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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lisa Salmon

Ashley James: ‘The struggle comes from trying to do the impossible every day’

Ashley James talks juggling childcare with her career and how she overcame feeling tired all the time (Ruth Rose/PA) -

As the mother of two young children, presenter and DJ Ashley James thought “feeling like you’re full of lead” was normal.

It was only when she eventually had blood tests that she realised her utter exhaustion wasn’t simply from the strain of working and caring for her two-year-old daughter Ada and four-year-old son Alfie, it was actually coming from within – she had low iron levels.

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