PROPER CHARLIE I earned pop star wages working with Elton John & Emma Watson… Ibiza made me a drug dealer & I was jailed for £1m bust

Fitness guru Commando Charlie reveals he spiralled into addiction and crime before turning his life around in prison

LANGUISHING in a prison cell, facing a ten year stretch for drug dealing, Charlie Hendrie had hit rock bottom.

Just a year earlier, the former Royal Marine commando was a trusted bodyguard to the rich and famous, including Elton John, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson, flying in private jets or holidaying with billionaire families on their super-yachts and earning “pop star wages”.

But after getting caught up in the Ibiza party scene, Charlie had spiralled into drug addiction and been lured into a life of crime – finally being banged up when he was arrested with £1million of the ecstasy-style drug MDMA.

In his darkest hour, Charlie knew he had two choices – resign himself to a life of crime, or turn his life around. As one of Britain’s elite military veterans, fighting for survival was what he knew best.

This weekend, Commando Charlie – as he is known to his thousands of fitness fans – is competing in the HYROX world championships, a gruelling challenge which combines a race with workout stops along the way.

Now he is sharing his story for the very first time in a bid to show others that no matter what mistakes you make, you can turn your life around.