The name was chosen after Gadd worked through the letters of the alphabet looking for an alliterative phrase, having ruled out Terry Tinsel and Stanley Sparkly. His first attempts to break into the charts failed, but when the glam era began his Glitter persona helped him to shoot to stardom. Glitter was born Paul Gadd in Banbury, Oxfordshire, in 1944 and began his search for fame in his teenage years as a singer on the club circuit. In his prime, he enjoyed transatlantic success with a string of hits, selling 18 million records in five years in the early 70s. Pop star: Glitter's name was chosen after he worked through the alphabet for an alliterative phraseįormer pop star Gary Glitter is barely recognisable today from the confident star of 1970s glam rock.
JIMMY SAVILE AND GARY GLITTER FREE
The presenter grins as he puts his hand up her skirt, tries to grab her bottom and fondles her as she looks distressed and attempts to wriggle free from him. Then a horrified Sylvia leaps off her seat, shrieks and tries to move away from smirking Savile, who calmly talks into the camera. Sylvia Edwards can be seen sitting next to Savile on Top of the Pops as he announces the next song to viewers, surrounded by teenage girls. Meanwhile, a video has emerged of a moment when Savile groped a petrified teenager on live TV. The mother of two said she felt physically sick to remember how she had almost given birth to Savile’s child, and was glad she had gone through with the abortion. The Mail revealed three weeks ago how he allegedly ‘procured’ girls for the star, and has also been accused of committing rape himself on BBC premises.Ī former singer claimed last night that she had a relationship with Savile spanning almost two decades, and aborted his baby.ĭonna Foot, 50, of Leatherhead, Surrey, said she met the late Jim’ll Fix It presenter when he flattered her outside BBC studios, but she had no idea that he was a paedophile. Others thought vulnerable to arrest include a former BBC employee who was a close associate of Savile. He is the first person to be arrested in relation to Operation Yewtree, the Savile abuse inquiry.Ī Scotland Yard spokesman said: ‘Officers working on Operation Yewtree have today arrested a man in his 60s in connection with the investigation. He arrived home in a taxi at 5.15pm and refused to comment. Gadd was released on police bail until mid-December pending further inquiries. He was questioned at Charing Cross police station for nearly ten hours, while officers scoured his flat for evidence. Wearing a bobble hat, thick grey coat, grey trousers, black gloves and sunglasses, the 68-year-old, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was later ushered into an unmarked police car.
Police arrived at former pop star Glitter’s flat in Marylebone, central London, at 7.15am and arrested him on suspicion of committing sexual offences. Mr Clifford said: ‘I think there are a lot of very famous people who are very concerned and very frightened.’ He said young girls threw themselves at the celebrities but they ‘never asked for anybody’s birth certificate’. Savile: Police have 400 leads on the predatory paedophile
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