Britain’s most dangerous prisoner Charles Bronson has reportedly told his ex-wife he is confident he will walk free from jail this week.

Last month, Bronson, who was 22 when he was first jailed in 1974 for armed robbery, begged parole chiefs to set him free despite admitting nine rooftop protests and 11 hostage sieges.

The hearing was told Bronson suffers from PTSD because of his ‘brutal’ treatment in prison.

After almost 50 years inside, the 70-year-old HMP Woodhill inmate will hear later this week whether his latest bid for parole has been a success.

But he told his ex-wife, Irene Dunroe, 70, that he expects to be held for a short while longer before he is freed, with an electronic tag and under curfew.

Irene, who was married to Bronson before he was jailed and still calls him by his former name Mick Peterson, said: ‘A Bentley car is going to come and pick him up when the day comes.

‘It’s going to take him straight to the greasiest spoon cafe he can find so he can have a double breakfast of everything – double sausage, double egg.

Irene said they had joked that he could live in her garden shed.

‘I said, “I can lock you in every night and let you out in the morning so you feel more at home”.’