Gemma Collins reveals she has PTSD after almost losing her £1.3million Essex home and lifesavings
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‘I was traumatised’: Gemma Collins reveals she has PTSD after nearly losing her £1.3million Essex home and savings while her father was in hospital battling Covid-19
Gemma Collins has revealed she has post-traumatic stress disorder after a terrifying experience two years ago.
The Former The Only Way is Essex star, 41, revealed in an Instagram Live that she nearly lost her ‘life savings’ and bought her £1.3million dream home in Essex when the bank froze all her accounts.
Gemma said she was “traumatized” by the experience, which happened while her father Alan was in hospital battling Covid-19 and was close to “dying”.
‘I was traumatised’: Gemma Collins revealed she has PTSD after nearly losing her £1.3million Essex home and life-saving losses while her father was in hospital battling Covid-19
Gemma went on Instagram Live with a friend named Andie who had a similar experience with frozen accounts.
“This happened to me two years ago. The shock, the shame, I couldn’t sleep, I felt sick, I felt like I was untrustworthy, like “am I a criminal?” said Gemma.
“You know what, the guy at the end of the phone, I was so upset, I cried on the phone, I said, ‘I’m going to lose my house, I’m going to lose my house!’ ‘
Tough times: Gemma said she was ‘traumatised’ by the experience, which happened while her father Alan was in hospital battling Covid-19 and was almost ‘dying’
“They read from a script, no emotion, and say to you, ‘Go into the branch’.
‘I couldn’t see my father in the hospital. I went to the branch and the lady was very nice, I started to cry in the bank. She didn’t care.’
Gemma said she has PTSD from the experience.
Stressful: The former TOWIE star, 41, revealed in an Instagram Live that she nearly lost her ‘life savings’ and bought her £1.3million dream home in Essex (pictured) when the bank froze all her accounts
“You know what, the guy at the end of the phone, I was so upset, I cried on the phone, I said, ‘I’m going to lose my house, I’m going to lose my house!’ ‘Pictured is her house
“I would have lost my house, I had my savings in that account, I would have been in the creek,” she said.
‘I never said it to anyone. I was going to go to the financial ombudsman, but my father was dying. I was buying a house which should have been a great experience.
“I was traumatized. I really had PTSD from that experience.”
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder caused by highly stressful, frightening, or distressing events.
Gemma, who is engaged to fiance Rami Hawash, celebrated her move into her dream home in Essex early last year.
The bubbly blonde has taken up residence in a massive five-bedroom property converted from a barn, complete with an acre of land and four en-suite bathrooms.
She also previously revealed that her father was finally on the road to recovery after battling Covid, and was thrilled to hear that her home purchase had finally worked.
In her podcast, she said, “When I took my dad to see the house, he absolutely loved it.
“I told him at the hospital Dad that the whole house was searched and all I see is lights in his eyes.”
She then added: I’m so excited about it. All in all it has been a positive positive week for me.’
Gemma rose to fame on TOWIE in 2011, but left the show in 2019.
Familiar Face: Gemma rose to fame on TOWIE in 2011, but left the show in 2019