BBC Cancels Ashley Cain’s Documentary Over Misogynistic Tweets

Ashley Cain's documentary series has been axed by bosses, after his history of misogynistic tweets was revealed.

The star has come under fire after it emerged that he'd made social media posts calling women 's**gs', 's**ts' and 'psychos', on his account, which has since been taken down.

The Guardian revealed the series of tweets in which he refers to women in abusive terms, making jokes about hitting women and degrading sexual practices, alongside abusive messages with offensive sexualised language.

Now, the BBC have confirmed in a statement that the new series of Ashley's show Into The Danger Zone, which has already been filmed, will not be broadcast, and stated they 'clearly failed' in their vetting of the star.

The second series was filmed earlier this year but had not been scheduled for release at this stage.

The show saw Ashley travel to some of the most dangerous parts of the world to interview young men.

A spokesperson said: 'The posts by Ashley Cain, albeit from many years ago, are completely unacceptable. 

'The BBC has clear requirements around vetting and social media checks, which are undertaken by the production company. In this instance, the process clearly failed and we are investigating why. 

'We are continuing to strengthen our processes to ensure everyone working for, and on behalf of, the BBC meets our values and standards. 

'We have no plans to broadcast the new series of 'Into the Danger Zone', and no future projects with Ashley Cain.' 

The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Ashley Cain for comment.

After Ashley's tweets were first revealed on Wednesday, the BBC swiftly pulled repeat episodes from series one of the documentary that had been due to air next week. 

A BBC spokesperson told Daily Mail: 'We are very clear we expect the highest standards of behaviour from everyone who works with or for the BBC. 

'When allegations are brought to our attention we take them seriously. We will consider this information carefully and do not intend to comment further at this stage.'

The second series was filmed earlier this year but has not been scheduled for release at this stage. 

The investigation revealed that in 2014, in response to a since-deleted tweet he claimed to be homophobic, he tweeted that one female user should 'go and choke on a c*** you s**t'.

To another female user in 2015 he wrote: 'The only thing that's desperate around here is your pictures with your s**t t*ts. Now suck a d***, and f*** off.'

The publication stated there were a dozen other similar posts. However on Wednesday night his X account was removed from the platform. 

In 2015, Ashley was accused of recording Rachel Roftis, 33, during sex and sharing clips to Snapchat without her consent. He strongly denied this. 

The pair met at a club in Bexleyheath before spending the night together in a hotel.

She told The Guardian she 'screamed' at Cain when she realised the footage had been shared and said the incident has 'massively affected her relationships with men. She doesn't trust anybody really now.'

The Daily Mail has contacted Ashley's representatives for comment. 

Ashley's career began as a winger in the Football League before he turned to reality television and high-profile charity fundraising.

Between 2014-2015 he appeared on MTV's Ex On The Beach, where he said: 'you can't turn a h*e into a housewife'. 

He also competed on Celebrity MasterChef in 2025, reaching the semi-final and also starred on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. 

More recently, he has stepped into investigative broadcasting, hosting the documentary series on BBC Three. 

He had been praised by BBC executives for his 'exceptional' ability to connect with young men, and described him as 'what BBC Three is about'. 

Ashley also pivoted his career toward extreme ultra-endurance challenges to fundraise for childhood cancer research after his daughter, Azaylia, tragically died at eight months old after battling a rare form of .

Azaylia was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia and had tumours on her lungs, stomach and kidneys. 

She was given several rounds of chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant at Birmingham Children's Hospital, but sadly died on April 24, 2021.

Following her death, Ashley and his partner Safiyya Vorajee, Azaylia's mother, split up, after Safiyya said the couple struggled with their grief and he started to drink 'quite a lot'. 

The pair created the Azaylia Foundation in August 2021. It's dedicated to raising awareness, funding vital research, and providing memorable experiences for children battling cancer. 

Ashley later said continuing this work is now his life goal, raising thousands with various endeavours such as a huge charity bike ride and gruelling endurance feats. 

He said at the time: 'Exercise and doing this bike ride is something that has kept me here. 

'Raising funds and doing these challenges has given me a purpose again. I feel like I am doing something.

'It is a way for me to release endorphins so I can just get through every day.'

Ashley went on to welcome son Aliyas with a new partner and a mystery woman in January 2024, who he later split from. He also welcomed a son called Atlas in November 2024. 

The scandal is yet another example of BBC bosses failing to thorough vet stars, and comes just two months after the channel's chair, Samir Shah, promised to draw a 'line in the sand' concerning unacceptable behaviour from on-screen talent.

In the speech, delivered at Broadcasting House on 28 April 2025, Samir responded to a wave of scandals involving presenters such as Huw Edwards and Gregg Wallace.

'Frankly, I know it's not easy to deal with such behaviour [when it] surfaces in the middle of a recording,' he said and told staff he had 'an absolute determination to take decisive action and rid the BBC of these behaviours for good.'