Bodyguard Explains How He Protects The Rich And Famous | Minutes With | UNILAD |
This is the first episode of a brand new series for this channel called "Minutes With...". In each episode we'll sit down and talk to someone who has an interesting story to tell.
In this episode we hear from Will Geddes, a bodyguard for the rich and famous. Will has done it all - from protecting a-list celebrities to being involved in firefights while working in Iraq.
Will takes us through some tricks of the trade, including some of the gadgets he uses while on the job.
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You need the steel pen to press the buttons on that tiny phone.
That’s what I was thinking 😂😂💀💀
The phone isn't tiny, his hands are just massive.
Ikr that phone was so small lol
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Yeah was that a fucking joke? Like a "spy phone" or just a prop? What was the deal, was he protecting Zoo Lander?
This guy looks like he has a backup plan to back up his backup plan.
Just like how I like to store my data on my backup harddisk.. which has a backup harddisk.. which has a..
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🤣 lol best comment
as you should be
So you mean Batman.
"I dont have any holes, so you can guess what happened to the other guys." Nice.
I don't know what's more badass than that
The one problem is that he used the people he was supposed to protect as a human shield
you guys dont actually believe this. even special forces require a vast amount of people and still get killed but this guy happens to take on many Iraqi insurgents. sounds like B.s
Yer, hes a hero.....
rico d'sanchez no, it’s not a movie where half a dozen people end up getting blown apart by gun fire. A trained person with body armour can easily hold his weight against some untrained insurgents
I heard he has a particular set of skills that he acquired over a long career
He's quite adept at preparing fondue
Dude this comment is legendary 🤣😂🤣😂
Good luck John
handjobs?
My favorite movie
*Pulls out comedically small phone*
as opposed to a comically large spoon
Comander Gromit wait it’s all a comically small phone?
@@hikaru_7027 Always has been
I love your name I hope i find General Wallace one day
no he just has very large hands
Jesus, how big are his hands? Makes that phone look tiny
Dune Arksmith you are one big set 1
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@@dunearksmith9869 r/whoosh
Hahahah its a prison phone silly
Lol
I feel like this guy just stepped out of a Bond film.
Same 😂
And is a villain
Really? I feel like he stepped right out of a Zoolander film.
Thought the same thing
I wonder if he has a teenage daughter that once lied to him about going with a friend to Europe to see museums.
Must of Taken you a while to come up with that 😉
@@justandy333 Not really but what I do have are a very particular set of skills...
@@Live-Life-Freely Good Luck.
@@justandy333 I dunno if it took him a while, but it probably wasn't instant either. Somewhere in The Grey area between the two
I really appreciate this series. It really humanizes other members of society, which this world needs more of.
Definitely.. This is very healing
@jolie bruh why do you have to be like this . It’s simple sometimes you imagine a person to be soooo completely different but this makes the more relatable. When I see bodyguards I don’t necessarily think “oh my dad” but with this you get to know them and relate with them. Stop being so sensitive
He’s probably just a Steel pen salesman.
Sell me this pen.
@@alexk1682 Damn, he's so good!
John Wicks cousin prefers pens.
That thing also comes apart and there is a knife blade in there. I've handled those.
For sure…. It’s the new gold
Fantastic interview. I work in close protection and everything he said is true. Protection is 80% planning and 20% execution.
Yep I agree. It can be a boring job at times but u gotta be on your game at all times, even if its a client you don't like or approve of, you still have a job to do. My wife always asks if I had a exciting day and generally my answer is always no, but that means it was a good and safe day
Hey im also a bodyguard after doing abtwoo week cours. Starting work this monday
Yep correct , more boring than people think
He is showing off a bit no holes in body is a bit to much for serious player on close protection
Alternate Title: Bodygaurd tells us how to assassinate a super star
Gaurd
@@revonz your username is fitting knowing your a grammer nazi
@@crexd1620 lmaooo
rqvxn 🤣🤣
@Double-Edge Goddamn you. I was about to do it! 😂
"I've been attacked by pirates, godzilla and iraqi bandits.." Tell us a story about an incident! "Well one time a woman hugged my client so I had to be nice"
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 exactly my thoughts
@@harrold6208 😂
He’s such a bullshitter u can tell 😂
Feel like I just left a personal security TED talk, this man is a teacher at heart.
Everyone's concentrating on the size of the phone so much that they haven't figured out this guys story about the phone makes no sense whatsoever.
Bruh fr I was looking for this comment
In what way? Its a burner phone thats tiny and discreet.
@@Schtiel So how does that help? He described it as beneficial for discreetly giving out your phone number. Trying to read your number off that phone is gonna be even more obvious because your gonna have to hold it right up to your face 😂 same with taking and making calls, you're still gonna have to hold it to your ear and speak out loud. I can't see how the size of the phone benefits anybody in that scenario. I supposed you could set it to vibrate and put it down your trousers...
He did not mention the size of phone. Just a burner phone in general is good
@@BewleyUK9 mans probably used the burner phone to let the *single* hollywood star hand his phone number out to *"friends"*. As he emphasized the single, we can assume that he handed his number out to prostitutes, or to other people that he couldn't give his real phone number to, say fans for an example.
What if I'm not guarding my principal? What if I'm just guarding some random substitute teacher that I don't really care about?
Gold, well in that case you can have a snooze on the job.
There's a "substitute" right in the name. They are expendable.
lol
Wondering why a sub needs a body guard. On the other hand, some of these kids are crazy...
Having a pen also has the advantage that if a fan is asking for a autograph, everyone nearby will search through their pockets. Specifically then the risk of someone pulling out a weapon without being noticed is extremely high. So if u already have one you can just quickly hand it over to the fan, avoiding this risk
Very far fetched
Janosch Bert the whole point is the pen can be used as a weapon so you’d be giving them a steel pen to kill the principal ffs
I think he meant give it to the guy thats being protected cuz why would the fan be writing an autograph lol.
1. You've just given them your fucking weapon/tool 2. They might steal the damn thing 😂
You’ll have to search your pockets for the pen also DUMMY
In my experience the most capable guys are always polite and calm in ordinary conversation.
He looks like a really good body guard because he doesn’t look like that stereotypical huge, broad and muscular rough body guard, who’s easy to point out, he looks like, as he said, a chameleon someone who would just blend into the background and people wouldn’t suspect him of being the protector who’s really skilled and prepared. He looks good you know
Exactly… ! Look at some foot of the worlds most deadly snipers , same same . Small , quiet, unassuming and many females. Movies starring that knob referred to as the “ rock “ tend to do history a disservice of reality
Makes a mean cup of tea too I'll bet.
It's called grey men. Blending into the background and not drawing attention to yourself. Having social anxiety and a general distrust in every other person. I have become quite adept at grey man techniques in day to day situations.
When I was working in PNG we had a team of ex Australian SAS on site mainly as close protection during transits but also as advisors to the local contractors. To a man the looked the same, very calm, fit and intelligent. Bloody amazing stories though after a few beers. One I keep in touch with even today.
“One time this lady bear hugged my principal “ high level tactical stuff mate 😂
I could listen to this guy for hours! Very good at presenting information, about a very interesting job that most people know nothing about.
If this dude visits your country, you are the foreigner
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Dang. 'makin me reflect over here
Nahh nice try tho
*pulls out insanely small phone* “This was necessary for my single client” Imagine his client was Shaq before marriage..
"I dont have any holes, so you can guess what happened to the other guys'' I believe him just based on his accent.
Know this guy from the Mayfair Gun Club before the UK gun ban. I used go 3 to 4 times a week and often helped with the training. Great memories, with some great people.
Was sceptical of this at first based on the title as I thought that it'd be about celebrity gossip but I should've trusted in LADbible. Always interesting content and this provided compelling insight into a very closed-off world that ironically has a very public face. I bet he does have some insane stories - we only see the versions of these celeb types that have been crafted by their PR people, and this man was there to protect those kinds of images, but hearing about them being at odds with organised crime does not surprise me at all (gambling, drugs - all of the excess that comes with money and fame). Also, he would be a great pick given that he doesn't have the stereotypical "look" of the bodyguard. You can tell that this guy is serious and can handle himself. We need people like this on the side of the working masses.
With a particular set of skills that he acquired over a long career. ie. Removing people from bearhugs.
This guy looks like before he fights you he has to wash his hands and has to season someones soup with salt and pepper
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Very good haha
Jason statham?
@@cesar-lf1jw No .....
Dude this comment is next level AF 😂🤣😂🤣
''I´ll leave the rest t your imagination what you can do with a steel pen'''' *John Wick intensifies*
Grosse pointe blank too
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John Wick don’t need no steel pen! All he needs is a pencil, a fucking pencil!
All he needs is his fuh-chin pencíl
Ahhh my recommendations coming through for me once again 😁
Thank you so much for sharing.
I remember hearing about Tactical pens a few years ago, laughed my ass of. But I have to admit these things are really underrated, no reason not to have a metal spike with you, saved my ass at least once.
There is an art for pen fighting. Very similar to a knife without any blade contact
Having a pen saved you more than once huh
Saved you how, not skeptical just curious
@@yatagarasu9274 had to stop a fight while working as a Security. I got a hold of one agressor (His arms behind his back but I couldnt grab his wrists or put him on the ground) and thats when I pressed the pen against his back. He didnt attack me, but Im certain that he would have gotten away if I didnt had the pen.
Can you tell us about the time a steel pen saved your ass?
Me: off to search Amazon for random tactical items I'll never use.
You should search Amazon for tactical sandwich making equipment.
@@E.Johansson I suppose a panini press would make a good weapon to wack someone in the face. And a bread cutting knife well, that one's obvious.
Damn I wish this was a 12-minuter! Def want to hear more about some of his run-ins
This man still has a certain light in his eyes. Not to discount his skill or his ability, but I've seen similar interviews on this channel with soldiers who seem so very dead in the eyes due to their experiences. I'll never discount either experience, but my heart goes out to those who have been broken by their experiences.
Don’t think you used the word ‘experiences’ enough times in those two short sentences you wrote 😂
99.99 % of the time - things were quiet. I was the 1IC of a place. I got a call - from the Personal SRC of an Industry guy. I arrived in shorts, sneakers and Hawaiian shirt. We knew our subject - he had a photo. He asked me - "what is the plan - I will stay seated outside - and wait - if he comes back - You take right - I will have left - and Subject GOES out the door". 30 min later - I get a meal - and me and his SRC were enjoying a coffee. I gave him my personal number - in case he was coming back - and none of us would get sidestepped. 30 yrs of stories. I remember saying I would write a book. Thank you to those still working. You guys were awesome!
Will you write the book? I would like to resd it.
@@NicosoftNT LOL - Quick story - I broke my ankle. One of my guys had a wedding anniversary - The way it worked out I was on for a 24 hr shift. Yeh life is short when your young. So - maintenance pulled the mover deck off a garden tractor. I had a wheelchair for inside the places - and crutches for the stairs. BTW - 76 hectares - 34 buildings - $110 Mill in stationary. It is 0430 and I am rolling out checking the place. I left the lights off on the tractor. Car is parked and it was not there 30 min before. So I roll up to the side window - they are steamed up. I rap on the window with my flashlight. 2 faces - and the lady is screaming not to call her mother. I quickly told them - I don't care - I told them which road to take - about 5 minutes from here - and I don't care what happens there. They both yelled "Thank You" and I disappeared in the night. Cheers!
He sounds like Sasha Barron Cohen now I’m questioning if he’s real
Sounds nothing like him.
MINOTAUR Beats he does
@@reecegraves3738 SBC's tone is lighter
That dude does not sound like a lady
What, Borat? Or the actual guy?
Him as a guard: You've got to be like a chameleon since there are cameras all around recording. You gotta be gentle when you can. Me as a guard: *Panics* and throws a very ungental swing into the intruders face.
Difference between a security guard inside a shop and a body guard who is ex military.
i would just shoot them uts fine
Wow ! That was a very nice interview ! Congrats!
I think we met this guy in Lisbon, in a hotel. Very fascinating conversation. He was telling us about his time in Africa.
Tactical pen, I just work in security and I always have my tactical pen with me, slash proof glooves and a tactical torch. And depending on my job a first aid kit. I'd love to move up and work as close protection.
"You never survive your principal". I remember that from a programme I watched years ago, similar to Bodyguard.
This should have been longer, what an interesting guy
This guy is a real life James Bond! LoL
I would not enjoy life so well if I needed a bodyguard.
He’s lying. I’ve seen him working at Argos
😂😂😂😂😂legend
.... fr?
Funny shit
😂😂 underrated
@@davidcollins9258 ikea pencils
I’ve got one of those pens!! Amazing bit of kit and actually writes really nicely.
Very interesting and informative .
Plot twist: That is actually a normal sized phone
The phone is real and for protecting someone makes perfect sense. It's size and 15 day standby charge makes a great backup phone for client that can be better concealed then a full size phone. Like in a custom small pocket in clothing. The client has a potential source of communication.
Reckon he must've given it to Tom Cruise.
Great video. Some tips I can use to protect myself. Thanks
I liked that, he seemed very professional and was no-nonsense.
This is the type of videos I watch at 3 am in the morning
'Tactical Pens' do vary a lot but a decent one is actually pretty damn versatile you can do all sorts, glass breaking, collecting DNA, prying, pressure points, impact, impalement, joint locks etc. They're basically like utility based kubotans and they can also function as a pen... Perhaps one of their biggest advantages is that you can carry all of that versatility almost anywhere, even in really strictly monitored places like the United Kingdom. Personal alarms are also great and definitely not just for the girls. They've developed such inaccurate connotations over the years because they've been called things like 'rape alarms' in the past. But they're quicker than making a phone call, they're very loud and very distinct and will immediately draw attention to you if you're in trouble and that trouble could easily be anything from a mugging, to something like a really fast seizure or asthma attack, through to being trapped somewhere injured. They're brilliant tools and they're small, you can always have one with you for free it costs you nothing to carry one around.
I feel safe listening to this guy.
One of the core skills you need to have in this game Instinct And intuition
Guys in jail are in love with this phone.
Depends how much time they've done. After about 30 years of a life sentence you'll probably need a VM1 just to keep it up there.
So small it fits in even the tightest Gangster Pockets!
But they get shitty reception.
@@DutchSteamboat was that a pun if so very funny
@@joeblack2534 It was stolen, I can assure you.
"You need to be able to...-turn from the nice guy to the warrior in a nanosecond." Nice guys: 😎😤
He seems like such a charming and suave man
As a dad with a beautiful family I feel IV had to hone all of these skills
He seems like he was advertising each tool hahahaha. Perfect!
when i used to think of a body guard, i imagined a 6’4 really buff dude
Problem with big dudes (I am 6ft4) is that we can’t blend in the crowd. A lot of celebs want to feel safe without attracting too much attention. With four 6ft4, 260lbs men walking behind and in front of you, you do attract attention. Guys my size get asked to be bouncers quite often though.
@@Brad_Pittstop yeh we get it ur 6'4 😉
That's the old stereotype a dude like that will stick out like a sore thumb the security industry really doesn't want people like this anymore they want people who will use their mind
Not even Hollywood movies have bodyguards like that anymore lol
Tekashi still uses those type of guards
That was so fascinating to watch, definitely taking notes from this!
That's awesome !!!
As soon as he started talking I was wondering if he is ex-SAS. 1m30s in, he's definitely one
Love it when he said "spidey senses"... legend
Interesting interview.
Everything this guy says is so badass!
and most likely not true
Everything about this guy tells me he's lying.
Removing people from bearhugs is so badass 🤣
I'm so early I'm here before the John Wick pencil not pen jokes.
A tactical torch Is a bad ass way to call a flash light
its cus only americans call them flash lights.
These are cracking interviews.
Side note: Thank you so much for including a warning in advance for flashing images. Unfortunately I cannot watch this video due to seizures but I just wanted to say thank you for adding that warning... #itsthelittlethingsthatcount - Right, I'm off to watch the rest of the videos...
I think this guy is really down to earth ive seen some protection officers who act like they own a venue or a street when with a celeb like umm no your not a police officer you have no more powers then a regular civilian.
Woah he must have massive hands holding that phone 😂
That's brilliant
Always wondered about this. Like specifics
I use to think that being a bodyguard was really cool, but this video just explains the absolute details of the reality of this job...
I am an occasional body guard (when covid allows). It's ok, you get to see amazing things, hotels, palaces etc. Meet celebrities sometimes. But the hours are shit and random and you spend most your time doing bodyguard outer cover to rich people who already have their own body guards with them (as your a local you have the licences). Also unfortunately Brexit has fucked most the main training and work paths for new guys with British Passports. In reality you can't be a body guard in the UK unless you are ex police or military and even then to get a section 5 licence you have to beex met as it's a perk of there's. I moved to Italy. Did all my firearms and tactical stuff there. Now it would be pretty much impossible.
Yeah, you get bored a lot and you could die. LOL!
I was in this industry for 14 years it was some of the best times of my life and some of the worst the people I worked with along the way will forever be my mates have looked after a few famous people
Toby Lerone Who knows, maybe he did. How would we even know anyway?
Toby Lerone Eh shush up. Wannabe tough guy, be happy
@@jdog8936 would you like my close protection badge number or are you just a keyboard hero and also the unrepairable damage to right my knees from being shoot so don't sit there and tell me I did do the job for 14 years I know what I did you little keyboard hero
@@jdog8936 he ain't my mate and you know nothing about me or the jobs I've done so go crawl back into you little gave and leave the real men to do the jobs you can only dream about
Oh well
Absolute badass lads
I carry a plastic spike reinforced with fiberglass … sold on Amazon… concealed, metal detector proof, nice back up piece
Can’t help but picture him as the hunter from Jumanji (the first one with Robin Williams, aka the good one)
Fun fact: The hunter was played by the same actor as the father, representing the crippling pressure he put on Alan as a boy
If James Bond is in trouble he calls him to save him.
Rah man pulled put the zaaaanc yanooo 👌🏼🤣🤣
"Theres no holes in me so you can guess what happened to the other guys" so badass omfg
A intelligent man
Get this guy on the next James Bond
these are just better ted talks im hooked
Awesome
How to survive as a bodyguard: *Easy. Just buy yourself a plot armor.*
Wtf is plot armor 😂
OxidizedDemon ain’t sure if your serious or if this is a joke, but it’s basically when someone in a story literally cannot die just because the story must go on
@@koifyshyer wtf you on about?
OxidizedDemon That’s what plot armour is, it’s when someone doesn’t die just because the story isn’t over
@@koifyshyer must be some British slang
"instinct" the amount of people that have instincts that are wrong all the time are amazing
The training grounds and natural filters have largely been eliminated for most people - which is great until something slips through.
wise words from a wise man
Awesome guy
I wanna know what happened in Iraq in more detail 😮
Watch Tony Blair and you’ll see.
@@gonnahavemesomefun He didn't care enough to know.
He got shot at, they shot back and drove very fast away. Unlike the movies you don't get confirmed kills, your not the police you just open up with whatever you have and fuck off asap.
I wanted him to explain to me why every time I walk past a security guard, I'm the guy who triggers their instinct and they start watching me, even though I'm just going into the shop to buy some food!
Because you look dodgy af.
Obviously, you have a very powerful aura.
@@ChubbyUnicorn haha that's a good way to look at it 🙂
The thing about body guards is that it makes you ponder on what life is more valueble then the other. Is the Hollywood celeberty's life worth more than the bodyguard's (vice-verse).
And that right there is why I decided law enforcement was not for me. I'm not willing to put my life on the line for someone else.
Yep, exactly what I thought he was gonna say.
“You take the steel pen, and using the palm of your hand, smash it in to their eye.” “Michael. That’s just a monstrous use of a biro!” ~ Alan Partridge.
He's Like A Reverse John Wick...
Wick John
@@neaalitygandhi Boom!
@@Gh0stDiaz lol
This guy is good, you can tell by his secret signals between him and the celebrities he protects.
they are not the most discreet tho are they?? I mean can't he just READ his clients?? naturally?
Good program good digital entertainment network