Former Bond girl Ursula Andress has claimed that her former manager Eric Freymond has cost her her fortune £16 million ($21.3 million).
The 90-year-old actress told German news outlet Blick in a recent interview that she is “devastated” by Freymond’s alleged crimes and believes he intentionally targeted her.
“For eight years, I was being courted and wooed,” she said. “They lied to me relentlessly, abused my goodwill and trust, and took everything from me in despicable, even criminal, ways.”
She added, “And they were expecting my age. I’m so devastated.”
The “Dr. No” star also said she can’t sleep and suffers from debilitating anxiety.
“This feeling of helplessness is unbearable and I feel like I’m about to die,” Andres said.
Andres, who is worth an estimated 18 million pounds ($24 million), reportedly claimed that Freimond transferred the property from the Lombard Odier bank to a Saanen bank account held by the Association of Notaries of Vaud.
She also accused him of purchasing millions of dollars worth of artwork for his wife, Caroline, without Andres’ knowledge or consent.
Mr. Freymond was previously suspected of embezzling the fortune of Hermès heir Nicolas Puche, Mr. Brick said.
He confessed to some of the charges during an interrogation in Paris in July 2025.
Two weeks later, Freymond took his own life.
Andres filed criminal charges in January, including embezzlement charges, according to Blick.
“As part of a fraud scheme of extraordinary scale and complexity involving numerous parties and organizations, she was stripped of a significant portion of her assets and suffered significant harm,” her management team said in a statement.
The statement continued: “In view of the ongoing litigation, Mr. Andres would like to refrain from further comment at this time. The Vaud judicial authorities are tasked with thoroughly investigating the operation and establishing criminal and civil liability.”
In his statement, Andres said he had been saving money for a “happy and peaceful retirement.”
“I was horribly deceived!” Added the old model. “We hope that the perpetrators are punished to the fullest extent of the law.”
In 1962’s Dr. No, Andress famously played Honey Ryder, the first Bond girl to emerge from the sea wearing her iconic white bikini, a scene that became a classic in future James Bond films.
She then appeared in the 1967 Bond parody film Casino Royale, as well as 4 for Texas (1963), The Blue Max (1966), Perfect Friday (1970), The Five Musketeers (1979), and Clash of the Titans (1981).
Her last acting role was in the 2005 Swiss film The Bird Preachers.
Andres was married to fellow actor John Derek from 1957 to 1966. She also dated her Clash of the Titans co-star Harry Hamlin for four years, with whom she had a son, Dimitri, 45.
