Gemma Collins hits out at ‘fake diet pill scam’ as she poses in bikini and begs fans to ‘stay safe’

REALITY TV star Gemma Collins has sent out an urgent warning after being used as part of a 'diet pill' scheme.

The blonde beauty begged her fans to "stay safe" after discovering that her image was being used to target vulnerable individuals to sell them weight-loss pills.

Gemma confirmed that it had been flagged to her that a fake Facebook post was circulating which appeared to insinuate that she had shed the pounds using their pills.

In her stark warning to her millions of Instagram followers, Gemma said: "Hey everyone just checking in as it’s been brought to my attention and I am getting so many messages regarding someone on Facebook is advertising slimming pills with my pictures attached !"

Adding a sense of urgency to her message, she then opted to write in all capital letters as she added: "PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE ‼️ I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS !!

"STAY SAFE EVERYONE if you come across it report‼️‼️‼️‼️ hopefully Facebook will take down … love GC x"

She went onto reiterate her message once again by penning: "Please do not fall for the fake advertisement and please stay safe do not buy these !!!

"I have NOTHING to do with them !!!! X"

Gemma wrote her warning message alongside two glam snaps of herself posing away in swimwear.

In the first, she stripped off to a sultry two-piece as she soaked up the sun.

Gemma's bikini featured a floral pattern throughout as she showed off her tanned skin.

She then shared a second image of her looking beautiful in a pink and white swimsuit as she sprawled on a sun lounger.

One fan praised that star for taking a stand against the scam as they wrote: "Yasss queen you tell em."

Another then added: "Your fabulous your the GC baby."

A third was left in awe of the stunning images as they wrote: "Where is that 2 piece from?!! You look fire in it Gems."