BBC made second Ashley Cain TV series despite alleged misconduct

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. Cain in a scene from Into the Danger Zone, which was commissioned for a second series. …