Ashley James Fights Back Against Mum-Shaming Trolls

 said she will 'never be silenced' by mum-shaming trolls as she posed for a new sizzling Pour Moi lingerie photoshoot. 

The This Morning star, 39, has vowed to fight against 'diet culture and toxic beauty standards' as she admitted she has been 'chasing perfection' for years which made her 'unhappy'.

Ahead of giving birth to her two children Alfie, five, and Ada, three, with partner Tommy Andrews, Ashley feared that getting pregnant would ruin her body. 

But the star has now insisted she has found a 'new love and respect for her body' and has stopped thinking of herself as an 'aesthetic object'. 

Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, Ashley said: 'It's taken me like a long time to be confident, I think having a baby ironically gave me such a newfound love and respect for my body which I wasn't expecting.

'Everybody tells you that your body is going to be ruined after having a baby but it's done something so incredible.

'I had so many health issues postnatally that I just really think it changed how I saw my body, almost like not as this aesthetic object anymore but I wanted to be strong and healthy.' 

Ashley, who often appears on This Morning to debate major current events, modern parenting and women's rights, added that she will never be 'ashamed' for sharing her opinions as she opened up about social media. 

She continued: 'I'll never be silenced and I find as a mum that social media has actually been amazing for opening up so many taboo topics.

'Of course not everyone is going to like what you say or agree and everyone's experiences are different but I've certainly learned so much not just about parenthood, motherhood, different family dynamics but also with body confidence.

'Everybody looks different ways and I think that's why I try to always focus on the great parts of social media and I'll never be ashamed of that but equally you know I never intend to to upset or offend anybody.'

As Ashley posed in a sexy yellow lace lingerie set showcasing her amazing figure for the campaign, she said she 'refuses to shrink' and is disappointed in the size zero look. 

She continued: 'I'm being confident and unashamed and also like refusing to shrink, especially in this day and age where it feels like body image has kind of gone back to that sort of 90s heroin chic era which is a shame.

'The more that I kind of stepped away from that habit of restriction the more I appreciated my body as a whole. 

'I think we're very good at looking at other people's bodies and recognising that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes but we bully ourselves so much more.'

She told the Daily Mail: 'I'll never be silenced and I find as a mum that social media has actually been amazing for opening up so many taboo topics'