Telly's decorated SAS star and Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise bodyguard Billy Billingham shares his dangerous missions with Derbyshire audience

Billy Billingham tours his live show, Always A Little Further, to Buxton Opera House on October 24, 2023.

Spend an extraordinary evening with Billy as he shares his incredible and inspirational story at Buxton Opera House on October 24, 2023.

Billy is as tough as they come. Chief Instructor on Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins, Paratrooper, decorated and highest-ranking SAS leader, and a bodyguard to Hollywood superstars, he has seen extreme combat and dangerous missions aplenty.

He said: “I’m looking forward to sharing my stories with the audience and offering an insight into my action filled life as a Special Forces operator as well as my exciting career on and off camera. I’m also looking forward to meeting fans and taking audience questions on the night!”

Billy has had many astonishing experiences; from leaving school at 11 and running with gangs in Birmingham before joining the Royal Marine cadets and Parachute Regiment, to rising to the rank of sergeant major in the SAS.

He spent more than 20 years serving in warzones including Iraq and Afghanistan and has led countless hostage rescues, winning a commendation for bravery, and being awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II.

Billy then embraced the life of a bodyguard to celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Sir Michael Caine, Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe.

The real-life Action Man will take his audience behind the scenes of SAS: Who Dares Wins, where he has gained a reputation for excellence, honesty and integrity, supporting his fellow directing staff, but also intimidating and inspiring the contestants who take on the demanding challenges each week. Billy is televison’s most experienced, highest ranking and most decorated SAS leader and SAS instructor.

Billy Billingham’s book The Hard Way was a Sunday Times best-seller in 2020.

Educating, entertaining, and enthralling in equal measure, and with the chance to pose your questions to the man himself, this event will inspire those wishing to seek a challenge and conquer it – the SAS way

Tickets for Billy Billingham: Always A Little Further at Buxton Opera House are priced from £31.50. Go to www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk or call 01298 72190.