Ashley Cain, former star of Ex On The Beach, has criticised Ricky Gervais for making jokes about terminally ill children in his new comedy show.

Ashley, who tragically lost his eight-month-old daughter Azaylia to leukaemia last year, was deeply upset by the comedian's remarks, as reported in the Mirror.

In his latest Netflix special, Armageddon, 62 year old Ricky makes light of children battling serious illnesses, referring to them as "baldies" and questioning why they don't wish to get better when meeting him through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

While Ricky may have intended to tackle tough subjects with humour, Ashley was not amused. He took to Instagram to express his disappointment, saying: "Some things are just not funny."

He added: "I was actually a fan of Ricky Gervais but I had to turn off his stand-up the other day as I was watching it with family and there were multiple jokes about terminally ill children and especially kids with cancer."

Ashley expressed his anger, saying: "Some things are just not funny. Especially to those parents who are left behind. You can get cancelled for so many things these days but it's ok to make a mockery of dying children. I'm actually so mad about this."

He hinted at his struggle to stay calm while sharing his thoughts and feelings. The former reality star said he was "trying to remain as professional" as possible, adding: "I know Ricky makes jokes about having so much money that he doesn't care about what us people think."

He warned: "But someday he will learn and he best hope it's not me that has to teach him that lesson. Because I don't play when it comes to certain things. And that is definitely one of those things."

Ashley shared that he had spent time with other grieving fathers that day. He wrote: "The maddest thing is, it was only today that I played in a charity match for Good Morning Britain alongside a group of great gentlemen that are part of a charity for bereaved fathers."

"Each man I stood next to shared each other's excruciating pain from the loss of a child. Brilliant men, with beautiful children who were taken from this earth too soon. Left with a hole in their lives that is truly impossible to fill."

Ricky is known for his controversial comedy, often poking fun at the transgender community and those he deems as "woke". He has previously defended his comedic style in a chat with GQ, saying: "I want to be able to justify every joke and I think it comes by making sure that the target is fair. I think most offence comes when people mistake the subject of a joke with the actual target."

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