Ricky Groves has swapped Albert Square for the world of infomercials with an appearance in a social media ad promoting mould remover. The soap actor, 57, who played hapless mechanic Gary Hobbs in the ...

Infomercials have long promised you cutting-edge fun, but some of the most memorable toys sold through TV spots were also among the most hazardous. The seven toys below were heavily promoted in ...

The man behind one of the 2000s’s most recognizable infomercials stepped into Texas politics last week. Offer Vince Shlomi, known commonly as the ShamWow guy, filed paperwork to run for Congress as a ...

The "ShamWow guy" is running for Congress and is looking to wipe the floor with the competition. Offer Vince Shlomi, the once-prominent infomercial pitchman, is running for Congress in Texas, ...

Offer Vince Shlomi, an infomercial star known as the "ShamWow guy" for hawking super absorbent towels on late-night television, is running for Congress in Texas. Offer Vince Shlomi Informercial star ...

Is Susan Powter the original influencer? Back in the ’90s, way before social media made it easy for any old person to pick up a phone and become a star—or a brand spokesperson, for that matter—the ...

Susan Powter was once a staple of the early 1990s with her "Stop the Insanity" fitness infomercial empire, but she eventually lost everything. After her company filed for bankruptcy in 1995, Powter ...

Susan Powter was the face of ’90s fitness, a high-energy presence in a platinum blond buzzcut urging America to abandon the fad diets and “stop the insanity!” Her infomercials were ubiquitous as she ...

In April 2002, JPMorgan Chase raised a red flag about Jeffrey Epstein. The bank had noticed his accounts were cashing an unusual number of checks, many for $9,500 or $9,800—just under the $10,000 ...

Sabrina Carpenter should get on Shark Tank with this product offer! On Thursday, Saturday Night Live shared a cut sketch where Carpenter “sells” and pitches opting for a “tall, plain boyfriend” as a ...

Susan Powter has experienced a lot of change in her life after she rose to fame with her fitness infomercials. After her first husband, Nic Villarreal, left her for another woman in 1986, Powter went ...