INTERVIEW
The TV star opens up about having three weddings, her recent sex drought and plans for motherhood
It’s been a year of milestones for Gemma Collins, who announced her engagement to Rami Hawash earlier this year. And after debuting her incredible new weight loss online, the former TOWIE star now tells Closer that she hopes her new health kick will bring her one step closer to motherhood.
Gemma recently announced on social media that she had lost weight by adopting the Fibre First diet, alongside help from fitness guru Steve Bennett. Now the reality star claims that the diet has not only helped her shed pounds, but also healed her fertility issues. Gemma, 43, has been candid in the past about her struggles to conceive, suffering from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and experiencing multiple miscarriages.
IMPROVED FERTILITY
The star – who got engaged to Rami, 49, back in February – says, “Rami told me, ‘I just want a baby girl to complete our family’. My brain is so young, I think I’m 15 still, but I can’t help my biology. PCOS has massively affected my fertility, and I’ve got metabolic syndrome as well. The fact Steve has reversed my PCOS by following a fibrebased diet is amazing. The fertility clinic can’t believe the difference from when I first went in to now.”
And with her fertility improving, Gemma says she hopes her baby dreams will soon be a reality. “I’ll be honest, me and Rami have not had much time to have sex lately – he’s been out of the country for a month. Come September, I’m going for it big time. My baby will come when it’s supposed to.
If you’re going to give love to a child, you can give love in any form that child comes – whether that’s adoption, surrogacy or through a test tube. I don’t think there’s any right or wrong,” she says.
SURGERY
Gemma and Rami – who is dad to son Tristan, six, from a previous marriage – have been involved in an on/off relationship over the years. The businessman previously proposed in both 2013 and 2021, before popping the question for a third time earlier this year.
Opening up about wedding plans, Gemma says, “Rami and I are getting married in 2026, so I’ve got three weddings and a baby to have in two years. I’m going to have a forest wedding, which is the real version of me. Second and third weddings, I don’t know where they’re going to be yet, but they’ll be very bougie.”
This isn’t the first time Gemma has attempted to lose weight. Over the years, she has been targeted by online trolls over her size, now telling Closer, “If you look at me pre-showbiz to now, I onl
