07-05-2025
Eddie Stobart heir's wife: I've had so much cosmetic surgery my passport doesn't work at the airport e-gates
The wife of the heir to the Eddie Stobart haulage fortune has told how she has had so much plastic surgery that her passport no longer work at airport e-gates.
Beauty influencer Ashley Stobart revealed on her podcast recently she has had a face lift, nose job, brow lift and lip flip.
The 35-year-old, who is married to Ed Stobart, son of current CEO of the family firm William Stobart, was describing how her transformation is making travelling a nightmare.
'Because I've had that much work done, [my passport] doesn't work on the barriers,' the influencer, who has more than 90,000 follows on Instagram, said.
The mother-of-one told her podcast Nip, Tuck, Not Giving A...: 'I'm not even joking. It doesn't work on them.
'You know when you put it through and you look in and it's like no, no.
'I got stopped and they were like this is not you, have you got like credit cards on you and stuff. He was like 'What the hell'.
'I was like, nose job, brow lift, lip flip, face lift.'
Ashley Stobart hosts the podcast alongside fellow influencer Lauren Elizabeth.
Government guidance states that people do not need a new passport if they get plastic surgery - but experts say that in the case of extreme changes, it may be necessary.
Cosmetic surgery that results in drastic changes to the eye and nose area in particular can affect facial recognition technology.
Eddie Stobart - who died last November, aged 95 - set up the trucker giant in the 70s.
Ashley's husband Ed, who avoids the limelight and has rarely been pictured, is his grandson.
The couple welcomed a baby girl together in December 2023.
Ed is the son of Eddie's son William, who took over the haulage firm following his the deaths of his father and older brother.
William previously made headlines last year after he carried out works on two period properties next to his estate in Cheshire.
The haulage firm has become a staple on UK motorways, and has a range of children's toys and books based on it
Locals at the time accused the haulage guru of 'intentionally damaging' the cottages in the leafy village of Over Peover.
Mr Stobart and his team insisted the works were necessary due to the poor condition of the properties.
Edward Stobart, who was seven years older than brother William, died in hospital in 2011 following a health battle with heart issues.
The original Eddie was said to be worth an estimated £22m.
