- Ashley Hames
Ashley Hames (born:
19 November 1970 inStourport ,Worcestershire ,United Kingdom ) is a British Presenter and Director. He also boasts the dubious claim to have been the originalNews Bunny onL!VE TV .Ashley has fronted three series of Bravo TV’s highest ever rating show, "
Sin Cities ", two fifteen part and one ten part series about sex from around the world, and "Man's Work", a series also shown on Bravo TV. Ashley also has a book - Sin Cities: Adventures of a Sex ReporterHe is also seen on Five as the co-host, along with
Robert Llewellyn from "Scrapheap Challenge" and "Red Dwarf", of a new ten part series called "Top Trumps". The show will be aired at 7.30 pm from the 1st September 2008.Ashley initially made his mark in front of camera at
Channel 4 where he directed and presented "Bad Trip", a controversial documentary uncovering his exploits with aPlayboy model, a homeless alcoholic and other lethal weapons inTexas , USA. In the past, behind camera, he has also filmed and edited a documentary about cocaine for the channel’s launch of 4Later, as well as directing E4’s "Posh Rock ", a series about wealthy teenagers inCornwall .In 2006 Ashley hosted a show called "
Man's Work " in which he plunged into the world of "extreme jobs" to test his physical and mental capabilities. This included crab fishing in Alaska, crime scene cleaning in San Francisco and playing for the Sydney Swans in Aussie Rules Football.In 2007, Ashley hosted a four part travel series for
BBC Two , never be broadcast due to legal issues. "Guilt Trip" took lovers of luxury goods to see the real ecological and human costs of their vices.Since the release of "Adventures of a Sex Reporter", two random men from Carnbroe, Coatbridge, in Scotland, John McGovern & Paul McDonach, have started a street-team, and subsequently launched a campaign to promote Hames' potent, lush book, with all the zeal of the most hardcore evangelist.
The group, formed on the popular internet site Bebo, colloquially refer to themselves as "Ash-Qaeda". [http://www.bebo.com/ashleyhames69]
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