The criminal who was filmed having sex with a married prison guard in his cell said their romance began when she smuggled Nandos and Chinese takeaways in for him.

Serial burglar Linton Weirich, 38, was caught on camera with Linda de Sousa Abreu, 32, who wore her full uniform as they took part in sex acts in his cell in HMP Wandsworth in front of a fellow inmate in June 2024.

Both were in relationships and had families at the time - with the viral video sparking outrage. The prison officer, who has also shared explicit content on OnlyFans, was later handed a 15-month jail sentence after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office.

Weirich, a personal trainer whose partner was pregnant with his son when the footage emerged, has served four separate stints in jail since 2003 for burglary, supplying drugs and grievous bodily harm.

The 38-year-old, who says he was branded a 'legend' by prison guards following the encounter, was serving a four-year and nine-month sentence for stealing £65,000 worth of valuables from a flat in Kensington when he struck up a relationship with de Sousa Abreu.

The father-of-two claimed their affair began when she asked another prison officer for his name before she added him on Snapchat and they sent each other 'very flirty' messages.

He said it was obvious she was attracted to him. Weirich says they had sex multiple times in his cell and a prison office before their encounter in his room was filmed. 

The former drug dealer said it was the worst mistake of his life and has 'damaged everything'. 

He did not want the tryst to be filmed because his partner was pregnant but claims de Sousa Abreu appeared unbothered about it or the prospect of losing her job.

He told The Sun: 'Any attention when you are in that situation is welcome and that's what Linda gave me. She used to bring in Nando's and Chinese meals for inmates.

'It was obvious she liked me but I think she also wanted someone to look out for her on the landing. She asked me to sort out an inmate who spat on her, so I did.' 

Weirich said corruption in jails is off the scale and when he was first imprisoned there were ex-Army officers or security guards. But now there is 'no discipline', he claims, because many guards are young girls aged 19 or 20.

The prisoner was put in segregation for three days after the video of him having sex emerged.

He was transferred to Wormwood Scrubs in west London and later HMP Swaleside, Kent, where he claimed he was congratulated and called a 'legend' by prison staff, who shook his hand, and inmates.

But he said it caused his family 'heartache and trauma' and he has tried not to think about the fling since in an attempt to move on with his life.

De Sousa Abreu denied smuggling Nandos into the prison for inmates and said she was 'incredibly embarrassed' about her actions which she said took place in a 'very understaffed' prison.

She was released on licence after just five months because prison overcrowding means offenders can be freed after a third of their sentence if they show good behaviour. 

The former prison guard, originally from Brazil, admitted she was 'very embarrassed' after the sexual encounter went viral in 2024. 

The ex-convict, who claimed she has 'found faith in God' since the incident, also denied Weirich's claim she smuggled in takeaways for inmates.

HMP Wandsworth has been at the centre of a string of scandals behind bars in recent years - including terror suspect Daniel Khalife's escape attempt under a delivery truck in 2023 - and Abreu added the jail had been 'very understaffed' and 'hard to manage'.

She said: 'Everyone’s doing something. I regret everything I did. I’m incredibly embarrassed.'

Denying she communicated with the inmate using a phone she knew he had stored in his cell, Abreu added: 'I had sex with someone I shouldn’t have had sex with and I had an appropriate relationship, but I didn’t do anything else.' 

Abreu also has an OnlyFans account where she shares explicit content, with a description that reads: 'I am a happily married sexy latina who wants to share hot content with you. Experience my real life, real love, real sex and real orgasms!

'We believe in authenticity, all our content will be genuine and we'll never fake it because we want you to enjoy watching it as much as we'll enjoy making it!'

Abreu also revealed she has been keeping away from the limelight since her release and has been spending more time with her child. 

Close friend Hayley claimed Abreu had been going through a difficult time when the illegal act behind bars was carried out.

Hayley, who only wanted to give her first name, claimed prisoners knew De Sousa Abreu's husband's name and about her OnlyFans.

She claimed the alleged 'pressure' and 'coercion' had a knock-on effect on De Sousa Abreu's marriage around the time the scandalous footage was recorded.

In the video, which sparked a police investigation, Weirich's cellmate is smoking while recording on his phone.

He can be heard saying: 'Guys we've made history, this is what I'm telling you.'

Grinning the prisoner filming adds: 'This is how we roll in Wandsworth.' He also tells Weirich having sex: 'You know you're gangster innit!'

A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: 'The overwhelming majority of our prison staff are dedicated, hardworking professionals.

'We're cracking down on those who aren't through tougher vetting, a strengthened Counter-Corruption Unit and over £40million in physical security to clamp down on the contraband that fuels violence in jails.'