Flaneur Whenever I hear his name, I think of this:
Sex and drugs scandal
On 13 June 1988, Bough left[9] the BBC for a rest before being sacked, after the News of the World reported he had taken cocaine and worn lingerie at sex parties involving prostitutes.[10][11][12] The newspaper's former deputy editor Paul Connew later said of the scandal: "It caused a sensation at the time, given Bough's public image as the squeaky clean front man of breakfast and sports television."[13]
Roy Greenslade, professor of journalism at City University London, said that Bough made a "terrible mistake" by agreeing to speak to newspapers prior to publication of personal allegations, worsening the story.[14]
In February 1989, Bough was hired by Sky News to present the Frank Bough Interview for Sky TV for two series. In September 1989 he also joined London Weekend Television where he fronted Six O'Clock Live until it was axed in Summer 1992. In between his news duties he presented ITV's coverage of that year's Rugby World Cup tournament.
In late August 1992, Bough was reported to have been involved in a dungeon orgy.[15][16][17][18] The press published photographs of him leaving the flat of a prostitute who specialised in sadomasochism.[19] He said in a television interview: "everybody, when they have difficulties with their marriage or sexuality, surely has the right to sort out these things in the privacy of their own home."[20] His role as a rugby presenter ended after this second scandal.[1]