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."