Anne Aston
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Anne Aston is an actress and television presenter best known as the hostess of the The Golden Shot
in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
She grew up in West Bromwich
in the Midlands
and attended West Bromwich Technical High School. After leaving school she worked for the travel agency run by her father before successfully auditioning for the Golden Shot in 1967. On the show she was cast as the stereotypical dumb mini-skirted blonde who struggled to add up the contestants' scores.
Her acting roles include Up the Chastity Belt
(1971) and Jason King
(1971).
She later went on to run a property business in Hampshire
.
The Golden Shot
The Golden Shot is a British television game show produced by ATV for ITV between 1 July 1967 and 13 April 1975, based on the German TV show Der goldene Schuss. It is most commonly associated with host Bob Monkhouse, though, three other presenters also hosted the show during its lifetime...
in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
She grew up in West Bromwich
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
in the Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
and attended West Bromwich Technical High School. After leaving school she worked for the travel agency run by her father before successfully auditioning for the Golden Shot in 1967. On the show she was cast as the stereotypical dumb mini-skirted blonde who struggled to add up the contestants' scores.
Her acting roles include Up the Chastity Belt
Up the Chastity Belt
Up the Chastity Belt is a 1971 British film, a spin-off from the TV series Up Pompeii! that starred Frankie Howerd and was directed by Bob Kellett.-Synopsis:...
(1971) and Jason King
Jason King (TV series)
Jason King was a British television series produced from 1971 to 1972. Each episode was one hour in duration , and the series had a run of one season of 26 episodes. As well as its native UK, the series was also screened in countries as far afield as Australia, Norway, Argentina and Peru...
(1971).
She later went on to run a property business in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
.