A former foster parent took part in making sex videos on board a yacht in Benfleet.

John Hudson lost his job as a foster carer with Essex Social Services after it emerged he had taken part in filmed sex sessions on the floating HQ of Benfleet Motor Boat and Yacht Club in Ferry Road, Benfleet.

However, he has defended his actions after a national newspaper printed details of a blue movie starring his girlfriend Kim Nelson.

The story exposed Mr Hudson and Miss Nelson, both formerly of Abdy Avenue, Dovercourt, and they were forced to move to a new address in the area.

Mr Hudson confirmed he had once been a foster parent and had been taken off the list of carers "a couple of years ago" because of his involvement in the film scandal.

A spokesperson for Essex County Council said: "We cannot comment on individual cases. However, in cases concerning children we would expect foster carers to have a lifestyle which fits with their responsibilities in caring for children."

Mr Hudson, 38, and Miss Nelson, 40, are both parents and have been making adult movies for years. But they said it is a strictly adults-only hobby.

Mr Hudson said his estranged wife knew nothing of the no holds-barred film industry until she read the national newspaper report on Sunday. Cameraman Mr Hudson added he was pleased with the latest adult production and said it was "really good".

He said: "We are not criminals, at worst we are kinky, but that is it. We are just part of the larger scene."

Called Kim's Shanty Orgy, the film was made at the boat named Gladys. Both Mr Hudson and Miss Nelson said it was "about a dozen or so friends having a laugh".

Mr Hudson said: "We have been doing this for years. We have loads of films, none of them at home. It's not something we do on our doorstep - we have gone all the way to Benfleet. For the people who do this it's like going out for a game of pool or a drink."

Miss Nelson added: "I don't see what the problem is. We have made a lot of really, really good friends. It is an intrusion when it goes public like this. It is just for a little section of people who like watching amateur films."

Mr Hudson denied any knowledge of mass producing the film and agreed it had been made for a small private audience.

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