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BBC presenter Ashley Cain faces review over slur posts

6/17/2026

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Investigations found BBC presenter Ashley Cain repeatedly posted slurs on X, including a 2014 “go and choke on a cock you slut” reply and 2015 messages calling a woman’s pictures “shit tits” and telling her to “suck a dick.”
The BBC said it was unaware of the posts, is reviewing them, and expects the highest behavioural standards.
Cain continues to host the BBC Three series “Into the Danger Zone.”

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Investigations found BBC presenter Ashley Cain repeatedly posted slurs on X, including a 2014 “go and choke on a cock you slut” reply and 2015 messages calling a woman’s pictures “shit tits” and telling her to “suck a dick.”
The BBC said it was unaware of the posts, is reviewing them, and expects the highest behavioural standards.
Cain continues to host the BBC Three series “Into the Danger Zone.”