She wears her heart on her sleeve, and two months ago Gemma bravely opened up about suffering a heartbreaking miscarriage while in isolation at her brother Russell’s home earlier this year.
The TOWIE star admitted, “I did go through a very sad miscarriage in lockdown. Due to PCOS [polycystic ovarian syndrome], I just thought I was having an unusually heavy period… I rang my doctor and he said, ‘You need to go straight to the hospital.’ It was very sad.”
It wasn’t the first time Gemma, 39, has spoken about the loss of a baby. In 2013, she revealed she’d miscarried four months into her pregnancy the previous year.
But Gemma is not giving up on her dream of becoming a mum, after revealing losing a baby with “someone I loved very much was very heartbreaking”. Despite being diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome in her 20s, which can affect fertility, Gemma – who split with long-term boyfriend James “Arg” Argent this summer – has been told by a specialist doctor, who she says she sees every day, that “everything will be fine” in terms of being able to conceive a baby.
“I am still positive that I will become a mum and I do hold on to this dream that I’ll be able to conceive naturally, and to be that mum with all the love that I’ve got to give,” she says. “I’m never going to give up. So many amazing things have happened to me and I don’t think this is the end of the road.
“Everything is in working order. I’ve got a great fertility doctor on Harley Street. I’m at Harley Street every day of the week. He thinks everything is going to be fine; it will all fall into place.”
While promoting the latest series of her reality show, Diva Forever And Ever, Gemma described herself as the “UK’s number one reality star”, but fans will be shocked to learn she won’t have a camera crew following her every move or when she’ll be inside a labour ward.
“I won’t let cameras film me giving birth. I think maybe when I have a baby, I will go all ‘earth mother.’ I’m not sure I’ll put my children out there and I think I’ll be really protective,” she explains.
Check out: James Argent's weight loss journey from OG TOWIE star to English Channel swimmer
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1 of 16James Argent - 2010
Arg is an OG TOWIE star and when the series first aired back in 2010 he was in a relationship with Lydia Bright.
2 of 16James Argent - 2014
James was suspended from the reality show that threw him into the limelight following allegations that he failed a drug test.
3 of 16James Argent - 2015
The reality star decided to switch up his lifestyle and enter rehab; he even spent Christmas Day at The Priory (the same rehab facility Katie Price spent time in during September 2018). A few months later the reality star revealed on This Morning that it was "the best decision" he has ever made.
4 of 16James Argent - 2016 (March)
In 2016 after gaining weight, Arg attended two weight loss retreats; one in Norfolk and the other in Ibiza. After his fitness overhaul the TOWIE star dropped from 19st 1lb to 16st. He also went from 48 to 40 inches around his waist.
5 of 16James Argent - 2016 (July)
Arg told The Sunthat waking up at 6am helped him feel like a "new man". He explained: "I am not going to lie - it has been incredibly tough and, yes, I have had the odd lapse."But I am thrilled to have lost three-stone and I do genuinely feel like a new man."
6 of 16James Argent - 2016 (October)
At the end of 2016, Arg confessed on Instagram that he was "gutted at how unfit" he was. However he ended his post on a positive and insisted: "I'll get there and maintain it this time!"
7 of 16James Argent - 2017
In 2017 Arg flew out to a rehab facility in Thailand. He spent 10 weeks out there and manages to lose another stone. Arg's friend Jack Tweed revealed all the fitness activities he had been doing during his time abroad."He said he's been doing loads of stuff like Muay Thai boxing, jungle trekking, abseiling down waterfalls and zip lining."He's been eating really healthy food and he's lost over a stone. Arg is in a really good place at the moment and I hope he keeps it up, for his sake and his family's sake," he told new! magazine.
8 of 16James Argent - 2018
The on-off TOWIE couple (Arg and Gemma) split in July 2018 but then reunited the following month. After getting back together, Arg decided to take a break from the ITVBe show and seek treatment. A source told The Sun: "James was under a dark cloud recently and has made the brave decision to enter back into a programme to help him get back on track."He has been attending regular therapy and secondary care at an outpatient treatment facility in London."
9 of 16James Argent - 2019
Despite struggling with his weight, Arg posted a video of the GC snoring and apparently fat-shamed her. It resulted in him being dumped but the pair reunited and managed to move on from the incident.
10 of 16James Argent - 2019
In April, weight loss professional Steven Miller revealed he was concerned about James Argent's weight and even warned he could be on 'death row'.
11 of 16James Argent - 2019
Following the warning the reality star revealed he was taking up boxing to kick start his weight loss. He then vowed on This Morning to take control of his weight after Dr Ranj revealed he was significantly obese, long term he needed to lose 10 stone and drop 17 inches off his waist.
12 of 16James Argent - 2019
Despite being dumped by the GC earlier on in the year after fat-shaming her, he then appeared to make more mean comments about her figure on her TV show. Fans urged Gemma to split from her boyfriend following his 'disgusting' insults.
13 of 16James Argent - 2019
In August as Arg prepared to swim the English Channel for Stand Up To Cancer it came to light that in the past two years he has gained ten stone.
14 of 16James Argent - 2019
Although they didn't swim the entire English Channel, the Stand Up To Cancer team got pretty far before the weather conditions made them cut their journey short. Following his stint, Arg revealed he was heading back to the gym before teasing bigger things are on the horizon in 2020.He wrote on Instagram: "I'm going to have the biggest comeback of 2020!!! "After a few years of absence I'm now officially a member of @davidlloydchigwellofficial My 1st swim ud83cudfca♂ufe0f since attempting the epic challenge of the #EnglishChannel Its good to be back! ud83dude4cud83cudffd❤ufe0f".
15 of 16James Argent - 2020
At the beginning of 2020 it was reported that Arg flew out to Thailand and entered rehab following allegations of a 'second overdose'.
16 of 16James Argent - 2020
While flogging curries on Instagram, Arg showed off his impressive five-stone weight loss.
Gemma has been single since parting ways with Arg in July, when she discovered he had paid for another woman’s dinner during a holiday. The break-up came just weeks after Arg – who cruelly branded her a “hippo” – vowed to start a family with the star, whose “tough love” he credited for saving his life following his latest rehab stint for drug and alcohol addiction, as well as overeating. And Gemma says that although her career has boomed during lockdown with the rise in online sales of her clothing range, the last few months have been a struggle emotionally.
“At the start [of lockdown], I was in utter shock. I’m used to being such a busy person but then, all of a sudden, everything stopped. And I thought, ‘What do I do with myself?’ I was heartbroken in lockdown. I broke up with the man I thought I was going to marry, so that was tough. I invested three years of my life in someone and it didn’t work out,” she confesses.
On the subject of dating, Gemma reveals there’s no man on the horizon at the moment. “I’m riding solo, I’m doing everything on my own. I’m a strong person, and there’s nothing really I can’t do… I haven’t been on a date night in ages and I’m not really bothered,” she says.
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Instead, she’s focusing on her newfound healthy lifestyle, after shedding 3st during lockdown by ramping up her exercise regime and using controversial appetite suppressant injections. Gemma admits, “It’s been a great amount of weight to lose. But I’ve still got a bit of a way to go, if I’m being honest. I still want to lose another two or three stone.”
Along with trimming down further, she’s also keen to go under the knife. “I’d like a boob uplift. The world is my oyster,” she says, adding, “I’m trying to ‘age reverse’ myself. I am more body confident than ever now.”
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