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British photographer David Bailey earned his fame with shots of top model Jean Shrimpton who has claimed that he made a lot of money out of her and paid her nothing in return

As the “Daily Telegraph” noted Bailey once said of his cover girl that she was magic.and in addition the cheapest model in the world.

Jean Shrimpton has now voiced that she never saw a penny from Bailey whom she accused of having made a lot of money out of her without paying nothing in return.

Bailey, who reputedly launched Shrimpton's career as a supermodel, dismissed the accusation as "silly" in an interview with the “Sunday Times Magazine published on September 17, 2011.

“I'm not going to say nasty things about Jean, because I love her. But, you know, some women get a bid odd as they get older," he told the newspaper.

Bailey, now 73, also captured the most powerful icons of the 1960s, including Jean Shrimpton who appeared in “Vogue magazine “ countless times and was reported to have been paid the then-extravagant sum of $67 per hour.

The two met at a photo session for a cornflakes advert and although he is often said to be responsible for much of her success, she in turn helped his career to blossom, signalled “The Daily Telegraph”.

Their close relationship soon led to an explosive love affair, and Bailey left his wife for the supermodel when she was just 18.

Bailey and Shrimpton parted ways three years later and the latter, now 68, went on to marry photographer Michael Cox with whom she had her son Thaddeus. The couple have been running the Abbey Hotel in Penzance, Cornwall since she left the fashion industry 30 years ago.