Gemma Collins has opened up about her health woes, sharing she battled a series of infections over the past four weeks, as the TOWIE star focuses on recovery…
Gemma Collins has revealed she has been struggling with her health after suffering several illnesses over the past month. The former The Only Way Is Essex star, who has appeared on Celebrity Big Brother twice, opened up about her recent health woes in an Instagram post while enjoying some time in the sun with her friend Saffron Lempriere.
Sharing a picture of Saffron relaxing in a swimming pool, Gemma admitted the last four weeks had been particularly difficult as she battled a series of infections.
She wrote: “Getting the last of the sun. Healing energy needed. The last 4 weeks have consisted of a kidney infection, the flu, chest infection!!! You name it, but it’s time just to let it all come out the body.”
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Gemma went on to share how she was trying to get back on track, listing hot tubs, saunas, steam rooms, fresh air and walks among the things she had been enjoying.
She also mentioned crystals and ginger shots before joking that she was introducing Saffron to a more relaxed way of life. “Teaching Saffron Lempriere the simple life,” she added.
The update comes months after Gemma shared the heartbreaking news that her mum Joan had died on July 29 following complications linked to pneumonia.
The reality star paid an emotional tribute to her mum at the time, revealing that her heart had been shattered into “a million pieces”.
Joan had been taken to hospital in June after becoming unwell with pneumonia. Gemma has previously spoken about the impact of losing her mum, as she continues to navigate life without her.
The TV personality has appeared on Celebrity Big Brother twice, first entering the house in 2019, when she finished in seventh place. She returned to the reality show this year as a celebrity guest, alongside acts including Jedward.
Just last month, Gemma heartbreakingly said that she believes she will never be able to have children. In a clip from her documentary on Sky, Gemma Collins: Everything All At Once, the former TOWIE star broke down in tears following an egg donation meeting.
Gemma and her fiancé Rami Hawash, 51, have spoken openly about their fertility journey before, as they sought help from a fertility clinic. Though she is a stepmum to Rami’s son Tristan, Gemma has long wanted to have her own child. As such, she and Rami hoped to find an egg donor to help them conceive. But after a tense visit to the clinic, the pair discussed their options in the car.
The star told Rami that she wasn’t sure they would feel like the baby was theirs. He said that perhaps in another few days, he and Gemma might both feel different. But Gemma came to a sad realisation.
“I think God didn’t intend for me to have a baby,” she admitted. “I think he gave me the fame but he, just made me not…” She paused as tears filled her eyes before turning to Rami to ask what he thought.
The clip didn’t show Rami’s answer and instead focused on Gemma as tears poured down her face. In the caption, Sky TV, who are airing Gemma’s documentary, said: “Gemma comes to a heartbreaking realisation after an egg donation meeting.”
Gemma also shared with Heat that she felt that if she was meant to be a mum, her own mother, Joan, who died this year, will send her a sign. “If it’s meant to happen, my mum will send me a miracle,” she said. “If it doesn’t, I’m at peace with that. Maybe those feelings will start creeping back in and maybe it will feel like the right time. One thing I’ve learned is that you have to be happy with what you’ve got and make the best of it.”
She added that she understood why couples broke up amid fertility struggles. She described her experience of dealing with both her fertility challenges and the mental health battles that came it as “increasingly difficult”.
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