I got so carried away with Botox and fillers as I hit 40 mum said she didn’t recognise me, says Gemma Collins
GEMMA Collins is saying goodbye to pumped up lips and a line-free face now she's turned 40, after getting too carried away with having Botox and fillers.
The reality star, 40, is embracing a new decade in her life and a new look after deciding to have all her cosmetic work dissolved in a bid to look like herself again.
She admits that she took her obsession with Botox and fillers way too far, to the point where her mum Joan didn't recognise her anymore.
"Last year, I got a bit paranoid and started thinking, ‘I’m turning 40, I’ve got to get this and that done," Gemma revealed.
"I had a little bit put in my lips, I had my cheeks done, I had Botox, filler. I done the lot. It looked nice but then I started to get carried away and wanted a bit more, as you do."
She said: "But then my mum looked at me and went: ‘Gemma, I don’t recognise who you are anymore.’ I shocked myself that I started feeling that I had to look a certain way because I’m all about being yourself and shining as you are."
Gemma turned 40 at the beginning of this year in January and vowed to stop changing her face and ditch her usual cosmetic treatments.
"When I turned 40 I took a look in the mirror and thought: ‘I’m getting this all dissolved.’ Because I don’t want to look like anyone else. I want to look like me again. I don’t want big pumped up lips. I want to look feminine," Gemma insisted.
"Sometimes people take their faces to a point where they can look very masculine. There’s nothing wrong with that - each to their own - but I shouldn’t be conforming."
Gemma, who found fame on ITVBe reality series TOWIE, has been open about the work she's had done on social media and previously confessed to spending £8,366 on treatments in less than two years, including fat dissolving injections, jaw contouring, Botox injections and facial fillers.
Having a change of heart when it comes to her appearance, Gemma said: "Why do I - Gemma Collins - now start feeling that I need to have all this stuff done to me? I’m perfectly beautiful as I am."
Reflecting on the popularity of treatments like Botox and filler, Gemma joked that she feels like she's living in a "sci-fi film" as everyone is "walking around like clones".
"There’s a huge amount of people changing how they look dramatically and I find it a bit sad," she said.
"When I was growing up I wasn’t under that pressure. Because what we see on social today, I’m going to be honest, hun, everyone’s walking around like a clone. Do I live in the real world or am I living in Clonesville? It’s like I’m living in a sci-fi film."
Now, Gemma is turning to luxury skincare to keep her face fresh as she heads into her 40s and she's launched her own range of products called Gemma Collagen.
While her skincare collection may come with a hefty price tag of £250, Gemma thinks it's worth the money it costs.
"I started looking into creams and I decided to bring out my own skincare range. It is £250 but people pay that for one injection in their face - I’ve got a whole range for that. It’s 68p a day," she said.
"My collagen supplements will get me through my forties. I give zero f***s and I am what I am. I’ve got lines on my face - I can move my face, it’s a beautiful feeling. I’m healthy, I’m alive, my eyes are shining and the sky’s the limit for me."
Gemma insisted: "For the first time in a long time I’m stress-free. I’m just chilled. I’m on my spiritual journey. Small steps in the right direction lead to big changes.”
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