Ashley James talks slut shaming after her chest was photographed
Made In Chelsea star and model Ashley James has taken to Instagram to discuss the issue of slut shaming and body confidence.
The model opened up about an incident in which she was en route to an event when the driver of the taxi she was in turned around and took a photo of her cleavage on his phone.
The disturbing incident made the 30-year-old feel ashamed, insecure, and 'cheap.'
'Let's talk about body confidence. Tonight someone said to me that they really enjoy the fact that I'm open and accepting of my body,' she began in the Instagram caption.
'It was kind of ironic because tonight, on the way to DJ for the @bouxavenue lingerie event, my cabbie turned around and took a photo of my boobs.'
'I was already quite uncomfortable with my outfit, and then I was made to feel like a cheap whore. I succumbed to the slut shaming, broke down in tears, and then got changed at the event into something that didn't feel me.'
'Later, I realised I'd allowed some sexist arsehole dictate how I should feel about my NATURAL GOD-GIVEN body so I got changed again.'
'The road to body acceptance and confidence is hard, which is why I thought I'd share this story with you, but I'm trying,' she finished.
The stunning Londoner has previously discussed body confidence and self love on her page, proving just how easy it is to fake before and after photos.
'We can all feel beautiful or ugly in photos depending on the right angles and lights, just like me in these two images, which were taken 2 seconds apart. Why do we all do this to ourselves?' she said at the time.
The horrible, scary incident truly highlights how some people feel that they can treat women any way they want based on the way they are dressed.
Let's say it one more time, people: Clothes do not give consent!
