Gemma Collins says her mum had to be resuscitated and rushed to hospital
Gemma Collins has revealed that her mum had to be taken to hospital and currently being looked after in intensive care.
The 43-year-old former The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE) star - who has openly spoken about her mother's health struggles in the past - uploaded a video admitting that her parent is “really ill at the minute."
"So last week I had the shock of my life when my mum stopped breathing, I called an ambulance and was told to prepare for the worst and would I like to resuscitate her,” she told her 2.2m followers.
re-assuring fans that her mum is “stable,” she added: “It's been extremely tough but she is stable now and hopefully she will be much better soon. No day is promised so make every day count."
Last August Collins posted a picture online of her mother with a breathing tube in her nose after being admitted to Queens Hospital in Essex.
She captioned the distressing snap: “Such a scary moment when Mum comes to hospital. Thank you Queens Hospital Romford for all you're doing.”
Posting another picture of her mum on her grid, she added: “Love your parents as hard as you can. Thank you to everyone looking after mum @joancollins1 at QUEENS HOSPITAL ROMFORD.”
Prior to that in March 2023, Collins revealed she was having a life-saving gene test after Joan was diagnosed with breast cancer.
The one-time I’m A Celebrity star was left shaken after learning Joan had found a cancerous lump between her breast and armpit.
Recalling having a conversation with her mum about her health, she said: “It was over the phone. I was in the back of a taxi in London and I was like, 'Are you all right, mum? Where are you?' - as we say every day, ten times a day.
“She said, 'Ah I didn't want to tell you, but I've had a lump in my breast'. I was like, 'What?', and she said, 'But it's fine I've got the all-clear'. I was like, 'Oh, my God. Why didn't you tell me?'” she added to The Sun.
It came after Joan was diagnosed in 2016 with ductal carcinoma in situ, which means the cells in the lining of the breast tissue become cancerous, and she now attends a screening every year.
The cancerous cells are contained inside the milk ducts and have not spread to the surrounding breast tissue.
According to Breastcancer.org. “hereditary breast cancer is most commonly caused by an inherited mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene.”
