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Gemma Collins' 'schizophrenic' grandmother's tragic life is uncovered as the TOWIE star and her mum break down on Who Do You Think You Are? - and viewers are left in tears


Gemma Collins' 'schizophrenic' grandmother's tragic life was uncovered as she appeared on an emotional episode of Who Do You Think You Are? on Thursday.

An expert then said that when she got pregnant as a teenager out of wed lock she could have been told to give up Joan and was forced to limit her contact with her child due to her 'mental health issues'. But Gemma and the team on the show discovered she may have been forced to give up her daughter amid misdiagnosed mental health problems has traced the family history of Adil Ray, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Clarkson, Barbara Windsor, Stephen Fry, J. K. Rowling, Daniel Radcliffe, and many more.

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