MADE In Chelsea’s Ashley James has been cruelly mum-shamed as she returned to work as a DJ.
The TV personality gave fans honest insight into what her day looks like juggling two kids.
Ashley looked stunning as she navigated her way through motherhood and work – juggling breastfeeding while getting glammed up for a DJ gig.
She titled the candid video: “A realistic day in the life being a DJ with a baby.”
While some fans praised her, saying: “Go Mama” and “Well done, girlie.”
Others took to Instagram with some senseless comments.
One said: “Gosh shame on whoever decided it was acceptable to let a tiny newborn wait out on the street for hours.”
Another smirked: “Can I be nosey and ask why she wasn’t allowed in?”
Ashley wrote on alongside her post: “I wanted to make this video as an insight into the juggle.
“I mean, I know work looks very different for everyone, but no matter what any of my working mum friends do – from corporate to creative to part time to full time – every single one struggles with the juggle.
“And I feel like people have no idea about the everyday negotiating and logistics in households.
“Saying that, I still think the true heroes are the stay at home mums (and single mums).
” I think most working parents would say that going to work (without your child) feels like a holiday. Getting to commute without having to entertain a baby or toddler on the way? Pure bliss.
“I can’t believe I thought mums ‘didn’t work’. I think that’s the biggest con in this patriarchal world. I feel like if it was more common for men to do all this unpaid labour they’d give out medals and knighthoods.
“I was chatting to a friend today about how there’s this crazy pressure on mums to achieve the impossible. And it’s almost invisible. Obviously this applies to lots of dads too but I’d say the expectation is largely on the mums.”
She opened up about the real life struggle of parenting and holding down a job.
She said: “I’ve noticed to that we’re praised for ‘doing it all’. When actually, we should celebrate those who don’t do it all. Because what’s more important than raising the next generation?
It’s mindblowing society doesn’t understand the invisible and almost impossible juggle we go through every day!”
