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Gemma Collins reveals she took slimming pills when she was just 13 as she opens up about her struggles with self-harming after being cruelly bullied at school


Speaking during on the new Everything I Know About Me podcast, the TOWIE star, 43, admitted cruel jibes about her weight led her to take slimming pills when she was just 13 years old.

Speaking during a candid interview on the new Everything I Know About Me podcast, the former TOWIE star, 43, admitted that nasty jibes about her weight led her to take slimming pills when she was just 13 years old. Gemma, who was brought up in Essex, revealed she was bullied by other students after moving to an all-girls school, and felt 'a lot of pressure' surrounding her appearance. In the first two episodes of Everything I Know About Me, Gemma also shares the pain she suffered after terminating a pregnancy when she was 21, after doctors discovered her unborn baby was a 'hermaphrodite.'

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