Gemma Collins reveals her mum is in intensive care after she ‘stopped breathing’-Danni Scott-Entertainment – Metro

Gemma Collins revealed her mum had been rushed to hospital (Picture: Gemma Collins/Instagram)

Gemma Collins had the ‘shock of her life’ as her mum was rushed into intensive care after she stopped breathing.

Joan was rushed to hospital again and placed in intensive care last week as her daughter reassured fans the 67-year-old was on the mend.

The 43-year-old Towie icon lamented over stresses in her life in a new Instagram story before revealing the shocking update.

‘So last week I had the shock of my life when my mum stopped breathing,’ Gemma captioned as she posted a picture of them together.

Last August, Joan had been admitted to the hospital after a mystery illness and also had a diagnosis of breast cancer since then.

Sharing more details, Gemma continued: ‘I called an ambulance and was told to prepare for the worst and would I like to resuscitate her.

The star was told to ‘prepare for the worst’ (Picture: Gemma Collins/Instagram)

She reassured fans that Joan was doing okay (Picture: Gemma Collins/Instagram)

‘It’s been extremely tough but she is stable now and hopefully she will be much better soon.’

Posting another snap of them happy together, the TV star added: ‘No day is promised so make every day count.’

In a short video Gemma confessed: ‘My mum’s really ill at the minute, she’s in intensive care. It’s been a hell of a time, I’m really happy…well not that happy as my mum’s in intensive care but she’s on the mend, thank god.’

It’s not known if her latest health scare is linked to the cancerous lump Joan found between her breast and armpit in March, 2023.

Months later Gemma gave another concerning glimpse as she wrote: ‘‘Thank you Queen’s Hospital Romford for all you’re doing. Love your parents as hard as you can.’

Last year the 67-year-old had a cancer scare (Picture: Gemma Collins/Instagram)

She’s since been given the all clear but has some unknown health issues (Picture: Gemma Collins/Instagram)

Gemma didn’t reveal what had happened to her mum at the time but has been giving fans updates on Joan’s health occasionally.

Previously, the star confirmed she was having a potentially life-saving gene test after Joan’s cancer which was caught ‘in the nick of time’.

The BRCA gene test screens DNA to assess the risk of getting breast cancer in the future.

If the BRCA1 of BRCA2 gene mutation is found in a patient, on average they have up to a 70% chance of developing breast cancer before the age of 80.

Her mum, who she is very close to, chose not to tell Gemma about the devastating diagnosis until she got the all-clear.

Gemma was in the back of a taxi when her mum first told her about the cancer scare but instantly reassured her daughter she was doing okay.

The shock of finding out about her mum’s ordeal spurred her to take action to protect herself, as well as advocating for getting checked.

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