Gemma Collins loses 2 stone after resorting to weight loss jabs after ‘fearing she’d die from gastric surgery’

Gemma Collins has revealed she‘s lost almost two stone since resorting to weight loss jabs.

The reality TV legend, 44, announced in January that she turned to weight loss jabs in a bid to shed some pounds.

Gemma Collins – who has been open about her weight loss struggles over the years – took to her Instagram to reveal the “secret” behind her smaller figure.

Now, The GC has issued a weight loss update.

Gemma Collins reveals weight loss

Gemma has been candid about her struggles with losing weight throughout the years she has been in the public eye.

In a new interview, the TOWIE star shared that she has been “bullied and tortured” for her weight for years.

But after turning to the weight loss medication, she hopes she will finally be able to be “happier and healthier” this year.

“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!” she told The Sun.

Gemma Collins on how much weight she plans to lose

At her heaviest, Gemma weighed 23st and was a size 26. She is currently a size 20 and is planning to get down to a size 16 by summer.

I got on the scales and lost something like 6kg in my first week

Gemma added: “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.”

Gemma death fears after gastric balloon

Gemma previously went under the knife to have a gastric balloon fitted.

I should never have done it, I thought I was going to die

However, after the operation, she was left fearing she would die due to the pain.

“It was scary. I should never have done it, I thought I was going to die,” she added. Gemma then said: “I could not get out of bed. The pain in my stomach… because it was like a foreign body in my belly,” she added to the publication.

TOWIE star on weight loss drugs

Gemma shared she was using weight loss jabs back in January as part of a paid partnership with a brand called Yazen – which prescribes GLP-1 weight loss injections.

According to Gemma, she decided to go down this route after trying “every diet my whole life” and seeing the results first-hand around her.

Already feeling “healthier and happier”, Gemma went on to say she was “finally going to be free” after being “bullied’ over her weight over the years.

“I can’t tell you how good I feel right now. I feel like a massive weight’s been lifted off my shoulders,” Gemma revealed.

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