Gemma Collins' mum has been rushed to hospital with pneumonia.The reality TV icon, 45, admitted she has struggled to sleep as she is worried about Joan's battle with the infection, which she was previously hospitalised with in December. On Monday Gemma took to her Instagram Stories and posted a shot of Joan in her hospital bed, telling fans that she is on the mend.The picture was captioned: 'Sending my mummy so much love she has caught Pneumonia but she is doing well thank you to all the wonderful nurses and doctors for looking after her.'Still looking glam mummy.'In a second story, the I'm A Celebrity...South Africa 2026 campmate added: 'Was lovely to have a laugh with her today no day is ever promised couldn't sleep last night at all with worry.' Gemma Collins' mum has been rushed to hospital with pneumonia . The reality TV icon, 45, admitted she has struggled to sleep as she is worried about Joan's battle with the infection On Monday Gemma took to her Instagram Stories and posted a shot of Joan in her hospital bed, telling fans that she is on the mend.And in a third slide, Gemma posted a video of Joan during a shopping trip, and The Only Way Is Essex legend prayed: 'Please god we will be back together soon shopping.'In December 2025, Joan was admitted to Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, after contracting pneumonia but she made a recovery after five weeks.In March 2020 she was hospitalised with pneumonia for the first time.In 2024, Joan was in intensive care after she stopped breathing. The health scare left Gemma fearing the worst after Joan made an emergency dash to the hospital.She told The Sun newspaper at the time: 'I've had a lot of stress the last couple of weeks.'My mum was suddenly taken into hospital and I was told she could die. They would not resuscitate her if she went into cardiac arrest.'So imagine that, you know, I'm in the hospital having been out for dinner the day before, and then the next day I'm like, 'Wow', so that was a massive shock.'Gemma has recently spoken out on her own health issues, describing how her Ozempic journey left her 'liberated' before she encountered side effects and was forced to stop after she experienced a gallbladder attack. In a second story, the I'm A Celebrity ... South Africa 2026 campmate added: 'Was lovely to have a laugh with her today no day is ever promised couldn't sleep last night'She detailed how taking the drug was 'great, it was liberating, freeing' yet she was forced to end her journey, although she has still managed to shed 3.4st.Gemma recently starred in I'm A Celeb All Stars, which was pre-filmed in South Africa before airing in April, during which she spoke about her weight loss.Explaining how the drug curbed her appetite, she said: 'When I was first doing it, me and Rami went for a Turkish, and in my whole life, if a bread basket went down, oh mate, there's nothing like a bread basket...'Do you know how weird it was for me to sit there. Have the bread in front of me and not want it.'Can you imagine how bizarre that was for him, because normally I would want it. It was great, it was liberating. I had freedom...'I didn't want that bread, but that was in the very beginning.'However, Gemma continued: 'So when I moved up through the doses, I ended up going up to 15 on it, 15mg, and then that is when a few weeks later I got the pain.'But I'm big anyway, I mean, I could lose three stone and probably wouldn't be that different. I've done everything. Everything.'I've done every diet from the cake boss to the Beyonce to the cabbage soup to the egg diet. But it depends on your body. Like, what works for you, doesn't work for me.'But fortunately, you know, I am with someone that loves me exactly as I am. He knew me years ago, he knows me today, two pound up, two pound down.'
Gemma Collins reveals her mother has been rushed to hospital
Gemma Collins' mum has been rushed to hospital with pneumonia.












