ASHLEY Cain revealed that he "woke up hurting" but inspired by his late daughter Azaylia's memory as he headed out for a run today.
The 30-year-old star was left devastated following the death of his eight-month-old daughter last month.
However, upon his return to social media the heartbroken dad vowed to keep his little girl's memory alive, and channel her courage and bravery at this unbearably difficult time.
Taking to his Instagram Story this morning, Ashley filmed himself out on the street dressed in sports gear, writing: "Woke up this morning hurting. Hurting, but inspired."
In the video, he repeated: "Let's go champ" as he ran - a phrase he and girlfriend Safiyya used while Azaylia battled leukaemia.
Azaylia passed away at home on 24 April, and at the weekend Ashley said that the "pain" of not being able to see his daughter is "consuming his whole body".
He admitted that he was turning to running in his grief, buying a pair of orange trainers to represent Azaylia and her battle - adding that he hoped they would "inspire him to get out and work through the pain".
The star went on: "For days I’ve wondered when I would have the strength to put them on and hit the road. The truth is, I don’t feel strong, I feel far from it. But in times of weakness, I have come to think… ‘What would Azaylia do?’
"She would be strong, she would be courageous and she would get up, get out, and do what is needed to be done. She would push through every challenge with intent and without hesitation.
"So that’s exactly what I’m going to do! I guess the pain will never fade and things will not get easier, but we will get stronger. 🧡"
Devoted Ashley and Safiyya had been documenting Azaylia's brave battle online, with the little fighter winning hearts across the globe.
She has been nominated for a Pride of Britain award - with people across the UK previously taking to their doorsteps to "Clap for Azaylia".
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At the beginning of April, the brave parents revealed that doctors had told them they could no longer treat Azaylia's leukaemia, which she was diagnosed with at just eight weeks old.
The family had just raised over £1million for her to get specialist treatment in Singapore when they were delivered the heartbreaking news, with medics finding tumours throughout her body - including on her brain.
In the weeks that followed, Azaylia needed several blood transfusions as she started to cry blood, and suffer nosebleeds - with purple bruises also appearing on her body as her illness meant that her blood could not clot.
She stopped breathing several times and began to suffer seizures in her final days, with Safiyya and Ashley providing their daughter round-the-clock care alongside their close family members.