Billy Billingham

I did everything from hostage release to indicting people for war crimes to whatever, and decorated by the Queen a couple of times and stuff like that. But it was great. It was just a wild, crazy career. That's incredible.

Yeah, yeah. I'd say Prisoner of War. I got I got kidnapped, taken, basically, in Bosnia.

Yeah, yeah. I'd say Prisoner of War. I got I got kidnapped, taken, basically, in Bosnia.

Yeah, yeah. I'd say Prisoner of War. I got I got kidnapped, taken, basically, in Bosnia.

And no two situations are ever the same. On the course, they teach you how to resist and survive. That is one key element that is in every situation, I guess, but how people treat you is never going to be the same. If you're in the wrong hands at the wrong time, you ain't going to last.

And no two situations are ever the same. On the course, they teach you how to resist and survive. That is one key element that is in every situation, I guess, but how people treat you is never going to be the same. If you're in the wrong hands at the wrong time, you ain't going to last.

And no two situations are ever the same. On the course, they teach you how to resist and survive. That is one key element that is in every situation, I guess, but how people treat you is never going to be the same. If you're in the wrong hands at the wrong time, you ain't going to last.

I can't go too deep into it because of operational security, but we ended up taking hostages of people who had taken me hostage at an higher level. It was a meeting coming together where they'd taken me and someone else, and I think they're going to use us as human shields, put us in front of buildings that we, friendly forces, were going to bomb, so we didn't bomb it.

I can't go too deep into it because of operational security, but we ended up taking hostages of people who had taken me hostage at an higher level. It was a meeting coming together where they'd taken me and someone else, and I think they're going to use us as human shields, put us in front of buildings that we, friendly forces, were going to bomb, so we didn't bomb it.

I can't go too deep into it because of operational security, but we ended up taking hostages of people who had taken me hostage at an higher level. It was a meeting coming together where they'd taken me and someone else, and I think they're going to use us as human shields, put us in front of buildings that we, friendly forces, were going to bomb, so we didn't bomb it.

I think that's what they were going to do. but we ended up having control of some of their people. And it was like, if you don't release them, we're not releasing them. It was one of those sketches. Lucky, very lucky. So yeah, that was my life and my military career. And what about you, Rudy?

I think that's what they were going to do. but we ended up having control of some of their people. And it was like, if you don't release them, we're not releasing them. It was one of those sketches. Lucky, very lucky. So yeah, that was my life and my military career. And what about you, Rudy?

I think that's what they were going to do. but we ended up having control of some of their people. And it was like, if you don't release them, we're not releasing them. It was one of those sketches. Lucky, very lucky. So yeah, that was my life and my military career. And what about you, Rudy?

yeah that accurate yeah it is yeah i um i was here actually in la i left the military just prior to leaving the military like we all do you kind of lost it's it's intimidating i've been in the military for 27 years that's all i knew now i've got to get out and get a proper job and i didn't know what that meant sure i was like how do i do this and a friend of mine said look hey can you help me out we did a bit of moonlighting prior to stepping out i did a bit a friend calls me up and he was running a security company he said do you could you do a bit of bodyguarding for me i went

yeah that accurate yeah it is yeah i um i was here actually in la i left the military just prior to leaving the military like we all do you kind of lost it's it's intimidating i've been in the military for 27 years that's all i knew now i've got to get out and get a proper job and i didn't know what that meant sure i was like how do i do this and a friend of mine said look hey can you help me out we did a bit of moonlighting prior to stepping out i did a bit a friend calls me up and he was running a security company he said do you could you do a bit of bodyguarding for me i went

yeah that accurate yeah it is yeah i um i was here actually in la i left the military just prior to leaving the military like we all do you kind of lost it's it's intimidating i've been in the military for 27 years that's all i knew now i've got to get out and get a proper job and i didn't know what that meant sure i was like how do i do this and a friend of mine said look hey can you help me out we did a bit of moonlighting prior to stepping out i did a bit a friend calls me up and he was running a security company he said do you could you do a bit of bodyguarding for me i went

sure who and it was tom cruise so he was the first guy i looked after i met tom and i went he's the deal you know this is what i can do what do you want and we worked it worked good i thought this is okay i could do this continue with the rest of my military career for you know still trying to find my feet and then i got asked would you consider working with a family for security and okay long story short i left the military that's a great story to tell one day how i left

sure who and it was tom cruise so he was the first guy i looked after i met tom and i went he's the deal you know this is what i can do what do you want and we worked it worked good i thought this is okay i could do this continue with the rest of my military career for you know still trying to find my feet and then i got asked would you consider working with a family for security and okay long story short i left the military that's a great story to tell one day how i left

sure who and it was tom cruise so he was the first guy i looked after i met tom and i went he's the deal you know this is what i can do what do you want and we worked it worked good i thought this is okay i could do this continue with the rest of my military career for you know still trying to find my feet and then i got asked would you consider working with a family for security and okay long story short i left the military that's a great story to tell one day how i left

But I left the military and ended up as the bodyguard for Brad and Angelina. And yeah, spent 17 months or so with them all over the globe. A little bit of time here in LA, New York, Europe on different films and all that sort of stuff. So yeah. And then my life changed again.