Ashley James has admitted her week got off to a sobering start after her oldest child was rushed to hospital following a nasty fall.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, the TV personality revealed son Alfie, three, had been packed off to a local A&E with his father after injuring his ankle the previous day.
To make matters worse, daughter Ada, nineteen months – her youngest child with partner Tommy Andrews – had taken ill while Ashley, 37, was preparing for a business meeting.
Sharing a video across social media, the former Made In Chelsea cast-member – back home after a weekend away – was joined by her ailing daughter as she talked followers through her hectic morning.
‘Definitely crash landed back from a child free weekend. Little lady was up poorly in the night weren’t you?’ she said as Ada appeared in shot.
Ashley James has admitted her week got off to a sobering start after her oldest child was rushed to hospital following a nasty fall
Taking to Instagram on Monday, the TV personality revealed son Alfie, three, had been packed off to a local A&E with his father Tommy Andrews after injuring his ankle the previous day
‘She’s not at nursery today as she’s a bit poorly, aren’t you? You’ve got a bit of a temp. And then Tommy is at A&E with Alfie.’
Revealing Alfie had fallen over during a trip to a local park with his dad, she added: ‘He loves the fireman’s pole but he basically just fell from high and he’s been complaining about his sore ankle.
‘So Tommy is at A&E with Alf and the thing is with Alf is he’s quite dramatic so he really over eggs any illness or he’s always asking for ice packs and can be a bit of a drama boy.
‘But he woke up and still said his ankle was sore and then Tommy got him dressed and he was really crying.
‘So that’s us for the day, Tommy at A&E and hopefully little boy is OK. And you’re coming with mummy to her big important meeting.’
The This Morning contributor has been sharing a series of empowering photos recently and last month shared a video of herself looking stunning in a red lingerie set.
She posed on a bed in her underwear and urged fans to love their bodies as she shared that she has come to embrace her belly rolls, comparing them to ancient statues of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
In a post from early August, Ashley shared a series of photos she originally didn’t want to share online because she wasn’t happy with how she looked at the time.
To make matters worse, daughter Ada, nineteen months – her youngest child with partner Tommy – had taken ill while Ashley was preparing for a business meeting
Despite looking gorgeous and happy in the photos, Ashley revealed that she pulled them apart over disliking certain parts of her body in the snaps.
She detailed how she took issue with her ‘giant’ boobs, side profile or ‘how pale’ she looked in the photos she posted to Instagram.
Ashley shared one picture from before she was pregnant with her two children and said she ‘now can’t believe she didn’t like her body then’.
‘Sharing a lengthy caption about why she didn’t post them at the time, she said: ‘I almost didn’t share this because I really never want to focus on ‘flaws’ when I have spent so much time over the last decade trying to change my mindset to speak kindly about myself. To not speak unkindly about my body. I also don’t want anyone else to ever compare their own bodies to mine.
‘But I think it’s really important to highlight that often we are so unkind to ourselves, and we pick ourselves apart in a way that we just wouldn’t do to anyone else. And it makes me sad looking through some of these photos because I’m in all these amazing places making amazing memories and I let my brain zoom in on my body or my face instead of just the memories and experiences.
Ashley recently shared one picture from before she was pregnant with her two children and said she ‘now can’t believe she didn’t like her body then’
Alongside a sweet picture of herself and Ada standing on an exotic beach, she wrote: ‘My boob looked awkward hanging out.’
‘And often we look back and wonder why we didn’t like the photo. We think we look amazing.
‘I’ve often wondered what the psychology is behind this because I have it really bad – i will always hate any photo of myself until about 2 weeks later and then I think how nice it is. What is with that?
‘Although I have to say I really struggling seeing photos of myself during the breastfeeding days. Not the cute ones of me feeding my babies, but just the size of my chest on me. I am sure it’s not secret how much I struggle with that from years and years of shame and comments that started when I was just 14.
‘But do you know what? I am so glad I stepped into the photos and I didn’t press delete even when I didn’t like what I see. Because already those moments are wonderful memories of my children’s childhood. Of my adulthood. Of life and love and adventure.
‘And often our memories get hazy and our kids grow up so quickly and in the end all we have is photos and memories.
‘So be kind to yourself no matter what stage of life you are in. And remember to give yourself compassion for not liking what you see because we have grown up in a world that has taught us to zoom in and see flaws so that people can profit from our insecurities. And always always get in the photos.