This Morning star eyes up main sofa gig, saying ‘I'm always the hardest worker in the room'
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A STAR of This Morning has revealed that she is eyeing up the show's main hosting gig after declaring she's the "hardest worker" on the programme.
Made in Chelsea star turned influencer and commentator, Ashley James, has been appearing on the ITV daytime show's debate and newspaper review section for close to two years.
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A star of This Morning has revealed that she is eyeing up the show's main hosting gig after declaring she's the "hardest worker" on the programme
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Ashley James regularly appears on the show
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The star originally rose to fame for appearing on E4 reality show Made in Chelsea before gaining wider recognition in the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2018.
But since a chance appearance on This Morning, Ashley has gone on to become a fan favourite with viewers and now appears on the show weekly - but she has no plans to stop there.
In an new interview with The Sun, Ashley has revealed that she is hoping to land the main gig sooner rather than later.
The star told us: "I've always said that I'm always there when the time comes.
"I would always love to host This Morning."
Ashley further added: "I kind of follow where my interests are, and it's got me to where I am today, and I'm always going to work harder than anyone else.
"I just feel really lucky - I first came into the industry in 2012, and I didn't have any contacts.
"I didn't know anyone in the industry, and I've just tried to like, be myself, and to work hard and hope that people take a chance on me and notice me.
"I feel really lucky just to still be doing it and calling it a job.
"My parents have finally stopped asking me when I'm going to get a real job, and so I feel like I must have convinced them finally that this is a real job."
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Ashley revealed that being a part of the ITV show was a dream come true and she had been manifesting the role since leaving reality TV behind.
The star told us: "In 2020, I said then my dream is This Morning, and I always said that my dream is to be on This Morning.
"When I first quit my job to get into this industry. That was my number one thing.
"I wanted to be on This Morning because it's a show that I grew up idolizing. It was the goal.
"So I love it and it's such an amazing team. I love everybody that's on there, both in front of the camera and and behind the scenes."
It has already been revealed that former Love Islander turned Loose Women star Olivia Attwood has landed a role hosting on the main sofa for the summer.
Now, Ashley is hoping to follow in her footsteps and has begun her campaign to get the main gig.
Ashley is currently working with Spike Aware UK, and CounterSpike in a campaign to counter the UK spiking epidemic this summer.
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