18 November 2023 , 08:00
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Ashley James has detailed her "horrific" experience of having social services called on her.
The Made in Chelsea star admitted the incident has left her "really stressed and paranoid" after sick trolls reported her to social services. The mum-of-two welcomed her first baby Alfie in January 2021 and her daughter Ada Isabelle Blue by C-section in March of this year. She has become known for being extremely honest about motherhood and sharing a candid reflection of raising her two children.
Ashley has experienced trolling and mum-shaming in her comment section on social media before, however vile trolls took it even further by contacting social services. The haters claimed she was under the influence of alcohol while pregnant at her partner Tom Andrew's birthday party last year. They also claimed she left her baby to 'cry out' - both of which are not true.
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The former Made in Chelsea star has shared her 'horrific' experience with trolls (ashleylouisejames/Instagram)The TV star has opened up about the effects of the incident to The Mirror. She shared: “It was a horrific experience because I was pregnant and it came completely out of the blue. I had known that it had happened to a few other people, Charlotte Dawson included, so the moment I was contacted by social services I knew instantly what it would be about."
Ashley admitted: "It made me really stressed and paranoid, very confused as to how anyone really cared enough to make false allegations about someone they choose to follow on the internet. It was a really horrific time and it is really sad to see that it still happens to lots of celebrities have been targeted more than once. It just makes me angry and sad that vital resources are being taken away from children who genuinely face neglect and danger and it could cost lives. It is pretty sick."
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She continued: "That is just more upsetting and annoying because, not so much for me and my family because I know that I am a good mum and no matter what time social services visit our house they are only going to find loved children, it is more that it is taking away vital resources that are already understaffed and underfunded from children who really do need that support."
The former Big Brother star said mum-shaming has been "really hurtful" but aside from the social service call, she has since been able to not take the cruel comments too personally and actually feels sorry for those leaving them. She explained: "We all have different tollerances, abilities, strengths, skills and also circumstances. Now, I am quite comfortable with people trying to judge what I do because I know they are coming at it from their own experience.
"It makes me feel sad that they are not in a good place that they feel sad. I think if we had a culture that supported mums more and infrastructures that supported mums more, there might be less judgement and shame. I would like everyone to feel confident in their own decisions."