Gemma Collins has revealed that she suffered a devastating miscarriage in 2012. The 39-year-old star of The Only Way Is Essex made the admission on her BBC podcast, sharing details of the traumatic experience.
Collins said she was four and a half months pregnant when she miscarried and went to hospital with her mother, Joan. She recalled: 'I actually gave birth to a child, sadly, and basically the child was four months old... the baby was formed and it died in front of me.'
The reality star described the event as 'a very traumatising experience'. She added that she did not know she was pregnant until she woke up with severe pains. Collins said she tries to find humour in difficult situations as a coping mechanism, but remembered being 'in utter shock'.
This is not the first time Collins has spoken about the miscarriage. She previously discussed it in 2016 on Channel 5's In Therapy, where she revealed she attended the National Television Awards shortly after the ordeal, wearing padding to hide heavy bleeding.
Collins is now in a relationship with James Argent and has expressed a desire to have children with him. Speaking during the TOWIE Christmas special last year, she said: 'I want to get engaged, I want to get married and I want to have a baby.'
