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Daily Mail
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Ashley Cain's ex Safiyya Vorajee claims they split after he 'started drinking a lot' following the death of their baby Azaylia
Ashley Cain's ex Safiyya Vorajee has claimed they split because he turned to alcohol following the death of their baby daughter Azaylia. Television personality Ashley, 33, and his ex partner Safiyya, 36, tragically lost their little girl when she was eight months old after she battled a rare form of cancer. Azalyia was diagnosed with with acute myeloid leukemia and had tumours on her lungs, stomach and kidneys. She was given several rounds of chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant at Birmingham Children's Hospital but sadly died on April 24, 2021. Safiyya said both she and former Ex On The Beach star Ashley struggled with their grief, however he started to 'drink quite a lot' causing them to separate. Speaking to Paul C Brunson on his We Need To Talk podcast, she said that she 'waited for him' to navigate his grief but it became to much for her. Safiyya said: 'I was like lets ride through this together and he had his own protective armour around him and the feelings and pain he was in, he couldn't navigate it. 'I kind of waited for him but he ended up drinking quite a lot and going down that road. 'I'm not someone who really drinks and I needed him but he needed to be by himself. 'There is no right and wrong with grief.' Elsewhere in the chat, Safiyya revealed she gave Ashley a 90 day trial to step away from boozing when they first got together romantically. At the time, Ashley was doing club appearances and DJing but Safiyya said the only way their relationship would work was if he came home afterwards instead of partying into the early hours. She explained: 'I said show me the man I want, I gave him the 90 day test. It was just slowing down the pace of going out and partying, so like go to work, get paid and come home because he used to party after. 'I was like show me but if you don't want to, that is fine, but he passed the test with flying colours'. MailOnline has contacted Ashley's representatives for comment. Elsewhere, Safiyya broke down as she opened up about an abusive ex boyfriend who 'hit and beat her, smashed her car up and removed her closest friends and family from her life'. Speaking about the unnamed ex, she said: 'Relationships I've had an absolute mess with I ended up in a domestic relationship in my early 20s and I didn't see that coming from how strong I didn't see that coming. 'It was the love bombing, I was feeling lonely and I felt like I needed a partner and even though my career and work were going well I felt empty and like I needed someone. 'It was like he wants to take me to a fancy hotel and dinners and shopping and holidays and I was like yes I found this guy but these things were coming in gradually where I was like, "oh I thought you'd think like me wearing this" and slowly he was chipping away from me mentally and I thought everything I was doing was wrong and I was shrinking to suit him.' Recalling one of her horrific incidents, Safiyya said: 'I was driving in the car and I can't remember what the disagreement was about but he whacked me straight in the face. 'I stopped the car and pushed me out of the car and jumped into the drivers seat and I was just left and he drove off with my car and I had to borrow a phone to ring my mum to come collect me to take me home. 'My mum told me not to go back again but I went back and I felt like it was my fault and it was insane. My mum tried everything to stop me. He was so sorry and he hadn't done that before and he loved me so much and he'd prove it to me. I stayed for four years.' Paul asked if the abuse happened again and without hesitation she replied 'repeatedly'. She continued: 'Constantly, to the point I would mask everything, absolutely everything.' Safiyya revealed she was approached by a girl who revealed she had been seeing her ex and he had been telling her he was going to leave her and she thought she deserved to know. She explained: 'I was in the gym and this girl was waiting outside for me and said I need to talk to you about your partner and she got in the car and said she had been seeing him. 'I didn't go mad at her or anything I just said can you do me a favour because I have been in the worse place of my life for four years and can you come to my house and say this in front of him because no matter what you say or send me he will manipulate me and tell me its me going crazy or he might hit me because of these allegations. And she said yes. 'We drove both my car and hers to my house and we went through the front door and he looked and went who is this and she said everything to him. 'I had my two dogs, the house, the salon and everything there and I took the girl back to her car but I got back and he put holes in all my cupboards in the kitchen. 'I was terrified to go back in that house. I put my armour on and I thought I've been hit, beaten, things thrown at me, had my car smashed up, I've had my friends and family removed from me and if I'm going to take one last beating I'm going for it and I'm not being bullied anymore. 'I thought he was going to attack me and he was the opposite and he sat there and told me it was because I worked to much and I was like wow I'm not buying this anymore. 'I still didn't leave I didn't tell my mum, they were sick of hearing it, so I slept on the sofa for the week and I ended up ringing the Samaritans and they stayed on the phone to me for three hours. 'I went back to my mums house and she and other family members went and got my things and I had an injunction against him and I'd put a statement into the police for protection for me because I was petrified.' If you have been affected by this story please contact Samaritans on 116 123; Alcohol Anonymous on 0800 917 7650 / help@ The Lullaby Trust on: 0808 802 6868 / support@ A timeline of Azaylia's six-month leukaemia battle October 2020: Ashley emotionally revealed his daughter had been diagnosed with a 'rare and aggressive' form of leukaemia, which he described as an 'uphill battle'. Azaylia was turned away by doctors three times and prescribed laxatives and a nasal spray when her breathing was impeded, shortly before her diagnosis. By the end of the month, the brave child faced her second surgery and 16th chemotherapy-related treatment in less than two weeks. November 2020: Azaylia's hair started to fall out just weeks after she was diagnosed. Doctors informed Ashley and his family that the tot needed a bone marrow transplant and blood donation. Due to her Caribbean, Burmese, Indian and English background, the footballer said it was very difficult to find a match for a transplant. Azaylia was brought home for a few days before her second round of chemotherapy. December 2020: 80,000 people became stem cell donors 48 hours after Ashley appealed for the public's help. So sad: Azaylia's hair started to fall out just weeks after she was diagnosed in November January 2021: The TV star confirmed a stem cell donor had been found for his baby daughter Azaylia. She received her stem cell transplant but her cancer sadly returned following a third round of chemotherapy. February 2021: Azaylia responded well to her stem cell treatment and doctors were impressed with 'how strong she was'. She underwent further surgery to discover whether her leukaemia had gone. Later in the month, doctors revealed her cancer had returned. March 2021: They were told there were 'very few options' to help the baby's condition before she had another bone marrow test. She relapsed by the end of the month and underwent her fourth round of chemotherapy. Ashley surpassed his target goal of £1million after he set up a GoFundMe to pay for life-saving treatment for his daughter Azaylia. The former Ex On The Beach star took to social media to ask fans for help in donating, explaining the treatment his daughter needed is available in Singapore. Ashley described the treatment, CAR-T therapy, as 'the only option to save Azaylia's life' and said he and partner Safiyya may have to fly out in a matter of weeks, adding it will take a minimum of one year. Celebrities such as former TOWIE star Kate Ferdinand, Love Island's Molly-Mae Hague and PrettyLittleThing founder Umar Kamani all donated. Despite efforts from around the world, pharmaceutical companies could not release the life-saving drugs needed to beat his daughter Azaylia's battle. April 2021: Healthcare professionals revealed Azaylia only had a few days to live as they discovered tumours in her stomach, her spleen, her liver and her kidneys, in addition to tumours in her brain. Her parents bathed her in the hospital for a final time before they returned home. They marked her turning eight months old by having moulds made of her feet, and Azaylia was met with support from the London Underground and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. She received life-prolonging transfusion after her condition caused profuse bleeding and public figures joined the nationwide clap held in her honour. Azaylia was nominated for a Pride of Britain award and had a plane draw a heart in the sky for her. The tot was put on oxygen to aid her sleep, and struggled to open her eyes due to swelling. Scam artists set up fake Facebook pages in her name, with Ashley admitting: 'We feel really sad it has come to this'. Azaylia returned to hospital for another platelet transfusion a few days before she died. The influencer's 'fragile' daughter stopped breathing and suffered seizures before Ashley confirmed her death.
Daily Mirror
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Safiyya Vorajee recalls being physically assaulted and manipulated by toxic ex
Safiyya Vorajee has spoken to Married At First sight star, Paul C Brunson, about a past abusive relationship in which she claims she was physically assaulted and manipulated Safiyya Vorajee has bravely spoken out about a toxic ex - who she met before Ashley Cain - on Paul C Brunson's We Need to Talk podcast. Safiyya, 37, who tragically lost the daughter she shared with Ashely - Azaylia - to leukaemia when she was eight months old in 2021, said she was initially "love bombed" by her ex, who she stayed with for four years, until things took a very serious turn. Telling Paul she 'really wanted to be in a relationship' before her ex began 'constantly criticising her', Safiyya said: "I'm like: 'Oh my god like, yes, I found this guy.' But then he started chipping away at me mentally without me even noticing. I just thought everything I was doing was wrong." Holding back tears, the dental nurse then shockingly claimed that her ex "whacked" her in the face after a disagreement in the car. Safiyya continued: "We were driving in the car, obviously I can't remember what the conversation was about or disagreement was about, but then he just whacked me straight in the face and then I stopped the car he opened the car and pushed me out the car jumped into the driver's seat and then I was just left and he drove off with my car." Despite Safiyya's mum "begging" her not to go back to her ex after she found out about the violent incident, Safiyya admitted she returned and stayed with the man for four years. Explaining that he told her how sorry he was and that he loved her, Safiyya said it wasn't until she was approached by another woman, who told her that she too was seeing the man, that she found the strength to leave. She shared: "I didn't go mad at her. I didn't do anything. I said to her: "Will you do me one favour? I've been in the worst place of my life for the last four years please can you come with me to my house and say this in front of him because no matter what you send to me what you give me he will manipulate me and tell me it's me going crazy." After pretending not to recognise the woman, Safiyya's ex "smashed all the kitchen cupboards" Safiyya said after she left the house, with the woman, who she "took safely back to her car." However, Safiyya returned to the house as she continued: "As soon as that door opened I literally thought he was coming to come and attack me in fact he was the opposite he'd sat there and told me it was because I work too much and he didn't have anybody to spend time with and I was like 'Wow wow', I am not buying this anymore." Safiyya ended up calling the Samaritans where she said she talked to a volunteer for two hours before finally leaving the home she shared with her ex, getting an injunction against him and giving a statement to the police for her "protection". When asked why she thought she stayed in the relationship for so long, the candid star heartbreakingly concluded: "I thought control meant love and the crazy thing about it is, I just can't believe that's what I thought love was."
The Sun
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Ashley Cain's ex Safiyya Vorajee reveals she's finally found love again as she shares racy video with mystery new man
ASHLEY Cain's ex Safiyya Vorajee has revealed that she's finally found love again, as she shared a racy video with a mystery new man. Safiyya was dating Ashley Cain, and is the mother of Ashley's first child, daughter Azaylia. 7 7 7 Tragically, Azaylia died aged just eight months in April 2021 after being diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia. The couple split 11 months after Azaylia's death. Now, Safiyya appears to have found love again and posted a video captioned: 'Unexpected item in bagging area 👀 😂' In the playful clip, the beautiful star can be seen being lifted into the air by her unidentified new man. He also does push ups and pull ups with Saiffiya, and she walks towards him on the running machine while blowing him kisses. The brunette beauty, 37, looks stunning in the clip, wearing an all black gym ensemble. And her new beau keeps his identity hidden in a cap, scarf and sunglasses. Fans were delighted by the video, and shared their thoughts on Saffiya's new romance in the comments. 'Well this made me smile… 🥹 so happy for you,' wrote one person, while another said: 'Omg saf I'm here for this if this is the new man. I've literally prayed for your happiness my whole life.' Santa brings smiles to children at hospitals thanks to our army of readers A third echoed: 'Anyone else screaming in excitement for this beautiful human!!!!!!!' It comes just over a month after Ashley Cain revealed a heartbreaking tribute to his late daughter Azaylia on the fourth anniversary of her death. The parents were left devastated after doctors found more tumours and ran out of options to save the baby girl, who was battling a rare form of the disease. For weeks, doctors said the brave baby girl could only have "days to live", but Ashley and Safiyya refused to give up hope. Yet despite all the love and hope in the world the brave couple's sweet baby was cruelly snatched away in the first year of her life. Now Ashley, who has candidly spoken on his "loneliness" and "guilt" after his little girl's passing, has created a new black "crown" tribute for her tombstone. The reality TV star told how it had taken four years to pen his heart-wrenching words to Azaylia. The black stone with gold writing is shaped in a heart, and features a picture of the tot. The words open with "our beautiful daughter" and round off with "let's go champ! "Forever and always with all our love, Mummy, Daddy and your loving family." In his caption, Ashley wrote: "For 4 years, I've lived in fear of this very moment. "As a parent, you never, ever want to reach the day where this becomes the final thing you can do for your child. "But today, on Azaylia's 4th anniversary, through the numbing guilt and the devastating pain… I feel an overwhelming sense of pride. "Pride that one of Earth's most beautiful little princesses, and one of Heaven's most beloved angels, now has a special crown worthy enough to hold her story. "These words have taken 4 years to write - and even now, they will never be enough to say who you are, or what you've done for me as your father. "They'll never come close to expressing the enormity of your strength, your courage, your beauty, and your purity. "Or the profound impact you've had on this world and its people. "But I hope, as your daddy, they show just how much I love you. "And I know your mummy and all of our family will feel the exactly same. "I miss you with a pain that never fades, and I love you with a strength that will never end. "Forever, with every piece of me - Daddy." Ashley told of the "guilt" he felt after he revealed he was to become a dad for the second time. Ashley revealed his first son's arrival in 2024, When Aliyas was born, he confirmed that he was not in a relationship with his mother, but said that she was a 'close friend'. In November, he also welcomed little Atlas Diamond Cain to the fold. 7 7
Daily Mail
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Safiyya Vorajee hints she has found love again three years after Ashley Cain split as she enjoys sun-soaked trip in Dubai
Safiyya Vorajee has been enjoying as sun-soaked trip in Dubai, and she has now shared a video hinting she has found love again. The former dental nurse, 37, posted a bizarre video to her one million followers on Instagram on Monday where she can be seen posing in the gym with an unknown man in various different poses. The identity of her new man was kept hidden as he concealed his face beneath a black and white scarf, black baseball cap and shades. Catching her as she came off the treadmill and she jumped into his arms she penned: 'Unexpected item in bagging area'. Reality star, Lateysha Grace, was quick to comment, 'Now that's a hard launch!', while ex-TOWIE member, Chloe Lewis chipped in, 'Well this made me smile… so happy for you' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Safiyya has been treating fans to several clips from her lavish getaway at the world famous Burj Al Arab Hotel over the past week. Some of her content has featured aesthetic doctor, Richard Devine, yet it is unclear whether he is the mystery man in her video. However, the pair both follow each other on Instagram, and have been liking one another's photos. The happy news comes four years after her daughter Azaylia, who she shared with her ex partner Ashley Cain, tragically passed away from leukaemia in April 2021 at the age of eight months. Their beautiful baby girl was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at just eight weeks old which left her with tumours on her lungs, stomach and kidneys. She underwent several rounds of chemotherapy, but unfortunately lost her life on 24 April 2021 after a courageous battle. Safiyya and Ashley, have since split, but they launched The Azaylia Foundation following the loss of their daughter - a charity aimed at helping families going through similar struggles. The foundation has since raised more than £1.5million, with its founders winning a number of awards for their work with the charity. The identity of her new man was kept hidden as he concealed his face beneath a black and white scarf, black baseball cap and shades Friends and fans are delighted Safiyya has found love again as they took to the comment section to share their well wishes Just a matter of days ago Safiyya revealed she is at last ready to 'live her life' again after the unimaginable heartache she suffered four years ago. Beaming as she showcased her incredible physique in a bikini snap she penned: 'The more I pour into myself, the more I realise I'm not just surviving…I'm becoming 'I keep going, even on the days it doesn't feel like I'm getting anywhere, Because when I look back over the months and the years, I see the beauty in why I kept taking those small steps. 'The results are just starting to peep through and I'm proud, and thankful, that I never gave up.' Friends and fans are delighted Safiyya has found love again as they took to the comment section to share their well wishes. They penned: 'Omg saf I'm here for this if this is the new man. I've literally prayed for your happiness my whole life'; 'So happy for you'; 'Girl excited for this news xxxx'; 'You winnnn hands down sisterrrr! Yesss queeen'; 'Omg I LOVE THIS!! You deserve all the happiness'. Just a matter of days ago Safiyya revealed she is at last ready to 'live her life' again after the unimaginable heartache she suffered four years ago Last December Safiyya revealed she felt ready to have more children and has even considered freezing her eggs following the birth of ex Ashley's baby boy Atlas. Safiyya admitted she was heartbroken that Ashley had fathered a child with someone else and claimed he had asked her to try for a second baby with him after their split. She said she had been hoping for a reconciliation with Ashley but admitted she hadn't been explicit about that before he moved on with another woman. Despite her heartbreak, the star went on to say she uses her grief to motivate her. She said: 'I think what you do with grief is learn how to carry it, and for me, always turning pain into purpose allows me to feel stronger. 'Every day is hard when you wake up in the morning, and it's just creating measures and putting different boundaries in place. 'As long as I'm continuing Azaylia's legacy, they're the things that actually carry me through.'
Daily Mail
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Safiyya Vorajee soaks up the sun in Dubai as she shares touching tribute to her late daughter Azaylia
Safiyya Vorajee paid tribute to her late daughter Azalyia while on holiday in Dubai. An Instagram post shared by the influencer, 34, on Friday revealed she had enjoyed a getaway to the lavish Burj Al Arab hotel. Posing in a coastal swimming pool with a picturesque sunset behind her, the beauty reclined in an animal print swimsuit. As Safiyya gazed up at the sky in a final snap, she told her followers that's how she remembers her daughter Azaylia, who died in 2021 at just eight months old. The touching caption read: 'You'll always find me looking up at the sky because that's where my favourite person in the world lives.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Azaylia, who Safiyya shares with former footballer Ashley Cain, 34, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at just eight weeks old which left her with tumours on her lungs, stomach and kidneys. She underwent several rounds of chemotherapy but unfortunately lost her life on 24 April 2021 after a courageous battle. Safiyya and Ashley, who have since split, launched The Azaylia Foundation following the loss of their daughter - a charity aimed at helping families going through similar struggles. The foundation has since raised more than £1.5million, with its founders winning a number of awards for their work with the charity. Just a matter of days ago Safiyya revealed she is at last ready to 'live her life' again after the unimaginable heartache she suffered four years ago. Accompanying a photo of her relaxing on a plane the 34-year-old penned: 'I love being up here with you. 'At the start of this year, I promised myself to try and live again, not just survive, but to truly find happiness even when I didn't know where to begin. I started small, with a routine, and every time I fell, I chose to rise again. You don't recover overnight. It's taken me years to even reach this point. 'I've worked deeply on myself, my healing, my purpose, my work, my body, and my mind. Five months into the year and I'm proud of how little I've fallen since making that promise to myself. Grief will forever live within me, but so does growth, strength, and self-love. 'Let me show you there is something in life called a rebirth. It's when pain doesn't break you forever, it transforms you. It's when you honour your past but choose to embrace life again (with my angel beside me)' 'Before flying to Dubai, I visited Azaylia's garden. I said my prayers with a heavy heart, always feeling the ache of not having her here or being able to share holidays together . But in the sky, I felt her with me. That connection is all I have, and it's enough to keep me going.' On a similar note, Safiyya told MailOnline in an exclusive interview in late-2024 that she finally feels ready to have another child after the death of her first daughter. It came after Ashley became a father for the third time last year, having welcomed a son called Aliyas with a mystery woman and another named Atlas last year. It is not known if Atlas's mother is the same woman. Accompanying a photo of her travelling to Dubai, just a matter of days ago Safiyya revealed she is at last ready to 'live her life' again after the unimaginable heartache she suffered four years ago Safiyya said: 'I think what you do with grief is learn how to carry it, and for me, always turning pain into purpose allows me to feel stronger. 'Every day is hard when you wake up in the morning, and it's just creating measures and putting different boundaries in place. 'As long as I'm continuing Azaylia's legacy, they're the things that actually carry me through.' She added: 'For me it (the idea of having more children) always goes round in circles in my mind, because it's a really scary thing for me, but I always believe that if I'm with the right person, I don't shut it down now,' she said. 'I'm open to that as well. I'm open to rebuilding our family and a home, and if I don't find the right man then I won't be, but I am open to that in the future.' And the star is taking things seriously, even exploring the option of freezing her eggs although she explained that a doctor told her it wasn't necessary. She told MailOnline: 'I actually went to one of the people who freezes your eggs, and basically, he told me that it's not necessary for me to freeze my eggs right now. 'I don't know the ins and outs, and I need to get more information, but he told me that if he took the eggs out, and I then tried to get pregnant with my next partner, then it could be the fact that there's not enough fertile eggs in there where you could get pregnant at this age.
