I guarded celebs in UKs toughest jails - from rocker Pete Doherty to Gladiator wasting away

FROM busting drug rings to recruiting prison informants and guarding notorious serial killers, Dame Vanessa Frake-Harris has lived a life few could imagine. During a 27-year career, the former prison governor, 62, of Cambridgeshire, spent time between famous lock-ups HMP Holloway and HMP Wormwood Scrubs. Vanessa, who received an MBE for her work in 2012, has come face-to-face with vile offenders many would consider “monsters” - but to her, they were “nothing special”. During an interview with The Sun, ahead of speaking at true crime convention CrimeCon London last month, she shares tales from her interactions with famous lags. Read more: The Sun delivers breaking news, latest gossip and incredible exclusives around the world with hubs in London, New York, Scotland and Ireland. Covering topics from news, money and sport along with our famous Fabulous Magazine, The Sun is the bigge