Ashley Hayden, television presenter, actress, motivational speaker, corporate trainer and MC. She has travelled the globe to shoot in Europe, North and South America, Africa, and Asia, while her appearances on M-Net have ensured that she is an instantly recognizable and glamorous addition to any function.

Having taken away from the cameras to raise a young family for the last few years, 2006 saw her make a welcome return to showbiz with a role in the BBC production “Coup”, as well as finding time to travel the country to host launches, conferences and MC Gala evenings.

Recent highlights include the 100th episode of “The Weakest Link”, where she won the show and donated the money to the SPCA. Dance fans were delighted to discover that she has never been one to back away from a challenge. Early 2008 saw her taking to the floor for a new series of “Strictly Come Dancing”, where despite breaking her toe early in the series, she and her partner Muntu Ngobane continued to the quarter finals. And 2010 sees her back on the small screen as one of the contestants in M-Net’s Survivor: Santa Carolina, a grueling challenge calling on all her resources to try and win the title of Ultimate Survivor.

A versatile and talented performer, Ashley has spent the last decade presenting on television, acting for both the big and small screen, hosting numerous events in the corporate sector, and delivering talks to selected audiences. She has been sharing the fruits of her experience with business executives, training them to face audiences and cameras via her Present Like a Pro Development Programme. She also speaks to female audiences with her Women Mean Business series of seminars, and to mixed audiences with her Corporate Survivor presentation which extrapolates lessons learned on a desert island about teamwork, leadership, and individual goals.