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Cynthia Payne

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Cynthia Payne (December 24, 1932 in Bognor Regis, England) was a renowned British madam who made the headlines in the 1970s and 1980s for her brothel at 32 Ambleside Avenue, in Streatham, in the south-west of London.

There have been two films made that are loosely based on her life. Wish You Were Here, about her childhood, and Personal Services about her adult life, leading to her 1978 conviction for running "the biggest disorderly house in history."