BBC made second Ashley Cain TV series despite alleged misconduct

The BBC’s decision to hire Cain is under scrutiny after the Guardian revealed his history of highly offensive and misogynistic social media posts. Photograph: Scott Garfitt/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen The BBC’s decision to hire Cain is under scrutiny after the Guardian revealed his history of highly offensive and misogynistic social media posts. Photograph: Scott Garfitt/Shutterstock BBC made second Ashley Cain TV series despite alleged misconduct Filming in Las Vegas was suspended and Cain replaced as presenter after he appeared to be drunk, sources say BBC presenter Ashley Cain called women ‘slags’, ‘sluts’ and ‘bitches’ Warning: this article contains sexually explicit, offensive language The BBC made a second documentary series fronted by the presenter Ashley Cain just months after it was informed about an incident of alleged misconduct on a separate production in Las Vegas, which caused filming to be suspended and another presenter flown out at short notice to replace him. The BBC’s decision to hire Cain, and promote him as a rare talent who could appeal to young men, is under scrutiny after the Guardian revealed his history of highly offensive and misogynistic social media posts , including jokes about hitting women and degrading sexual practices. A former professional footballer and MTV reality TV star, Cain had also been publicly accused by a woman of uploading footage of them having sex to Snapchat without her consent – which he denied – before the BBC hired him to present season one of Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone, which was first broadcast on BBC Three on 1 April 2025. Months later, Cain flew to the US to present another BBC production, Sin City: The Real Las Vegas . Filming took place in Las Vegas in June 2025. On 9 June last year, Cain posted on Instagram to say he was scheduled to “head to Las Vegas this week to film another documentary series”, and posted a video of himself leaving for the airport on 10 June. “Another documentary series pending … see you on the other side,” he wrote. View image in fullscreen Cain in a scene from Into the Danger Zone, which was commissioned for a second series. Photograph: BBC Multiple sources familiar with the production allege it had to be temporarily suspended after Cain appeared to be drunk during filming on 12 June. Sources said a decision was made to halt filming, before Cain was scheduled to meet vulnerable contributors, including representatives from a sex trafficking charity and a sex worker. The following day, a BBC commissioner is understood to have been made aware of the concerns raised by the crew on the production. The broadcaster then requested it to be suspended. Cain’s agent was also notified. Statements were subsequently collected from crew members. It is understood those statements were shared with the BBC. Cain returned to the UK – in effect being pulled from the production – and another presenter, Tir Dhondy, flew out on 14 June to replace him. By then two intervie