Australia's James Bond, George Lazenby, 80, boasts about bedding more than a thousand women (photos)

At just 29, George Lazenby became the youngest person to play James Bond in 1969.

And 50 years on from the Australian actor's one-off role as 007 in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, George claims it made him an instant hit with the ladies.

Now 80, he told The Herald Sun on Sunday he has likely slept with more than a thousand women in his time, adding: 'I would go through six girls a week in London.' 
Speaking of his promiscuous period abroad, George said: 'It was the time of the pill, mini-skirts, the girls were crazy. You had to run and hide after a while.' 

He said the rumour of him bedding a thousand women was most likely true, explaining: 'There wasn't anything better to do. I don't know, I never counted but it went on from 1964 until 1980 when AIDS came in. I didn't want to die for it.' 

Only seven actors have ever been lucky enough to portray 007 on the big screen in the past 58 years, including Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. 

Daniel Craig will reprise the role of James Bond for the fourth time in the 2020 film, No Time To Die. 

George now resides in Los Angles and was spotted earlier this month enjoying a leisurely pushbike ride through Santa Monica.