Anne Aston

Born Anne Lloyd on New Year's Day 1948 in Glasgow, she grew up from the age of just 3 weeks in West Bromwich in Sandwell and attended West Bromwich Technical High School. She was a supporter and season ticket holder at local football club West Bromwich Albion.[1] After leaving school she worked for the travel agency run by her father before auditioning successfully for the Golden Shot where she made her debut, aged 21, in January 1969. Aston said, "100 girls were interviewed and the number reduced to seven for the final audition and then I was chosen". This was her first live show which was recorded in black and white and broadcast on Sunday afternoons at 5pm. Her surname was changed from Lloyd to Aston to avoid confusion with an actress who had the same name at the time. It was chosen in reference to the location Aston near the studios in Birmingham where the Golden Shot was shown. On the show she gave the appearance of struggling to cope with the simple arithmetic needed to calculate the contestants' scores - this was later perceived as stereotyping but in fact she admitted she found that part of the job difficult. At its peak the show was being watched by 16 million viewers and Aston was receiving over 100 fan mail letters every week. She has made many personal appearances and became a comic-book character nicknamed "The Hostess With The Mostess". She made a recording called I Can’t Stop Myself From Loving You Babe, however this failed to chart.[2]

Her acting roles have included Up the Chastity Belt (1971) a British film in which she played the part of Princess Lobelia and the TV series Jason King (1971). She has also appeared with Ivor Emmanuel in Aladdin at the Grand Theatre, Swansea in 1978[3] and with Frankie Howerd in Cinderella at Theatre Royal, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.[4]

In 1974 Aston launched her own fashion line called Golden Made. During the 1980s, Aston transitioned to running a property business in Hampshire although has now since retired.[5]

Aston met future husband and manager Eddie Trevett whom she started dating in January 1974 whilst in pantomime alongside Tony Blackburn. She married Trevett 12 years later in 1986 and has one stepson, Chris.[6]

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