Gemma Collins has been called out by fans for allegedly photoshopping her pictures after she posted a heavily filtered snap with her fiancé Rami Hawash on Wednesday. The reality star shared the image on social media, but followers were quick to point out what they perceived as a photoshop fail, insisting the picture looked 'nothing' like her.
Several users noted the apparent hypocrisy of Gemma editing her photos while frequently preaching body positivity and confidence. One fan wrote: 'Love the GC but always empowering women to be themselves then photoshops images till it doesn’t look anything like you.' Another commented: 'Hun what have you done with the GC cus that ain’t her face in the pic it’s someone else.' Others added: 'This looks nothing like you?', 'Slow down on the face editing babes. You don’t need it!', 'That isn’t you hun', and 'you don’t need to do this Gemma!! It doesn’t look like you!'
The criticism comes shortly after Gemma was praised for opening up about her body issues during her appearance on I'm A Celebrity South Africa. After taking a dip in the waterfall with her co-stars, she discussed her weight and proudly declared: 'People come in different shapes and sizes.' She told Scarlett Moffatt: 'I've gone past the point in caring about what I look like. We're under scrutiny all the time and I never used to worry about it, but because everyone goes on about body image, you become thinking you're disgusting and ugly everyday because of all the pressure and people saying horrible things and actually I'm just alright as I am you know.'
In the Bush Telegraph, she added: 'This is me. I get sick of it, this diet, that diet, this pen, that pen. At the end of the day we just have to accept all of us come in different shapes and sizes and we can all be beautiful in our own way. It's really in the heart, beauty is in the eye of the beholder at the end of the day.'
Gemma captioned her recent post: 'Mum and Dad was out last night. My handsome LOVE. We had a lovely wedding of dear friends Ryan and Hannah congratulations.' She is a step-mother to Rami's seven-year-old son Tristan. The couple first dated in 2011, enjoying an on-off romance for three years, which included a Christmas 2012 proposal, but they split in 2014. They rekindled their romance in 2020 after her split from TOWIE co-star James 'Arg' Argent.
In 2024, Gemma announced she is engaged again after Rami proposed, and they plan to marry later this year. Speaking about her upcoming nuptials, she recently explained that she wants a main ceremony in the UK, a second taking place abroad, and then a 'formal one' for their closest family and friends. In true GC style, she added that multiple celebrations mean she is also planning to have several different wedding dresses.
