GEMMA Collins has today revealed the horrifyingly cruel nickname she was called before going on fat jabs.
The TV favourite, 43, who has been open about her weight loss struggle in the past, revealed the cruelty she once suffered because of her size.
Gemma has dropped four dress sizes and more than two stone after turning to fat loss injections.
She previously said have she “tried almost every diet” with no success and after careful consideration she started taking GLP-1 weight loss injections under medical supervision.
Gemma has now revealed the cruel remarks she has faced over the years.
Speaking to The Mirror, she said: “I’m on those weight-loss injections at the minute.
“People used to call me ‘three-course Collins’ and now I can only eat one course. It’s really amazing.
“I want to be open with everything I do in my life. There’s no point in lying to the people who love me and that’s the public.
“I wouldn’t be where I am today without the public. I just always want to be transparent.”
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Earlier this month, the former Towie icon opened up The Sun in a very candid interview, where she talked about her weight loss journey.
In our exclusive interview she revealed how through the jabs she hoped to be a size 16 by the summer.
“I can’t believe I’ve finally found something that works,” Gemma told us.
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“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. And it’s been effortless.”
Opening up, Gemma candidly said: “I’ve struggled for many, many years to lose weight… All my life… I tried everything.”
“I can remember at school taking a tablet called Reductil… (an appetite suppressant which is now unavailable and was taken off the market).
“I’ve saved money being on Mounjaro, probably £1,500 a month on the weekly shop. My life doesn’t revolve around food any more.
“I was starving before, I would be suicidal on diets. That awful feeling of… ‘Have I got to spend the rest of my life in this toxic dieting chain?’
“I know that depression, upset and desperation. I’ve been weighing food portions and eating two boiled eggs a day for years.
“I don’t have that any more. No one understands unless they’ve been there too, but I’m excited for my future now.”
Gemma added: “This is a revolutionary, life-changing drug for someone who has struggled with weight their whole life.
“There’s all this pressure people don’t realise. A weight problem clouds your whole life.”
A source close to Gemma previously explained she had done thorough research before trying the jabs, and was taking the medication with expert guidance.
“She isn’t just focused on how she looks, this is about her wanting to be as healthy as possible and feel confident,” they told the Mirror.
“She’s still absolutely all about body positivity and embracing her body, there’s no change in that, but she wants to be healthy as well.”
GEMMA’S JOURNEY
Gemma has been gradually slimming down since 2019 but now appears to have found the best diet for herself.
Last year, she shared her disappointment over losing less than a pound in weight despite doing gruelling daily workouts.
Taking to Instagram, she shared a clip from a holiday and was wearing a brightly coloured bikini.
Although Gemma admitted her heart had been “ripped out” due to the lack of weight loss success, she vowed to keep going.
She wrote: “Against all odds and eating chicken for a whole week with water working out 2 hours a day and loosing a quarter
“Yes I repeat a quarter of a pound. My heart being ripped out why me, why can I master everything except weight loss?”
