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BBC Says No Plans to Air Filmed Second Series of Ashley Cain Show After Old Tweets Surface
The BBC said it has no plans to broadcast a second series of Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone after reports of sexist comments he posted more than ten years ago. Cain apologized on Instagram, stating the posts came from a younger version of himself. The broadcaster said its vetting process clearly failed.
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BBC News reported that the BBC has no plans to broadcast a second series of Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone. The decision follows reports of explicit sexist and misogynistic comments Cain posted on his since-deleted X account more than a decade ago. The comments, first reported by the Guardian and viewed by BBC News, included terms such as "slags", "bitches", "sluts" and "psychos".
Some posts contained jokes about hitting women. A BBC spokesman said the posts are "completely unacceptable" and that the production company's social-media vetting "clearly failed". The broadcaster is investigating and strengthening its processes.
It also stated it has no future projects with Cain planned. Cain posted a statement on Instagram on 16 June 2026. He said he is "not proud" of the language and that the comments were made "over a decade ago by a younger version of myself".
Cain, whose professional football career ended due to injury, added that he has learned from his mistakes and dedicated his life to honoring his daughter Azaylia, who died of cancer in 2021 at the age of eight months. Cain has appeared in MTV's Ex on the Beach and BBC's Go Hard or Go Home. The second series was commissioned and filmed earlier in 2026 but had not been scheduled for broadcast.
