An award-winning female porn director has been appointed as a parliamentary hopeful for the Liberal Democrats, it was disclosed today. Anna Arrowsmith - managing director of adult entertainment company Easy on the Eye Productions - will stand for election in Gravesham, Kent. Since then she has directed more than raunchy scenes, and written and photographed a book to guide couples in how to make home-made porn.
Today, the year-old, who is married and lives with her husband Tim and dogs in Groombridge, near Tunbridge Wells, insisted she was ready to win Tory Adam Holloway's seat at the general election. Mrs Arrowsmith, who also has an MA in philosophy, said she was spurred into standing for election by the MPs' expenses scandal and a belief that women are under-represented in Parliament.
She said: "If people don't know what I do for a living then they would never know. The local party and the local people who I have so far met have seen that I'm very driven. I'm campaigning on behalf of the people in the Gravesham area. Her interest in politics stemmed from her watching Margaret Thatcher during the general election campaign and willing her to become Britain's first female prime minister.
Mrs Arrowsmith, who was named best director in the and UK Adult Film and Television Awards, became involved in porn to make it more accessible to women, she said. On her Twitter site, where she has more than followers, she wrote: "From the adult industry!
From porn to Parliament, here I come! Describing herself as a keen campaigner for women's rights and anti-censorship issues, she said she has spent 12 years trying to make the adult industry more female-friendly.
