‘It’s come with a lot of hypersexualisation’: Pregnant Ashley James details ‘unwanted attention’ and horrible online comments she’s faced about her body and breastfeeding
Ashley James has discussed the “unwanted attention” and comments she’s faced about her body during her pregnancy and teenage years.
The presenter and DJ, 35, who is currently expecting her second child, explained how the changes in her body have become ‘hypersexualized’ in a recent interview with Women’s Health UK.
Speaking to her YouTube channel as part of the magazine’s My Body, My Story series, Ashley recalled her struggle growing up with ‘big breasts’ and the sexual comments she received when she was just 13 years old.
After breastfeeding her 23-month-old son Alf, she said her own relationship with her body changed for the better, only to receive cruel comments online from strangers.
Ashley explained how she found some ‘overwhelming’ changes to her body during pregnancy and has always had a difficult relationship with her breasts.
Candid: Ashley James has discussed the ‘unwanted attention’ and comments she’s faced about her body during pregnancy and adolescence
She began: ‘I’ve always had such big breasts, since I was 13… So with that has come a lot of unwanted attention, hypersexualization.
“When I was 13. I was a 30-year-old Double G…the comments would come from kids at school, especially older kids at school, they were always really sexual and kinky comments about my body, and if I was having sex and stuff “. like this, and I was literally 13 years old. So it was like a rude awakening.’
The presenter added how she felt she had ‘recovered her body from sexualisation’ after breastfeeding her son, which she described as a ‘heavenly and earthly thing’.
However, this changed again when she was attacked by strangers after she shared photos online in an attempt to “normalize” breastfeeding.
Ashley continued: “There were all these comments about me as an attention seeker, and how I was doing to get attention, and I remember thinking like, ‘what’s it like to feed a baby, an attention seeker?’
It comes after she revealed that she was forced to ignore cruel trolls who criticize her for taking off her underwear and accuse her of “doing it to get men’s attention”.
The former Made In Chelsea star spoke during an interview with Sun and said it’s unfair that men are praised for having a daddy body while women are scrutinized for their appearance after birth.
She explained: “I think there’s always shame and judgment, I was a lingerie model so I posed in lingerie for over a decade.”
Comments: The presenter and DJ, who is currently expecting her second baby with boyfriend Tom Andrews, has explained how the changes to her body have been ‘hypersexualized’
“Especially with breastfeeding there is this idea or connotation that your attention is seeking or doing so for male attention.”
Speaking about being shamed for posing in sexy lingerie, Ashley said: “Ultimately, people can think what they want, but a lot of people who are judging you are projecting their own insecurities or lack of self-esteem.”
Ashley has proudly shared breastfeeding snaps after receiving many “creepy and judgmental” comments about her cleavage.
Posting candid photos with her baby, she explained that she is “bored of being shamed” by her bust and told fans to “stop judging women with big breasts.”
Trolls: The presenter added how she felt she had “recovered her body from sexualisation” after breastfeeding her son, which she described as a “heavenly and earthly thing”.