Gemma Collins took to her Instagram page to tell her fans the sad news that her mum has been taken into hospital.
The TOWIE icon shared a snap of her mum Joan Collins’ hand connected to a drip in hospital.
Gemma, 39, explained her mum, 65, has rheumatoid arthritis and is therefore more prone to infection.
She then thanked NHS staff for all of the help they had given to her mum.
(Image: Instagram/Gemma Collins)
Gemma penned: “Thank you to all the nurses who helped my mum she’s has pneumonia and on the mend NHS thank you thank you so over stretched right now my mum has rheumatoid arthritis and is high risk to infection.”
Joan’s condition has seen her in and out of hospital a number of times.
She also now has to use a wheelchair to get around.
Gemma Collins shared an update about mum Joan’s health (Image: ITV)
Gemma has previously spoken about the “two years of hell” her mum had to suffer, as she battled the illness.
Speaking to The Sun, Gemma said: ‘”I always tried to be really strong, so when I was with her I was happy, upbeat, like ‘Come on mum, you’re gonna be alright!’
“Then I’d leave the house, get in my car and cry for hours.
(Image: Gemma Collins/Instagram)
“I used to ring my friends and say ‘I just don’t know what I can do to help my mum,’ it was the worst thing.
“Mentally I really noticed mum getting depressed and seeing her like that was just terrible.
“We saw lots of different doctors and not many people knew what was wrong with her.”
Gemma then added there were moments where she feared “mum is going to die”.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
