What is Ashley Gold doing now?

Ashley Gold of “Hardcore Pawn” fame is branching out on her own. The Bloomfield Township resident, who spent nine seasons on the popular reality TV show, is now hawking jewelry through her own website at www.pawnchickshopping.com, which she describes as online shopping destination for men and women.

Is Les Gold still in business?

Visitors are often surprised to learn that the store still operates as a full-service pawn shop and that members of the Gold family are still heavily involved in the daily operations in the store despite their busy filming and appearance schedules.

Where is Les Gold now?

A third generation broker, Leslie Gold was born back in June of 1950 and continues to live and work in the Michigan city he was born in.

Why did Ashley leave Pawn Stars?

Ashley Gold spent nine seasons on her family’s popular reality TV show only to leave her father and brother in order to break out on her own. The former manager of the jewelry counter at American Jewelry and Loan has started an online jewelry pawning business with her own website.

Where is rich from American Jewelry and Loan?

Detroit
Rich Pyle is a Detroit native and reality star fan favorite. For seven seasons, Rich starred as himself on the truTV reality show Hardcore Pawn (2009), based on the pawn business American Jewelry and Loan located on the nationally renowned 8 Mile in Detroit.

Why is there no danger in Pawn Stars?

This was deemed too dark for television, and from the second season all mention of danger was dropped and pawn stories downplayed in favor of people selling unusual things and Les bargaining them down in price. Owner Les Gold said at the launch of the show that there would be no staged antics, products or characters on the show.

Who is the owner of the pawn shop on truTV?

For those not in the know, “Hardcore Pawn” is a 30-minute show on TruTV that follows the exploits of American Jewelry and Loan — a pawn shop on Greenfield Road in Detroit — that is owned and operated by Les Gold and his two kids, Seth and Ashley. It premiered on Aug.

Why do people still use pawn shops?

According to an interview with the Las Vegas Sun, Gold believes they offer people “alternative-financial institutions,” as opposed to banks. He continued by saying patrons “still have birthdays, still have anniversaries,” because pawn shops allow them to persevere in the face of financial struggles.

Is ‘pawn brokers’ on ‘the bachelorette’ real?

If Seth is to be believed, the show is 100 percent real. “We’re pawnbrokers, not actors,” he said in his Reddit AMA chat, when asked if customers ever turn it up for the cameras. He continued: “The truth is, these are real customers.