Gemma Collins makes a plea to fans as she reveals dad has ‘permanent scars’ on his lungs

Gemma Collins, 41, asked fans for help after revealing her father’s troubles with Long Covid as she shared a sweet photo of her father

Gemma Collins has begged fans for advice on Long Covid after revealing that her father has permanent scarring on his lungs.

The reality TV star made a plea along with a snap of her father’s fingers to her 2.2 million followers.

“If anyone knows anything about permanent agoraphobia from Long Covid please get in touch as dad bless him with permanent agoraphobia and was wondering if there was anything we could do to help. his breathing is not,” she wrote.

In 2020, both her father and mother were hit by Covid and Alan was hospitalized and at one point the Diva Forever star feared she might abandon him.

Speaking on her podcast at the time, Gemma said: “Both my mom and dad have had genital warts. My dad is still in the hospital. He’s really fighting for his life. “.

“It was a terrible time but I’m happy to be back chatting with all of you.”

She continued: “Things were difficult. It is non-stop at the moment with everything going on. I find myself juggling too many discs.

“It was a real shock to myself and my family when my dad was hospitalized.”

Alan has made a full recovery and Gemma shared a photo of him on her Instagram network and wrote the caption, “We’re so lucky my dad made it through.”

Gemma revealed her own struggles with Covid last month.

She said she had to have a nurse come to the house and give her drops after she recovered.

“I don’t know if anyone else is going through this, but it’s just weird,” she wrote.

Sharing a trickle moment, she wrote: “Covid defo makes you feel weird afterwards.”

Gemma recently revealed that she is a huge fan of dancing completely naked in the garden of her £1.3million mansion every morning.

She said she found it “liberating” and that she was “in harmony with nature”.

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Speaking during an appearance on the BBC’s Will I Lie to You?, which has yet to be broadcast, she said: “I like to dance naked in my back garden. I do it every night. morning.

“It makes me feel one with nature. It’s so liberating.

“I love the feel of the grass under my feet.”

She says she plants trees around her garden so she can dance to her heart without being spotted by her neighbors.

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