Introducing her beautiful baby daughter ashley james reveals the special significance of ada isabella blue’s name

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS

Cradling her peacefully sleeping daughter in her arms, with her partner Tommy Andrews and their two-year-old son Alfie by her side, Ashley James is the picture of maternal bliss.

As the new family of four pose for their first photographs together inside their beautiful Essex home, DJ and podcaster Ashley cannot contain her joy at being a mother to a son and now a daughter – who, HELLO! can exclusively reveal, is called Ada Isabella Blue.

“It feels as though Ada was the missing piece in our family. She’s slotted in perfectly and it’s been really nice to watch Alfie become a big brother,” Ashley says.

At less than two weeks old, Ada is already going with the flow. “She’s really good,” the new mother of two tells us. “She’s a very happy, chilled baby who just sleeps and eats. As far as the newborn bubble goes, it’s been kind of perfect.”

Explaining the meaning behind her daughter’s name, Ashley, 35, says: “We thought Ada was a really beautiful name and I was also inspired by Ada Lovelace, who was a famous mathematician and scientist. She was hailed as having invented computer programming and Tommy works in tech, so we liked that link. The name Isabella is after my gran, who is an amazing woman, and we chose Blue because Alfie’s middle name is Rivers and I love water references.”

BIG BROTHER

Alfie was introduced to his little sister just hours after she was born, when he was brought to London’s St Thomas’ Hospital for a visit, and took to his new role immediately.

“Alfie has been amazing – a lot better than we thought he would be, because typically he prefers older kids,” Ashley says. “He’ll give her lots of cuddles and kisses and keeps saying ‘baby sister’. We have to be a bit careful because he’s quite overenthusiastic, but he has shown her so much love.”

Ada’s arrival, weighing 7lb 9oz, on 4 March was calm, with Ashley and her partner of three and a half years able to plan her delivery in advance – even picking the exact music to play as their daughter arrived in the world.

The former Made in Chelsea star was advised to have a planned Caesarean delivery, partly for medical reasons but also because she was still dealing with the trauma of Alfie’s