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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isobel Lewis

BBC speaks out over Ashley Cain’s resurfaced misogynistic tweets: ‘We take allegations seriously’

Ashley Cain, the former reality star turned BBC presenter, referred to women as “slags”, “sluts” and “b****es” in historic social media posts, it has been reported.

On Wednesday (17 June), it was reported that Cain, who hosts the BBC docuseries Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone and competed on Celebrity Masterchef, allegedly had a back catalogue of offensive, misogynistic and violent posts on X (formerly Twitter) directly aimed at or about women.

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