‘I’ve been traumatised’: Gemma Collins reveals she has PTSD after nearly losing her £1.3million Essex home and savings while her dad was in hospital fighting Covid-19
Gemma Collins has revealed she suffers from 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 had almost lost her ‘life savings’ and was buying her £1.3million dream home sterling in Essex when the bank froze all his accounts.
Gemma said she was ‘traumatized’ by the experience, which happened when her father Alan was in hospital battling Covid-19 and was on the verge of ‘die’.
‘I was traumatised’: Gemma Collins has revealed she suffered from PTSD after nearly losing her £1.3million Essex home and savings while her father was in hospital fighting Covid-19
Gemma went on Instagram Live with a friend named Andie who had a similar experience with frozen accounts.
“It happened to me two years ago. The shock, the embarrassment, I couldn’t sleep, I felt sick, I felt like I was sleazy, like ‘am I a criminal?’ Gemma said.
‘You know what, the guy on the phone, I was so distressed, I was crying on the phone, I was like, ‘I’m going to lose my house, I’m going to lose my house!’ ‘
Difficult times: Gemma said she was ‘traumatized’ by the experience, which happened when her father Alan was in hospital battling Covid-19 and was about to ‘die’
“They read a script, emotionless, telling you ‘go to the branch’.
“I couldn’t see my father in the hospital. I went to the branch and the lady was very nice, I started crying in the bank. They didn’t care.
Gemma said she suffered from PTSD from the experience.
Stressful: The former TOWIE star, 41, revealed in an Instagram Live that she had almost lost her ‘life savings’ and was buying her dream £1.3million home in Essex (pictured) when the bank froze all his accounts
‘You know what, the guy on the phone, I was so distressed, I was crying on the phone, I was like, ‘I’m going to lose my house, I’m going to lose my house!’ ‘ In the photo, his house
“I would have lost my house, in that account I had my savings, I would have been in the shit stream,” she said.
“I never told anyone about it. I had to go see the financial mediator, but my father was dying. I was in the process of buying a house, which should have been an amazing experience.
“I was traumatized, I really suffered from PTSD during this experience.”
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder caused by very stressful, frightening or distressing events.
Gemma, who is engaged to fiancé Rami Hawash, celebrated moving into her dream home in Essex early last year.
The bubbly blonde has settled into a sprawling five-bedroom property converted from a barn, with around 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 delighted to hear that the purchase of his house had finally gone through.
Speaking on her podcast, she said: ‘When I took my dad to see the house he absolutely loved it.
“I told him in the hospital that dad walked through the house and I only see lights in his eyes.”
She added at the time: I’m so excited about this. Overall it has been a 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
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