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ʙικιɴι-clad Ashley James, 37, shares stunning snaps from solo trip as she reveals ‘guilt’ over leaving her partner and their children at home

ʙικιɴι-clad Ashley James, 37, shares stunning snaps from solo trip as she reveals ‘guilt’ over leaving her partner and their children at home

Ashley James looked incredible in a ʙικιɴι as she shared pictures of her solo travelling around Mexico as she shared her thoughts on leaving her family at home.

The TV personality, 37, stunned as she posed on the beach in a H๏τ pink two-piece which she shared as an Instagram album on Monday. 

Ashley switched it up for white swimwear as she posed alongside a stranded fishing boat on a white sandy beach. 

In another snap, Ashley can seen wearing a pair of leopard-print shorts which she paired with a red ʙικιɴι top.

But she switched her swimwear up for a walk through the trees as Ashley could be seen explored in a beige one-sleeved top.

Revealing her thoughts about taking the trip on her one in order to gain some ‘focus’ to work on a project, Ashley wrote a lengthy caption. 

Alongside the album she penned: ‘The last week by myself in Mexico. I won’t lie, I forgot how much I absolutely love spending time by myself. 

Ashley James looked incredible in a ʙικιɴι as she shared pictures of her solo travelling around Mexico as she shared her thoughts on leaving her family at home

Ashley James looked incredible in a ʙικιɴι as she shared pictures of her solo travelling around Mexico as she shared her thoughts on leaving her family at home

The TV personality, 37, stunned as she posed on the beach in a H๏τ pink two-piece which she shared as an Instagram album on Monday

The TV personality, 37, stunned as she posed on the beach in a H๏τ pink two-piece which she shared as an Instagram album on Monday

Ashley stunned in a leopard print ʙικιɴι top for one selfie

Ashley stunned in a leopard print ʙικιɴι top for one selfie

‘Before going away I felt so much guilt. Guilt about leaving Tommy on his own. Guilt about leaving the kids. I had to really talk myself out of it. Tommy goes away once a week every year for work. I used to always go away by myself – I deserve to go away by myself. They were just some of my thoughts.

‘I went away to focus on a work project that wasn’t getting my attention and focus. It’s been so busy with work and kids – and the broken sleep isn’t great for creativity.

‘I spent a lot of time in Mexico when I first started travelling by myself. Solo travel was what allowed me to stop seeing my single status as failure. It allowed me to start questioning how we view a woman’s worth. It allowed me to fall in love with life!

‘I knew I wanted to come back to this place to work on this project.

‘I savoured every moment. Being in the airport and on the plane and only having to think of myself. Getting to wake up and enjoy slow mornings before a day of work. Getting a full night sleep.

‘It was so nice to reflect on where life is now to where it was when I first went to Mexico. I’ll share that in another post.

‘But for now, here’s some snaps from the week. But I can’t wait to see my babies.’

Ashley has opened up previously about her personal struggles with her self-worth and body image, admitting it took her a ‘really long time’ for her to accept herself.

She switched it up for white swimwear as she posed alongside a stranded fishing boat on a white sandy beach

She switched it up for white swimwear as she posed alongside a stranded fishing boat on a white sandy beach

In another snap, Ashley can seen wearing a pair of leopard-print shorts which she paired with a red ʙικιɴι top

In another snap, Ashley can seen wearing a pair of leopard-print shorts which she paired with a red ʙικιɴι top

But she switched her swimwear up for a walk through the trees as Ashley could be seen explored in a beige one-sleeved top

But she switched her swimwear up for a walk through the trees as Ashley could be seen explored in a beige one-sleeved top

She said: 'Before going away I felt so much guilt. Guilt about leaving Tommy on his own. Guilt about leaving the kids. I had to really talk myself out of it'

She said: ‘Before going away I felt so much guilt. Guilt about leaving Tommy on his own. Guilt about leaving the kids. I had to really talk myself out of it’

She is determined to ensure her two-year-old daughter, Ada, never faces those same battles and is committed to breaking free from the societal pressures that often leave women feeling inadequate.

Speaking candidly about her journey towards self-acceptance, Ashley explained how important it is for her to protect Ada from the toxic culture of body image obsession.

She exclusively told MailOnline: ‘I really don’t want my daughter to ever feel like she’s not enough or to ever critique herself, especially when, you know, we can’t change our body shape.

‘Women are so much more than our bodies, and we should be learning how to respect ourselves and strength.’

Ashley said it’s not just about resisting the pressure for women to look a certain way but also about redefining beauty on her own terms.

She emotionally told how she wants her daughter to know her value is not determined by her appearance.

‘I want Ada to grow up and know that she can be a footballer if she wants and not have to waste time thinking about food and diets,’ she shared.

Ashley also reflected on how long it took her to accept her body, a journey that now fuels her pᴀssion to spread positivity and challenge the harmful beauty standards.

Ashley has opened up previously about her personal struggles with her self-worth and body image, admitting it took her a 'really long time' for her to accept herself

Ashley has opened up previously about her personal struggles with her self-worth and body image, admitting it took her a ‘really long time’ for her to accept herself

She is determined to ensure her two-year-old daughter, Ada, never faces those same battles and is committed to breaking free from the societal pressures

She is determined to ensure her two-year-old daughter, Ada, never faces those same battles and is committed to breaking free from the societal pressures 

‘I feel really pᴀssionate about it because I think it took me so long to get to a point where I respected and appreciated my body and wanted to do good for my body, especially, you know, in a society that I feel like always makes women’s bodies trends,’ she explained.

‘It’s just something that I really want to try and help women kind of not see skinniness and shrinking themselves as the ultimate goal.’

But it’s not just her daughter that Ashley worries about – she also has concerns for her four-year-old son, Alfie, whom she shares with her partner Tommy Andrews.

‘I want to keep using my voice to give women and girls a voice and keep fighting for equality and, you know, keep getting involved in politics and doing what I can to make not only the world better for my daughter, but also for my son because I worry about him as well growing up in this world,’ she said.

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