tx 2014 / 4 x 60" / tlc
JODIE MARSH ON...
Jodie Marsh On… Steroids
She has conquered as a natural bodybuilder, getting her body to peak physique through sheer hard work and determination, and NOT with anabolic steroids. Believing that the prevalence of steroids and their performance-enhancing effects on the body and mind are why the sport isn’t taken seriously, Jodie Marsh wants to lift the lid on the extraordinary undercover world of steroid use, finding out why people take them and whether you can achieve the strength and appearance of a body on steroids, naturally, and exploring the physical, psychological and emotional effects of steroid use. Along the way Jodie will meet people whose lives have been changed by steroids, some for the better and some for the worst, including Spyk whose heart exploded from his addiction to steroids, Candi who is now so masculine from prolonged use of the stimulants, she has a successful career as a star drag act, Brandi Mae, a bodybuilding champion who believe’s you have to take steroids to get to the top, and funds her use by appearing in adult movies, and Coco who quit using at the height of her career when she hit rock bottom.
Jodie Marsh On… The Game
In ‘Jodie Marsh On…The Game’, Jodie turns her attention from push-ups to prostitution. Having spent a large part of her life monetising her image as a glamour model and bodybuilder, Jodie has a real sense of what it’s like to sell your body. Having also worked as a pole-dancer, she will be using her own personal experience of the potential pitfalls that tempt women in the trade. She will be finding out where she, and the wider public, draws the line when it comes to people selling their bodies, and how attitudes have changed to the world’s oldest profession. To do that, she will put herself into the shoes of a working girl and really get under the skin of the vice industry. She will also be meeting people involved in the escorting and prostitution industry – female and male escorts, prostitutes, madams and punters – and revealing their stories.
Jodie Marsh On… Plastic Surgery
Jodie explores what is motivating even greater numbers to go under the knife, and why so many people are now looking to reverse their surgery. As she meets those whose surgery has delivered the vision of plastic perfection they craved, and those who now regret it and want their procedures reversed, Jodie faces up to the reasons she went under the knife.
Jodie Marsh On… Mail Order Brides
follows Jodie to Ukraine where she experiences the ever growing mail order bride business first hand. She’ll meet those who are turning to an international dating agency to find love, those who say they are living proof that the mail order bride system works, and those who say that happy honeymoons inevitably give way to exploitation and even abuse. Will it teach Jodie any lessons about her own approach to finding love?
Jodie Marsh On… Lying Cheating Men
In Jodie Marsh On… Lying Cheating Men, Jodie explores the reasons why so many men cheat and lie, from love rats to rom-conners, she meets the men who have been repeatedly unfaithful, criminally deceptive and ultimate masters of manipulation. Herself a victim of lying, cheating men, Jodie also speaks to the women whose lives have been impacted in the hope that she can uncover the tell-tales signs.
Jodie Marsh On… Virgins
In Jodie Marsh On… Virgins, Jodie takes an in-depth look at society’s attitude to the value of virginity. She explores abstinence by speaking to those who preach purity and show sexual restraint. In the UK, she meets women who were forced to keep their virginity in the most extreme of ways. And overseas, Jodie investigates the shocking trade of virgin trafficking and talks to those women who were forced to have their virginity taken away. How will it impact on her own views on sex, virginity and celibacy?