Gemma Collins delighted fans as she shared the secret behind her amazing skin.The former The Only Way Is Essex has lost an impressive three stone over the last year, and most recently, fans have noticed that her skin has been glowing. And the 41 year old took to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday morning to reveal that her smooth complexion was down to her own collagen brand. "Thank you for all the lovely comments on my skin.
Gemma Collins feared she'd be 'locked up' over teenage self-harming
13.02.2022 - 16:41 / ok.co.uk
Known for speaking her mind, The Only Way is Essex star Gemma Collins has revealed more about her own self-harming and how she feared being “locked up” if she was discovered. Gemma, also known by her public persona The GC, has recently spoken candidly about self-harm in her Channel 4 documentary Gemma Collins: Self Harm and Me, which is set to be aired on Wednesday 16 February.The reality star, 41, is set to show a more raw and emotional side to her than viewers usually see and speaks with psychotherapists, self-harmers, friends and family in a bid to get to the bottom of what drives people to self-harm. Ahead of the the programme's air date, the TV favourite spoke to The Mirror about the issue admitting she feared she’d be “locked up” if she was found out.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter She recalled: “So when I started self-harming I couldn’t tell anyone because I was thinking I’m going to get locked up, not going to see my family or friends and I’m going to be in a mental asylum my whole life.” She spoke openly about revealing it to her parents as she said: “My parents were in the kitchen and I just walked in. I think I’d done it before, but it was a bit of a cry for help. I did it in front of them and they were just in shock.
“There was this silence and we never spoke about it again.” She went on: “I can remember I was being picked on – just teenage girls stuff. “Pressure would build up and that was the way that I would deal with it. I felt relief when I self-harmed.
It was a coping mechanism for me if I felt stressed. “But I just couldn’t talk about it. When you do it for the first time you don’t know why but you hope ‘I never do that again’
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