Gemma Collins has revealed she had lost another two stone after going on weight loss jabs this year. The 44-year-old recently admitted she was on weight loss injections – and claimed that after years of diets it’s the only thing that’s worked for her.
The former The Only Way Is Essex star took to Instagram to show off her slimmed down figure and has vowed to drop from a size 20 to a size 16 before the summer is out. She declared: “I will finally be free. I will finally be able to live my best life and just be free from all that upset and stress and turmoil that comes with constantly trying to lose excess weight.”
Looking great in tight fitting black leggings and a matching top, the GC said she “felt like a million dollars” as she said she was “back and ready for action” and confessed to wearing compression garments that “make you feel super snatched”.
After trying “every diet her whole life”, Gemma said she’d decided to start taking weight loss medication so she can fulfil her dreams of becoming a mother – and hopes to become pregnant next year. She reportedly lost around three stone between 2019 and 2024, as she revealed she wanted to try for a baby with her fiancé Rami Hawash.
Speaking about her new weight loss regime, a source told OK! magazine: “Gemma’s tried almost every diet going and nothing has ever really worked for her, but she’s always said she wants to be healthy. She isn’t just focused on how she looks. This is about her wanting to be as healthy as possible and feel confident.”
Over the years Gemma has been open about having a gastric balloon fitted, but begged to have it removed after she was left feeling so ill after she thought she might die. She said at the time: “It was scary. I should never have done it… I thought I was going to die. I could not get out of bed. The pain in my stomach… because it was like a foreign body in my belly.”
Gemma also endured month-long stay at a juice retreat where she consumed only liquids, and once adopted a fibre-only diet that helped her lose 20lbs in one week. But the reality star says her life is already being transformed since taking NHS-approved jabs.
Speaking to The Sun last month, she said: “‘I can’t believe I’ve finally found something that works. I’ve lost nearly two stone already and it’s been completely effortless – I don’t even want to eat anymore! I got on the scales and lost something like 6kg in my first week. I bet my house by May, I’ll have six stone off.”
She joked she would soon “be looking like a Victoria’s Secret model” and added: “This has been life-changing for me… I feel healthier, I feel happier. I’m really looking forward to this year. I may finally be able to wear a bikini again.”
Gemma added: “I can’t tell you how good I feel right now. I feel like a massive weight’s been lifted off my shoulders. This if for anyone who the struggle is real. Only if you’re overweight do you know the struggle, you know the downfalls, you know what you go through.”
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