Cynthia Payne
Cynthia Payne | |
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| Born | Cynthia Diana Paine 24 December 1932 Bognor Regis, Sussex, England |
| Died | 15 November 2015 (aged 82) Camberwell, London, England |
| Burial place | Streatham Park Cemetery |
| Other names | Madam Cyn |
| Occupation(s) | Madam, brothel keeper, party hostess, politician, media personality |
| Years active | 1978–2014 |
| Notable work | Entertaining at Home: 101 Party Hints from Britain's Most Popular Hostess |
| Political party | Rainbow Alliance Payne and Pleasure Party (1988) |
| Children | 2 |
Cynthia Diana Paine (24 December 1932 – 15 November 2015), known professionally as Cynthia Payne and nicknamed Madam Cyn, was an English madam, brothel keeper, party hostess, politician, and media personality. She was widely considered to be Britain's best known madam. She made headlines throughout the 1970s and 1980s, when she was convicted of running a brothel at 32 Ambleside Avenue in Streatham, South London.