One This Morning star has recalled an alarming incident which led to a “total blackout” and “no memory of the evening before” after they were spiked while drinking
One This Morning star was left terrified after they were spiked while drinking alcohol.
Speaking to Mirror about the incident, This Morning presenter Ashley James said: “There have been many occasions where I’ve wondered if I’ve been spiked, but we blame ourselves and think: ‘Maybe I was just drunk.'”
“I remember visiting my brother at university for a night out years ago. I had a total blackout, woke up in my brother’s room and I’d been sick everywhere. That was a disproportionate reaction to what I drank that evening and I have no memory of the evening itself. It was terrifying.”
The mother-of-two said that she “was really young” so the idea of being spiked didn’t immediately come to her head, nor “what she should do in that situation.”
“Like so many others, I blamed myself or simply thought the drinks were stronger than I thought. Luckily, nothing worse has happened,” reports the Mirror.
Ashley has also had some horrible encounters online and recently told The Mirror that she “wants to fight for change” as there are “so many scary things out there, especially as a mother.”
“The thought of my children experiencing things I have, whether it’s trolling or other issues, makes me nervous. The world is a scary place now.”
Ashley revealed that anonymous harassment she has faced seeped into her personal life: “People don’t realise that it’s not just gossiping and chatting, it’s much darker.”
“In my case, someone made a false allegation against me to social services who came to my door. I told them that, day or night, if they came to my door they’d only see loved children so I wasn’t worried, but it does endanger people when their family is involved. It’s scary as it’s entering the real world.”
“Social services are overstretched as it is, so there should be repercussions for wasting their time. Put bluntly, other children could die if social services’ attention is elsewhere because of these allegations. People need to be accountable.
If they’re going to say it online, they should say it with their faces and names made public. They should be as accountable online as they are offline.”
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