Gemma Collins appeared fresh-faced as she displayed her makeup free complexion at an event, after the star received praise for her recent self-harm documentary.The former TOWIE star, 41, wore a black jumper with frilled sleeves and leggings as she attended a wellness brunch on Wednesday with former Hollyoaks actress Davinia Taylor and other celebs. Gemma arrived at the event with a pair of dark, oversized sunglasses but soon took them off to reveal a make-up free look.
Gemma Collins admits she ‘put off having children’ over fears she’d be an ‘unfit mother’
07.02.2022 - 15:24 / ok.co.uk
Since opening up about her history of self-harming on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories last year, Gemma Collins has been dubbed an inspiration. Now, in a new documentary, Gemma Collins: Self-Harm & Me, she takes an emotional look into her past to raise awareness of self-harm. Gemma has previously been hailed as the queen of reality TV, but she hopes her latest project, which she worked on with the charities Mind and Harmless, will strike a different chord.
The former TOWIE regular turned 41 last month and told new! that she wants this TV show to signal the start of a different era. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.
Gemma reveals she’s “desperate” to have a baby with her fiancé Rami Hawash and talking to professionals about self-harm while making the programme has made her feel like she has “the green light”. “I always put off having children because I was scared that I’d start self-harming again and wouldn’t be a fit mother,” she says. “Yes, I can provide financial stability and a lot of love, but what if it came back?” Here, Gemma talks about the challenges she faced while making the documentary...
Hi, Gemma! Your documentary is so important. Why did you want to make it now? It’s not something that people know about me, but I don’t feel like I need to hide it any more. Now that it’s out there I can just get on with my life.
It seemed like the right time. I’m desperate to have a baby at some point this year and I had my own questions. What kind of questions? I always put off having children because I was scared I’d start self-harming again and wouldn’t be a fit mother.
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