The magician who can walk on water.
The magician who can walk on water: Dynamo crosses the River Thames on foot - without using a bridge
By Gavin Allen
Most magicians are capable of unbelievable feats, after all it's their stock in trade, but how many have unbelievable feet?
Dynamo, whose real name is Steve Frayne, has showed some rather nifty feet as he walked on water for his latest jaw-dropping stunt.
The Bradford-born illusionist, 28, made it half way across the stretch of the river in front of the Houses of Parliament in London before he was picked up by a River Police boat.
Biblical epic: Magician Dynamo poses while standing in the middle of the River Thames where he performed an illusion in which he appeared to walk on water
Tread carefully: Left, stunned onlookers watch from Westminster Bridge as Dynamo gets his feet wet and, right, he heads towards the Houses of Parliament
Stunned onlookers watched from Westminster Bridge as the magician recorded the stunt for his new TV show Dynamo: Magician Impossible.
Frayne has so far built his name on the celebrity circuit, astounding a host of famous names with his tricks.
Among those who will testify to his skills are the likes of Jay-Z, Coldplay, Will Smith, Busta Rhymes and Paris Hilton.
His previous tricks have included making Little Britain star Matt Lucas levitate before a live audience at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, and turning signed lottery tickets into cash in front of Robbie Williams and Davina McCall as part of BBC's Sport Relief live programme.
Various celebrities have taken part in his new series including heavyweight boxing champion David Haye, Manchester rocker Ian Brown and pop star Natalie Imbruglia.
In episode one, he performs his trademark levitation trick and physically moves a girl's tan line on the glamorous Miami Beach.
I hope he can swim: Frayne stands still in the middle of the fast-moving River Thames
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