She’s carved a stellar career in modelling, DJing and online influencing ever since rising to fame on Made In Chelsea back in 2014.
And Ashley James tried her hand at acting in a hilarious video to mark her 33rd birthday on Thursday.
The clip showed the former reality star gasping with delight as she ripped open a foil wrapped gift – which turned out to be Andrex toilet paper.
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Essential item: Ashley James tried her hand at acting in a hilarious video to mark her 33rd birthday on Thursday – where she received toilet paper
Just what I wanted: The clip showed the former reality star gasping with delight as she ripped open a foil wrapped gift – which turned out to be Andrex toilet paper
Toilet paper was of course one of the most in-demand items as customers stockpiled essentials amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The video began with a glamorous Ashley emerging from her bedroom with perfectly coiffed locks and glamorous make-up, while clad in leopard print pyjamas.
She was greeted by a sea of gifts and balloons, presented by her pooch Snoop.
The star then slipped into a strapless pink sequinned dress as she excitedly grabbed the gift.
Fun: The video began with a glamorous Ashley emerging from her bedroom with perfectly coiffed locks and glamorous make-up, while clad in leopard print pyjamas
Gift: She was greeted by a sea of gifts and balloons, presented by her pooch Snoop
When she realised it was toilet paper, she exclaimed: ‘Oh my god! Thank you so much.’
The busty star then blew out the candles on her personalised cake, presented to her by her boyfriend, whose name she has not revealed.
Ashley was treated like a princess on her special day, with her man making her a delicious breakfast with mimosas, before video chatting with her loved ones.
She wrote: ‘I’m ready for my acting role after that absolutely flawless surprise reaction! For real though, I actually had such a lovely day, thank you SO much for all the birthday love.
Yay: The star then slipped into a strapless pink sequinned dress as she excitedly grabbed the gift
Gift: When she realised it was toilet paper, she exclaimed: ‘Oh my god! Thank you so much’
Treat: The busty star then blew out the candles on her personalised cake, presented to her by her boyfriend, whose name she has not revealed
‘I was treated to a champagne breakfast, so many cards,gifts, and phonecalls from friends, and then at 7:30pm all my family got dressed up and we did a group WhatsApp call and drank for hours.
‘It’s definitely one of those days I’ll be telling my grand-poodles about: “did tell you about the year 2020 when I celebrated my birthday during the CoronaVirus lockdown?”
‘I can’t wait for this to be over so I can have a huge dinner party with my friends, but until then… Here’s to another year of health, wealth, and prosperity!’
Candid: The star kept her followers updated with her very unique birthday
This comes as Ashley recently admitted that she’s struggling with her anxiety during the UK coronavirus lockdown.
The DJ took to Instagram just hours before her outing to share that her body dysmorphia has been triggered due to the global pandemic.
Ashley admitted that she was ‘struggling’ and needed to ‘get outside and be around nature’.
Just hours earlier, Ashley, who appeared on The Jeremy Vine Show on Wednesday morning via Skype, said: ‘Today I’m struggling a bit, my anxiety is through the roof and my body dysmorphia has been triggered again. I’m not liking my face and body.’
The star added that she knows the current COVID-19 lockdown isn’t helping and that she feels ‘out of sorts’.
Fun: Her boyfriend made her a delicious champagne breakfast on her special day
Ashley then revealed that she ‘needed to get outside and be around nature’ and updated her fans later in the day.
Sharing a video from her dog walk, she said: ‘When I feel slightly anxious, the way I find personally to deal with it is have a break from social media.
‘Obviously I’m on a Story now, but I don’t scroll when I’m feeling anxious or low. It sticks me down the rabbit hole of comparing myself to people, which I never want to do.’
Ashley continued: ‘Getting outside, seeing nature, fresh air, that really helps. Writing a to do list. When I’m anxious, I get really overwhelmed. When I get back, I’m going to write a to do list and won’t beat myself up if I’m not able to do it.’
The reality star also revealed that she is self-isolating with her boyfriend after going Instagram official in January following six years of being single.
Who is he? Ashley shared a snap with her hunky beau, whose name she has not shared
Ashley confirmed earlier this year that she was in a relationship after she shared photos of the duo during a romantic getaway to Finland.
The star, who was inundated with messages from her 276K followers about her mystery man, revealed in a candid Q&A that she was dating someone.
The model also shared a cosy selfie of herself with her new boyfriend, which she captioned: ‘Best weekend with this one’ followed by a heart emoji.
The Celebrity Big Brother star answered a fan’s query ‘who is he?’ followed by a wink emoji with: ‘So many of these questions [crying laughing emojis]. I know, after six years of being single someone came along and switched things up.
‘It’s so weird as I’ve always talked so openly about the highs and lows of being single, and still feel really passionate about wanting to encourage people to see the positive and fun side of it.’
She added: ‘Never want people to settle or feel that their relationship status defines them.’
Quality time: The star video called her family and friends on her special day