This book highlights the most exciting and defining experiences of the colourful and controversial life of a man, for whom
sex became his lifestyle, his survival and his curse.

Warning! This book contains expletives an other content not suitable for persons under 18 years.

This book may offend some people. And to those who feel uncomfortable reading my truth, I offer no excuses—but I do offer understanding.

Let me be clear: there is nothing sinister or self-serving behind my reason for writing this memoir. This is my story. My truth. I lived it, I survived it, and I now feel compelled to share it—exactly as it happened.

For years, I carried these memories in silence. But silence never healed anyone. My hope is that this book will not only inspire but also offer healing and understanding—to anyone who has ever felt broken, judged, misunderstood, or alone. If even one person sees their reflection in these pages and finds the courage to confront their past, then it was worth writing.

To those who have inspired, supported, or encouraged me through the chaos and clarity—thank you. You helped give birth to this story.

As you read this book, you may feel tempted to judge me. And that’s okay. But remember—I am no longer the man you’ll meet in these chapters. Life has taught me. Pain has shaped me. Growth has changed me. I am not perfect, but I am evolving.

And if, despite all that, you still feel the need to judge me?

Well… who the fuck are you to judge me anyway?

The autobiography, P.I.M.P highlights the most defining experiences in the very colourful life of a man, for whom sex became his lifestyle, his livelihood, his survival and his demon.

Charles Lewis was born 16th October 1961 on the beautiful Caribbean island of Barbados. He later assumed the stage name of Charlie Spice  and became one of the most controversial yet uniquely intriguing personalities to the thousands of people around the world who met him along his journey.

After a humble and troubled childhood in Barbados, Charlie literally ran away from his home and country at the young age of 21 to travel and conquer the world with nothing but the gift of gab, good looks, youth and sexual prowess on his CV.

By the time Charlie was 23, he had already acquired that savoir faire and raison d'etre which made him accepted by the highest social and business circles, in spite of the ‘Bad Boy’ reputation he acquired.

At the tender age of 9, he was sexually seduced and abused by a woman who worked for his grandmother as a house keeper. This was just one of the many childhood experiences, which had a profound impact on him, as sex became the main focus and catalyst to most of the defining moments of his life. Sex became his blessing and his curse.

As you get to know his past, it will not be a surprise that Charlie ended up working in the sex industry as a Male Strip Dancer, Escort, Strip Club operator and Escort Agency owner. You will also understand why and how he became the international playboy and gigolo he was known for. He was the consummate seducer of women.

Charlie's success in the sex industry reached its peak in Europe in the 1990's. By that time he had acquired the trust of some of the world's most powerful, wealthy and influential personalities who used his services to arrange secret encounters with attractive women (or men) for their own sexual fantasies and pleasures.

This book will share some of the unbelievable experiences Charlie had when dealing with famous celebrities, politicians, sports personalities and other powerful and influential persons who used his services. You will be reminded just how kinky, horny, promiscuous and hypocritical our so-called High Society really is.

Over the years, Charlie built a reputation in the sex trade as being very discreet and professional. He was the ultimate ‘Fixer’. These are the two main reasons he was successful in the industry. 

Empowered by his superior communication, PR and networking skills, Charlie befriended most of his clients. He was often invited to sit at their dinner tables, attend their private parties and to stay as a guest in their luxury homes around the world. This enabled him to understand the lifestyles of the Rich And Famous.

Selling sex was the only thing Charlie knew how to do and he did it well.

In an attempt to please society and redeem himself, Charlie crossed over into mainstream business on several occasions in his life. This proved to be a major mistake on each occasion as society was not only hypocritical but also very unforgiving. Society forever condemned and stigmatized him openly for his involvement in the sex trade. But in reality and secrecy, many of those same hypocrites supported and patronized his service discreetly behind closed doors. If the truth be told, society never really wanted him to leave the industry. After all, who was going to manage their indiscretions professionally and discreetly?

This book will also show the world the other side of Charlie Spice. Many knew him by reputation but few knew him for the man he really was beneath the cold hard exterior. The numerous TV, radio and print interviews/articles done about Charlie over the years purposefully focused only on his life in the sex trade and made him the infamous PIMP to the world.

This bad boy reputation and persona which the media and gossip gave Charlie only represented a fraction of the man he really was. He was actually a kind, considerate person. He was very approachable and generous like a typical Libran. Charlie often gave money to the homeless who begged him in the streets and was always ready to help his friends where possible.

He was a true romantic. He enjoyed classical music and loved going to the theatre and the opera.  He preferred walking on the beach and watching movies at home instead of night clubbing. Charlie never drank, smoked or used drugs.  He also played the violin for years at school and attended church every Sunday as a child.  He even sang in the church choir. He was extremely intelligent, articulate, stylish and trendy. This autobiography will also show his literary skills and penmanship.

Many people, who didn’t really know Charlie, disliked and envied his carefree, playboy, jet set lifestyle. They hated his ability to make friends easily and his courage to do and say whatever he wanted in spite of society’s reaction or condemnation.

People around the world were intrigued by the sheer mystique of the man. Many lived their dreams and fantasies vicariously through him.  Many women around the world, who had secret fantasies of being high class prostitutes, adored him. Many men on the other hand, who were discreetly intrigued at the idea of being a “Pimp Daddy” in the next life, revered him.

Charlie was also the sexual fantasy of many women. Most women never saw Charlie as a good candidate for a boyfriend or husband and would dare not have a serious relationship with him. For them a fling filled with hot steamy sex was their only option. Needless to say, he obliged many of them vengefully and others romantically.

Though he was not gay, he was also the sexual fantasy of many gay men who regretted Charlie’s heterosexuality. Gay men often misinterpreted his boyish good looks, clean shaven face and friendly attitude toward the gay community. He was often put in the embarrassing position of having to decline sexual advances from gay men.

In spite of being homophobic while growing up in Barbados, Charlie later lost all his prejudices against homosexuals and had many great friendships with gay men and women all over the world.

Few people really knew Charlie and these were the ones who really mattered to him.

These are the ones who truly loved, trusted and respected him for the man he was.

My name is Charles Lewis a.k.a Charlie Spice. 

Many will wonder why I chose the word P.I.M.P. as the title of my book—especially since I once hated the word with a passion. For years, people used it to shame me. They spat it out with judgment and mockery, weaponizing the label to degrade me for my connection to the sex industry.

The irony? Most of them had no problem with prostitution itself. In fact, some were secret clients. Others were selling themselves in different ways—behind closed doors, behind titles, behind respectability.

That’s the hypocrisy of society. They hate the mirror, not the reflection.

So yes, I chose P.I.M.P. as poetic justice. I reclaimed the word, reframed its meaning, and created my own definition:
P.I.M.P. – People’s Indiscretions Managed Professionally.

I first became inspired to write my autobiography over twenty years ago during one of the few life changing experiences, where I cheated death.

I was always told that my life was an amazing story by people who took the chance to get to know me. During my travels, I often found myself in situations which seemed to come straight out of a fairy tale novel or a movie full of drama, thrills, comedy and action.  At times my life was also like a horror story.

“When is the right time to begin to write your memoirs?”  I tried many times over the years and could never start. Looking back, I simply did not have sufficient maturity, understanding or consciousness about life which I have today. I could not have written my memoirs any sooner with the same intelligent and unbiased perspective. I would have deliberately done horrible, vindictive things to the characters I disliked in my life and given fairy tale existences to those I was fond of. My story would have become fiction.

The main thing that prevented me from sharing my story was an experience I had between the ages of 6 and 13, which I now know to be the psychologically fundamental basis for every single choice I made for the rest of my highly controversial life and the person I have become to this day.

This experience was the catalyst to what later became the biggest scandal at that time in the international circle of family and friends who were scattered across the Caribbean, United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Later in life, it became clear that the profound psychological impact of this experience on me is largely responsible for the subconscious love/hate regard I had for women from a very early age. I never trusted women, love or relationships.

This also caused me to view sex merely as a currency to get what you want in life, a tool for manipulation and a means to a ‘Happy Ending”. 

This traumatic event in my life is the perfect personification of the expression in psychology “Show me a boy of five and I will show you a man of thirty five.”

The challenge I had was deciding whether or not I should publish details of this event in my autobiography as it could possibly destroy the good relationship I now enjoy with people who are very close and dear to me. A relationship that was lost for years because of this same unforgettable tragedy.

On the other hand, how could I not include the experience that is my true “Raison D’etre”.  The very core of my existence without which, I would not have had this wild and amazing journey. My autobiography would have been a story about a boring accountant. This dilemma went on for ten years. Eventually I decided to include it so that the book would fulfil all its purposes and intentions. Most importantly it would offer me full closure.

Initially the purpose for writing my memoirs was commercial. I always knew I had an unimaginable story to tell which millions of readers would find irresistible.

But as I matured, I saw it as a way of rediscovering and reinventing myself. It was also a way of getting to know the person I had become and my true purpose in this life. It was also a way of understanding the complexities of my life and finally having the necessary resolve with many of the good and bad experiences. 

As I relived my life through my writing, my maturity enabled me to have a better understanding of the past emotions and actions of the characters I met along the way. It also helped me better understand the reasons for the choices I made.  Nothing in my life has ever been more compelling than telling my story to the world.

Each time I sat down to write another chapter of my story it was pure magic from start to finish. I was never at a loss for words or content as the material came directly from my actual experiences. The only challenge was finding the style of writing which would enable my readers to relive my life through the eyes and emotions of each character, at each stage of my journey. 

Each time I wrote, I was transported back to that very moment in time and I found myself capturing the story as though it were live. As I relived the scenes, I could feel the same excitement, fear, pain, anger, sadness, happiness and at times the anxiety rush which I felt back then.

My story is 100% factual even though it will seem so surreal. The scenes and experiences are all real but the names have been changed to protect the innocent as well as the guilty.

For years, I had been scared even to discuss my intention to write about my life in the sex industry. There was always the risk that the powerful and influential personalities who used my services to book prostitutes, call girls, escorts and hookers, would be petrified of being exposed in my memoirs. 

Imagine knowing scandalous, damaging information about thousands of people, then one day you announce that you are writing an autobiography. This would scare the shit out of the clients and in some circles this could be the signing of your death warrant. 

During my tenure in the sex industry, I held delicate information about many people close to my chest. I had knowledge of cheating husbands and wives, secret gay lives, perverted sexual tendencies, sexual inadequacies and, and, and ….  This type of delicate information can topple political and business careers, lower share values on the stock market, break up marriages and destroy families.

Many of my clients were ruthless characters and were more than capable of having me killed if they felt that their lifestyles would be compromised by my book. This was my greatest concern.

For the record, let me assure everyone that my intentions are not sinister in any way.

In 2009, my journey back in time had finally begun. To keep readers engrossed in my story, I used the strategy of becoming both author and reader as I wrote. Each time I started to write, I made sure I was in a quiet room with no one around to avoid distraction.  I would close my eyes for a few minutes to focus on the past to set the mood and the scene.

As you read my memoirs, please surrender your emotions to me. Allow yourself to become part of each moment as I take you back in time with me. This book will also cause you to experience powerful emotions. To capture the full essence of my story you will need to be in touch with and embrace every emotion.

My style of writing may seem a bit hard core sexually, emotionally and psychologically. But it is intended to create an accurate re-enactment of the events as they unfolded in my life. I am merely sharing the true perspective, emotions and reactions of each experience, based on my level of maturity at the time.

Allow me to say that it is not my intention to glorify, condone or encourage any of the choices I made. Remember that we are all affected differently by the experiences and influences we have around us at the various stages of our personal development.

Some of the things I have done in my life may offend and upset you and others who read my book.  For this I am truly sorry but I must tell my story just as it actually happened or tell none of it. By the way, I make no apologies to readers for the choices I have made in my life. But I do apologise to anyone whom I have offended, disrespected or hurt in my life.

Although there is eroticism, harsh interpretations and expletives in this book, there is a very powerful story which is intended to give some benefit to readers who have had similar experiences or can relate for some reason.

Thank you for allowing me to share my life with you.

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