Let’s zip back a decade or so to the early days of Babestation’s notorious parallel show, Babecast TV, where one of the then newfangled babe channels’ brightest stars – Karina Currie – was translating her already considerable experience in modelling, erotica and adult movies, into televisual fantasy for Sky viewers. Karina had the three ingredients which time has established as the Holy Grail for babe channels: pin-up looks, engaging personality, and XXX-compatibility. Even today, that lethal combination of attributes is exceptionally difficult for the babe channels to source. Karina was a ‘ready made’ babe channel babe, who could cover all the bases right off the bat. And she came with a great deal of integrity. She didn’t need to play tricks.
Karina’s association with the Freeview channels actually began through mainstream documentary television rather than live babeshows. I remember seeing her in a late night Channel 5 programme in 2004, where she spoke about her adult movies. My abiding memory of it was hearing her say that when she watched the movies back she thought: “Is my chin too big?”.
But in the context of babeshows, Karina Currie first got to know the Freeview audience as one of the original girls on Babecast’s successor – Partyland, starting in March 2009. The series hit Freeview on the 20th of the month, and Karina first hosted the show two nights later, alongside Candy – subsequently known as Kandi Kay.
Karina moved to Babestation in September 2009, when Babestation and Partyland were
merged, and she became one of the Babestation sales presenters at the start of October 2010. Having dedicated presenters, who would just talk to camera instead of on the phone was a controversial move, I know, but I loved the concept, and Karina in that role, with her offbeat style and trademark idiosyncrasy of talking in rhyme, really lifted a night and gave it a vibe.
Unfortunately, Karina’s days as a Babestation Freeview regular ended on 31st January 2011, and her unique way of entertaining has since been much missed on national TV. Karina Currie held up well emotionally on her last night at Babestation, presenting stark naked pretty much throughout the show. But when the babe channels shut down mid flow so that all the girls could pounce on her with their best wishes, a card and a send-off, the tears did start to flow.
Karina has done plenty since moving on from her role as a Babestation regular, from stints on Studio 66, (S66) to Red Light Central, maybe she’ll do Xpanded or Sexstation again. It would be nice to see her back on UK terrestrial screens. Not necessarily on a babe channel – just on TV. She makes you smile, and that’s kind of what the telly’s there for.
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