[RadioKnower]

I remember watching a documentary on one of the digital channels a few years ago, about television personalty Michael Aspel and talking about how he was a notorious womaniser and had fathered lots of children with different women over the years.

He used his power to make sure they all gained high profile media jobs and I'm pretty sure a former Blue Peter presenter and a member of a boyband were amongst them.

Does anyone know if Aspel is still in contact with his children and have any more come into prominence since the original documentary aired?

[monkeyteets]

Originally Posted by RadioKnower

I remember watching a documentary on one of the digital channels a few years ago, about television personalty Michael Aspel and talking about how he was a notorious womaniser and had fathered lots of children with different women over the years.

He used his power to make sure they all gained high profile media jobs and I'm pretty sure a former Blue Peter presenter and a member of a boyband were amongst them.

Does anyone know if Aspel is still in contact with his children and have any more come into prominence since the original documentary aired?

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[monkeyteets]

Originally Posted by RadioKnower

I remember watching a documentary on one of the digital channels a few years ago, about television personalty Michael Aspel and talking about how he was a notorious womaniser and had fathered lots of children with different women over the years.

He used his power to make sure they all gained high profile media jobs and I'm pretty sure a former Blue Peter presenter and a member of a boyband were amongst them.

Does anyone know if Aspel is still in contact with his children and have any more come into prominence since the original documentary aired?

was this a spoof? i think you might be thinking of a spoof.

[RadioKnower]

I don't think it was.

[monkeyteets]

it was called sex lies and michael aspel 2004 comedy just checked imdb

[RadioKnower]

Originally Posted by monkeyteets

it was called sex lies and michael aspel 2004 comedy just checked imdb

I think that could have been a mistake. I don't think an experienced and respected broadcaster would mislead TV viewers like that.

[monkeyteets]

somebody ought to give the daily mail the heads up eh !

[RadioKnower]

Originally Posted by monkeyteets

somebody ought to give the daily mail the heads up eh !

You can't believe everything you read in the paper.

[Stockingfiller]

Perhaps the spoof writers picked on him just because he's been married three times and has seven children. Nothing illegal, has ever been hinted at.

[Billy_Value]

are you serious? it was a spoof they did one with dale winton getting married and neil morrissey making a skin cream that reverses thre aging process

[Tweacle Tart II]

This thread

[gregsanison]

Aspel is just like Pauline Quirke - two cockneys!

[whatever54]

Originally Posted by Billy_Value

are you serious? it was a spoof they did one with dale winton getting married and neil morrissey making a skin cream that reverses thre aging process

what's that old saying 'no smoke without fire' what's happened to Dale Winton these days

[pinkpowerranger]

I remember this my, brother in law was also convinced it was real

[Misty08]

My father was also convinced it was real. There are alot of gullible people about. Yes, let me reiterate what has been said above - this programme was a spoof.

[Gwylfa]

He did leave his wife and children ( one of which was disabled) for a woman who appeared in a soap (Mrs Hewitt?).

[Beautiful_Harv]

Mrs Hewitt was Arthur Fowlers bit on the side, im sure.

[Sloopy]

Originally Posted by Gwylfa

He did leave his wife and children ( one of which was disabled) for a woman who appeared in a soap (Mrs Hewitt?).

Mrs Hewitt was his real-life wife for many years - and he went on to leave her for another woman! They've never divorced though.

He's obviously got previous form for it.

[southlad]

Originally Posted by RadioKnower

I think that could have been a mistake. I don't think an experienced and respected broadcaster would mislead TV viewers like that.

How could you not tell it was a spoof??

[MsWalker]

Yes. Spoof. I am getting less surprised at peoples gullibility on here.

[Butterface]

Originally Posted by Misty08

My father was also convinced it was real. There are alot of gullible people about. Yes, let me reiterate what has been said above - this programme was a spoof.

It was clearly a spoof at the time. I cannot believe there are people that believe it was true?

[Beabarb]

I'm afraid it was a spoof - I seem to remember he "married" Nell McAndrews!

[Vodka_Drinka]

Didn't the spoof try and make out he'd had an affair with Pamela Anderson?

[skp20040]

Originally Posted by RadioKnower

I think that could have been a mistake. I don't think an experienced and respected broadcaster would mislead TV viewers like that.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...utocuties.html

One clue to Michael's ability to laugh at himself was the 2003 BBC Three spoof documentary Sex, Lies And Michael Aspel.

"The idea was that I'd had about 30 children by famous women like Jan Leeming, Valerie Singleton, Pamela Anderson and Angie Best. We didn't script it and there were clues that it was a spoof, but I got tons of hate mail.

"One man approached me in the street and said: 'I wept for you last night.' I couldn't correct him so I thanked him and went on my way


http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/tv...slifeinyoutube


6. Sending himself up brilliantly in the Zelig-esque spoof documentary Sex, Lies and Michael Aspel.

[jazzydrury3]

One of Michael Aspel's sons, went to a Disabled Residential College i was at