Tabatha Cash

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Tabatha Cash
Born
Celine Barbe[1]

(1973-12-27) 27 December 1973 (age 50)
Saint-Denis, France
Other namesLydia Celine, Tabatha, Celine Lydie, Tabatah Cash, Celyne Lidie, Celine, Tabitha Cash, Ce'line, Ce'line Duval, Lydia Ce'line, Tabetha Cash, Celine Duval, Celine Lydye
Educationlaw school
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
SpouseFrank Vardon (1993-2014, his death)

Tabatha Cash (born 27 December 1973) is a French former pornographic actress and currently the editor in chief of France's Hot Vidéo magazine as well as the head of the Hot Video group.[1]

Career[edit]

Cash quit school at 15 in Paris and entered the porn industry in 1992.[2] In May 1993 Cash won a Hot D'Or for Best European Starlet (roughly the equivalent to the AVN Best New Starlet award) during the International Film Festival in Cannes. The following year she won Best European Actress at the Hot d'Or ceremony. Although according to the Internet Adult Film Database (IAFD) she performed in her last video in 1994, videos that include her appearances have continued to be released steadily.[3]

Appearances[edit]

Outside pornography, she has worked as a presenter on SkyRock Radio in France,[4] and starred in the mainstream movie, Raï, playing the central female character, a young Algerian woman.[5] She was also on French national TV Canal+, and her face and figure have been seen on the cover of magazines such as Elle, Cosmopolitan, Glamour and GQ.[2] Cash was also featured in the 1995 calendar of the magazine Max.[6]

Publishing[edit]

In July 2014, after the death of her husband and Hot Video group owner Frank Vardon in January, Cash took control of the Hot Video group and its five branches which includes its magazine and media operations. She is also the editor in chief of the magazine.[2] This was announced via a contest in the magazine that culminated with a cover spread and article about its new editor.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Cash was romantically involved with far-right political activist Serge Ayoub in the 1990s.[8][9] At age 20, Cash married Franck Vardon, editor of Hot Vidéo, and settled down to be a stay-at-home mom.[2]

Awards[edit]

  • 1993, Hot d'Or, Best European Starlet[2]
  • 1994, Hot d'Or, Best European Actress[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "L'ancienne star du porno Tabatha Cash devient directrice de Hot Vidéo en remplacement de son mari décédé en janvier" [The former porn star Tabatha Cash became the director of Hot Video in place of her deceased husband in January]. www.jeanmarcmorandini.com (in French). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Staff. "Hot Video Reveals Cover Girl ... and New Editor". AVN.com. Adult Video News. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ^ Tabatha Cash at the Internet Adult Film Database
  4. ^ Philip Malcolm Waller Thody; Howard Evans; Michelle Pepratx-Evans (1995). Le Franglais. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 9780485121155. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  5. ^ Alec G. Hargreaves; Mark McKinney (1997). Post-colonial Cultures in France. Routledge. ISBN 9780415144872. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  6. ^ Lorenzo, Gérome (22 August 2014). "Tabatha Cash le retour !". Hot Vidéo (in French). Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  7. ^ Staff. "Hot Video Sponsors Contest: Guess Who's On the Cover?". AVN.com. Adult Video News. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Ayoub, nazi qui s'en dédit". Libération.fr.
  9. ^ "Paris - Skinheads Vs. Bikers". vice.com. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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