Gemma Collins has been inundated with support from fans as she preached body confidence whilst posing in a host of different swimwear as she soaked up the sun over the Bank Holiday weekend16:34, 25 May 2026Gemma Collins has urged fans to remember that "confidence is not a dress size" by posing in swimwear across the Bank Holiday weekend. The reality star, 45, has been open and honest about her body image struggles in the years since she shot to fame on The Only Way Is Essex and posted another reminder about it all as she took to social media to showcase herself enjoying the sunshine over the long weekend.‌In the first picture, the former I'm A Celebrity... star was all smiles as a she donned a baby pink swimsuit as she embraced the warm weather by the pool.‌She wrote on Instagram: "LOVING THE SUN Wishing you all a lovely bank holiday Get your body in the sun, let your soul exhale Body confidence isn’t a size, it’s an energy. Own your glow, take up space, wear the swimsuit, dive in the pool, laugh louder, live softer. The sun was never asking for perfection… only presence."‌READ MORE: Gemma Collins's government video backlash slapped down as 'outright snobbery'READ MORE: Sinitta reveals dramatic career change after I'm A Celebrity stintIn the second snap, Gemma donned a hot pink bikini as she entered the pool and threw a peace sign. Speaking to her two million followers, she wrote: "Wear the swimsuit darlings …"Your body is not here to apologise. It’s here to live, to swim, to laugh, to glow in the sunshine and take up every inch of joy it deserves!" In the third one, the former Diva Forever, who is engaged to Rami Hawash, star donned an animal print swimsuit and posed confidently in the pool with her hand firmly on her hip.‌She wrote: "Woke up this morning and patted myself on the back, I’ve never had a bad looking boyfriend !!! X Always pulled a sort and that really hit today#beyourownsunshine guys!" Fans were quick to applaud Gemma for her bold statements, with one writing in the comments section: "Absolutely beautiful words! Yes true in every letter!"A second wrote: "Your such a lovely woman with a beautiful soul and looking [fire emoji] have a cracking bank hols also xx" and a third said: "Your words last couple of day are literally getting me through my holiday!"‌Towards the end of last year, Gemma joined a whole host of former campmates from I'm A Celeb to film the All Stars version of the show in South Africa. When the show was broadcast in April, she explained just how shocked she was at how much weight she had managed to lose whilst in the jungle for a second time.She had taken Mounjaro weight loss injections in the run-up to her second jungle stint - but had to stop them, following a dramatic gallbladder attack.‌Speaking to OK!, she said: 'When they weighed me I'd lost 1st 4lb (8kg)'. The TV star also revealed that her time in South Africa saw her using her phone a lot less as she maintained it was the 'best digital detox and spiritual healing'.Earlier this year, it was reported that Gemma had dropped four dress sizes and more than two stone after turning to fat loss injections. She previously said have she "tried almost every diet" with no success and after careful consideration she started taking GLP-1 weight loss injections under medical supervision.She revealed recently: “I'm on those weight-loss injections at the minute. People used to call me 'three-course Collins' and now I can only eat one course. It's really amazing. I want to be open with everything I do in my life. There's no point in lying to the people who love me and that's the public. I wouldn't be where I am today without the public. I just always want to be transparent."Article continues below* Follow Mirror Celebs on Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads.