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'My trout pout hell': Leslie Ash reveals her trauma in TV documentary
Updated 14:08pm on 1 Sep 2008
She has become as famous for her ‘trout pout’ as she has for her acting career.
Now Leslie Ash is to investigate why her cosmetic surgery went wrong in a new television documentary.
The one-hour programme for ITV1 will expose the true state of the industry and explain how few qualifications are needed for people setting themselves up as practitioners.
However, Leslie, left, stops short of naming the doctor who performed her own procedure.
Leslie, star of the hit comedy Men Behaving Badly, had silicone injected into her upper lip six years ago.
Before and after: Leslie Ash has been living with her trout pout for six years
The end result was hugely disfiguring as her lips swelled to more than double their original size.
An ITV spokesman said: ‘Leslie has wanted to talk about what happened about her lips for a long time.
‘She was nervous about doing it but she felt very strongly that now was the right time to do something. She is passionate about the subject and really wanted to highlight
the fact that the industry is still so unregulated.’
The 48-year-old actress also interviews the singer Toyah Wilcox about her experiences with plastic surgery.
According to Jazz Thwaites, the managing director of Transparent Television, who made the show, it is, ultimately, a very personal journey.
Ms Thwaites praised Leslie’s screen presence, saying she is ‘absolutely fascinating’ and grows in confidence as she learns more about her procedure.
Leslie has not appeared on television since she was taken to hospital in April 2004 with a punctured lung and two broken ribs.
While being treated at the Chelsea and Westminster, she contracted a superbug which nearly killed her and temporarily left her paralysed from the waist down.
The actress, who still cannot walk without the help of a stick, was awarded record damages of £5million last January.
Reader views (6)
I Don't know if you received my last comments. If not, please tell Leslie that she looks great as she is. She was attractive before her op but she is just as attractive now, only in a different way. Leslie, God loves you as you are. Physical beauty is praised in the Bible but spiritual beauty is praised moreso. Just read the Bible and realise just how much God loves you. Compared to His love for you, the opinions of people are so insignificant.
- peter denison, Huby (nr Leeds, 16/06/2010 13:50
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Obviously that wasn't what she thought was going to happen. Actresses are under ridiculous stress to look prettier/younger. These days this kind of procedure is not seen as a big deal. Is this sad affair really so hard to understand?
- Rebmud Sticks, HIcksville, Canada, 11/01/2010 15:44
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Why did Leslie do this? She looked perfectly fine before, now her face looks oldly deformed.
- Justine, Leicestershire, 11/11/2009 09:32
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i think it is a real shame on Leslie Ash because she was really pretty and didn't need to get the silicone injections.
- Rachael Hill, scotland, 30/10/2008 11:26
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I really enjoyed the programme for the following reasons.
As a qualified nurse I recently undertook a course in Botox and fillers. I had hoped to run a business of my own, was excited about it and funded it myself (£1,300).
The course consisted of 3 nurses and a model. We did botox and fillers on each other and the model. The nurse who did my lips had a cold sore and was therefore unable to have her own lips done. Interestingly enough 24 hours after my lips were done I developed a nasty cold sore which has scarred my upperlip.
I felt very uncomfortable injecting faces - it felt alien to everything I had trained for as a nurse. My hands were very trembly and I did not feel competent it the procedures.
I had approximately £700 spend on my face and apart from my cold sore could see no difference in my face at all.
I decided to never inject a face again and after watching Leslie's programme felt very happy with my previous decision.
Please send Leslie my thanks and congratulations on a fantastic programme.
Let her believe that inner attractiveness and learning to love yourself are so important.
Many thanks.
- Cherry Browne, Frome, UK, 25/09/2008 17:39
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I dont think her lips are her only problem.
Why do people do that to themselves? Does she really believe that she looks better that way than with crows feet, laughter lines & wrinkles!
- Martin, Barcelona., Spain, 25/09/2008 16:39
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