Sharp-eyed Londoners point out that magician Dynamo's levitation stunt above the Shard is far from magic

He may have walked across the Thames and levitated from the side of a double-decker bus, but fans of magician Dynamo were left unimpressed after he appeared to float above the Shard today.

The 31-year-old magician was blasted on Twitter after the stunt, with users messaging to say 'you can literally see the wires'.

The magic performer had claimed to be floating 1,016ft above the streets of London earlier today, even tweeting a picture of the clouds along with a message 'the view is great up here #lookup

However social media users were quick to criticise the trick. Londoner Kimberley Barrett said: ‘Dynamo “levitating” on the shard, who saw the wires holding him? #Fail'

Claire Broad said: 'This is meant to be #Dynamo levitating above #TheShard. Can anyone elce see the wire? #Cheat,' while David Manning added: 'If you look closely what it actually shows is dynamo hanging by a wire.'

Dynamo, whose real name is Steven Frayne, shot to stardom after Dynamo: Magician Impossible became a huge hit, with more than 30million viewers in the UK and over 250million worldwide to date.

The stunt was filmed today as part of the next series of the show, which Watch has confirmed will be the final one.

Mr Frayne said: 'I’ve been working with Variety, the children’s charity, and I invited some of the children they support to meet me at The View from the Shard as it is one of the best places to see London.

'After I finished meeting them, I decided to explore a bit further.'

Last year Mr Frayne, from Bradford, caught media attention while filming a Pepsi advert in which he levitated past the Houses of Parliament while resting his hand on the top of a red double-decker bus.
The stunt saw the magician hanging in mid-air with his other arm stretched out as he crossed Westminster Bridge. A police escort cleared the way for the daring feat, ensuring there was no traffic around the bus.
While at the top of the Shard, Dynamo tweeted this message to his followers
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While at the top of the Shard, Dynamo tweeted this message to his followers
The magician has built his name on the celebrity circuit, astounding famous names with his tricks.
He has levitated Lindsay Lohan, James Corden and Matt Lucas and performed card tricks for stars including Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Gwyneth Paltrow and Will Smith.
He once even forced Prince Charles to cover his face in alarm as the illusionist appeared to dislocate his little finger.
Other impressive tricks have included turning Austrian snow into diamonds, bringing cardboard butterflies to life and even transforming lottery tickets into banknotes on live television.
In 2011, Dynamo made waves, almost literally, by 'walking' across the River Thames in an impressive stunt to launch his new TV series
The Bradford-born illusionist 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 what appeared to be a River Police boat.



For the second series of his award-winning Dynamo: Magician Impossible, he shocked onlookers by appearing to dive from the roof of the LA Times headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles, only for his fall to stop when his body reached a horizontal position.
He then proceeded to calmly walk down the side of the building all the way to the pavement, which he then hopped on to before wandering off.
In 2012, Mr Frayne was awarded the magic world's highest honour - Associate Membership of the secret inner sanctum of the Magic Circle.
In the same year, he won £10,000 by predicting exactly how Spain would win Euro 2012 from the quarter finals onwards. He was due to donate the winnings to The Teenage Cancer Trust.
The illusionist started performing magic after his great-grandfather suggested he used it to escape being bullied.
Thanks to severe Crohn's disease, a  dietary illness which affects the digestive system, Mr Frayne — who to this day measures 5ft 6in and weighs just 8st — was small, thin and an easy target for bullies.
He was advised by his great-grandfather to learn magic tricks as a way to protect himself.


‘He showed me a technique to make myself too heavy to lift,’ he once recalled. ‘The next time the bullies tried to pick me up, they couldn’t. They gave up and ran away. 
‘I never had any trouble again. Word got round the school that I had super-powers, so I got a lot of respect.’
His interest in magic developed, and he took to earning money performing tricks in local bars and clubs.

At the age of 17, as word of his talent spread, Mr Frayne was invited to perform at a U.S. conference to mark the anniversary of the death of Harry Houdini.

It was here that he was provided with his nickname after an audience member shouted 'the kid's a dynamo!'

After leaving college, the teenager received a £60,000 grant from the Prince’s Trust to make a demo DVD of his ‘street’ magic.

Impressed by the video, executives at satellite channel Watch commissioned the first series of his TV show, which has since received much critical acclaim, becoming the first digital programme to win Best Entertainment Programme two years running at the Broadcast Awards.

Dynamo: Magician Impossible also won TV Show of The Year as voted by viewers at the Virgin Media Awards and Best Multichannel Programme at the 2013 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.

It has been nominated for BAFTAs and a National Television Award.

Dynamo’s worldwide social following has continued to grow and he now has 2.2 million Twitter followers and 4.1m Facebook fans.

That total makes him the most followed magician in the world.

SOURCE: www.dailymail.co.uk/