Gemma Collins has revealed plans to become a foster carer during an emotional interview on Friday’s Good Morning Britain.
The TOWIE legend, 43, revealed in June that she and her fiancé Rami Hawash would start trying for a baby in September.
But becoming a foster carer could mean Gemma will finally get her chance to become a maternal figure after years of fertility struggles and miscarriages.
Gemma, whose mother Joan grew up in a foster home, recently rekindled with her long lost family on Who Do You Think You Are?
After finding her family on the show, Gemma said it has helped her feel more ‘complete’ and has made her want to give back to children after the national fostering group warned of a caring crisis.
Gemma Collins has revealed plans to become a foster carer during an emotional interview on Friday’s Good Morning Britain (pictured with her mother Joan)
Becoming a foster carer could mean Gemma will finally get her chance to become a maternal figure after years of fertility struggles and miscarriages
She said: ‘There’s a lot of love I could give. I always make a good dinner.’
‘There are so many rooms that are spare across London and the UK’, she added.
She has been incredibly open about her fertility journey and has recently transformed her lifestyle in the hope it will help her get pregnant.
Dropping from a size 26 to 20, Gemma recently claimed her weight loss journey has ‘cured’ her after years of struggle.
Gemma told OK! Magazine of wanting to be in a good shape to start a family: ‘I don’t want to be an overweight mum. Nothing against overweight mums at all, but I want to run and play with my kid.
‘I want to have as much energy for my child as possible and to be the best version of myself for my child.’
On her fertility struggles she added: ‘I always find with me nothing has ever come easy. I’ve always been that one that’s got the struggle to bloody get there!
‘It’s the same with my fertility and I share it because so many people reach out who are going through the same thing.’
The TOWIE legend revealed in June that she and her fiancé Rami Hawash would start trying for a baby in September
Gemma, whose mother Joan (pictured) grew up in a foster home, recently rekindled with her long lost family on Who Do You Think You Are?
After finding her family on the show, Gemma said it has helped her feel more ‘complete’ and has made her want to give back to children after the national fostering group warned of a caring crisis
She said: ‘There’s a lot of love I could give. I always make a good dinner. There are so many rooms that are spare across London and the UK’, she added
She also claimed that she has reversed her polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) with the help of diet guru Steve Bennett.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition that affects how a woman’s ovaries work. It can mean a woman has difficulty getting pregnant as a result of irregular ovulation or no ovulation.
Gemma recently told MailOnline: ‘Since working with Steve, he has reversed my PCOS, I no longer have it so I’m a step closer to having a baby.
‘I went to a fertility clinic and obviously, I was going to start my fertility journey in September but I’m not sure I need to do fertility now because hopefully I can do it naturally, plus my thyroid is doing better – I have no under active thyroid anymore.
‘People have bullied me about my weight, they bullied me about it so badly for years and it’s like, I can’t help it, I am active…
‘But now I don’t need to do vigorous exercise, this is the first diet where you’re adding and not subtracting.’
Gemma has suffered with PCOS since she was 28 years old – which is when she started to gain weight.
The NHS states that PCOS cannot be cured, but the symptoms can be managed.
She has been incredibly open about her fertility journey and has recently transformed her lifestyle in the hope it will help her get pregnant
Dropping from a size 26 to 20, Gemma recently claimed her weight loss journey has ‘cured’ her after years of struggle
Gemma has told how her new diet guru Steve Bennett (seen) has helped ‘cure’ her after years of fertility struggles
Gemma revealed in November she has begun a fertility journey in the hopes of having her first child with Rami, who has a son, Tristan, six, from a previous relationship (pictured)
In overweight women, the symptoms and overall risk of developing long-term health problems from PCOS can be greatly improved by losing excess weight.
Weight loss of just 5 per cent can lead to a significant improvement in PCOS.
The star has been open about past fertility struggles and has previously suffered three miscarriages.
She suffered her first heartbreaking loss in 2012, finding the strength to speak out about it publicly eight years later in 2020.
The reality star did not realise she was pregnant at the time, said that the baby ‘died in front of her’ after giving birth at home on her landing.
Gemma suffered her second pregnancy loss in 2020 during the Covid pandemic.
Tragically, just a few months later, Gemma endured a third devastating miscarriage in July 2020 after falling pregnant with her ex-boyfriend James Argent’s baby.
Gemma refuses to give up on her dream of becoming a mother and that she thinks about the miscarriage ‘every day.’
Businessman Rami, 49, got engaged to the TOWIE legend earlier this year and the couple have since spilled the beans about their plans for their upcoming nuptials, revealing they want three separate weddings.
Gemma explained that she wants a main ceremony in the UK, a second taking place abroad and then a ‘formal one’ for their closest family and friends.
In true GC style, she added that multiple celebrations means she is also planning to have several different wedding dresses.