He may be a relatively unknown illusionist, but you could hardly describe Dynamo as being wet behind the ears. And the magician, whose real name is Steve Frayne, certainly proved this was the case as he ‘walked’ across the River Thames.
The nifty footwork was a suitably jaw-dropping publicity stunt for his new TV series. The Bradford-born illusionist, 28, made it half way across the stretch of the river in front of the House of Parliament in London before he was picked up by what appeared to be a River Police boat. But sources tell that this was one more thing that was not as it seemed – the boat crew was all part of the act. Stunned onlookers watched from Westminster Bridge as the magician recorded the stunt for his new TV show ‘Dynamo: Magician Impossible’.
A spokesman insisted the photographs were not faked. Frayne has so far built his name on the celebrity circuit, astounding a host of famous names with his tricks. Among those who will testify to his skills are the likes of Jay-Z, Coldplay, Will Smith, Busta Rhymes and Paris Hilton.
His previous tricks have included making Little Britain star Matt Lucas levitate before a live audience at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, and turning signed lottery tickets into cash in front of Robbie Williams and Davina McCall. Various celebrities have taken part in his new series including heavyweight boxing champion David Haye, Manchester rocker Ian Brown and pop star Natalie Imbruglia. In episode one, he performs his trademark levitation trick and physically moves a girl’s tan line on the glamorous Miami Beach. The magician’s spectacular tricks in the coming series include him transporting a mobile phone into a glass bottle, turning snow into diamonds in the Austrian mountains and bringing a flutter of butterflies to life in Hollywood’s famous Chateau Marmont.
