Made In Chelsea’s Ashley James welcomes second baby with partner Tommy Andrews
FORMER Made In Chelsea star Ashley James has welcomed her second baby with her partner Tommy Andrews.
The reality star turned TV presenter took to her Instagram to announce the happy news on Saturday afternoon.
Ashley, 35, who is already mum to young son Alfie, two, with her partner Tommy Andrews, revealed she had welcomed a baby girl.
The mother-of-two shared an adorable snap of her holding her tiny baby’s hand as she announced “our baby girl is here”.
Ashley opted for pink short nails with a pink heart as she let her newborn daughter grip her finger.
The star, who rose to fame on the E4 show back in 2012, opted not to show her daughter’s face, but her floral-printed onesie instead.
“Cloud nine,” she captioned the snap posted to her 334,000 fans. “Just wanted to let you know that our baby girl is here.
“We are both happy and healthy and we’re all so in love. We’re taking some time to enjoy this bubble and connect as a family of 4.”
“I can’t wait for you to meet her,” she teased at the end of the post.
Her friends and fans were quick to flood the comments section to gush over her arrival, with dozens of congratulations messages.
Ashley announced she was pregnant with her second child last September, showing off her ultrasound scans.
The mother-of-two welcomed her first child Alfie back in January 2021, shortly after settling down with Tommy in 2019.
The pair had met ten years prior but only began dating six months before finding out they were expecting their first little one.
Shortly after her first birth, Ashley bravely spoke out about the harsh realities of her pregnancy, as she admitted she feared she had “ruined” herself.
The Celebrity Big Brother star struggled with a series of physical side effects – from faecal incontinence to stitches, prolapse and piles.
She revealed on Let’s Be Honest, an IGTV series: “Talking about recovery, I had stitches, piles, incontinence, everyone was like TMI.
“I remember one friend was like ‘does Tommy (her boyfriend) not mind’, especially because I had faecal incontinence.
“It made me feel like I was being treated like there was something wrong with me for the man. Like ‘oh poor Tommy he’s having to put up with this, does he still fancy you?’
“I remember being quite cross. Tommy’s just really grateful that I’ve gone through childbirth and given him a healthy son. Tommy just wants me to be okay.
“There shouldn’t be shame… I’m not a dirty little secret and my childbirth recovery is not a dirty little secret.
Psychologically, it’s quite a challenge to get over because there were times when I was like am I ruined, am I damaged? Is this it now?”