preacher).

He said goodbye to Hollywood by selling his house in Beverly Hills in 2017. He now divides his time between his apartment in Rome and Gstaad, near his siblings in Switzerland.