Model, Scandal
After returning to England, Ashley became a successful fashion model, appearing in such publications as Vogue (photographed by David Bailey) and winning a small role in the film The Road to Hong Kong, which starred Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.
After a friend sold her story to the media, in 1961 under the headline "Her" secret is out, the Sunday People outed Ashely as transsexual. She became a centre of attention and some scandal, and her film credit was instantly dropped.
In 1963 she wed Hon. Arthur Corbett (later 3rd Baron Rowallan), the Eton-educated son and heir of Lord Rowallan, who also enjoyed cross-dressing. However, in 1970 Corbett had the marriage annulled on the grounds that Ashley had been born male, even though he knew about her history when they married.
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