Gemma Collins thanks NHS doctors helping her dad as he battles coronavirus
GEMMA Collins thanked NHS doctors helping her dad as he battles coronavirus. The former Towie star, 39, has been updating fans on her parents’ heartbreaking battle with Covid. Gemma shared a throwback photo of her as a photo alongside her dad as they fished by a local pond. She captioned the image: “THANK YOU QUEENS […]
GEMMA Collins thanked NHS doctors helping her dad as he battles coronavirus.
The former Towie star, 39, has been updating fans on her parents’ heartbreaking battle with Covid.
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Gemma shared a throwback photo of her as a photo alongside her dad as they fished by a local pond.
She captioned the image: “THANK YOU QUEENS HOSPITAL
NHS ALL THE AMAZING DOCTORS who are helping my dad right now in hospital NHS QUEENS HOSPITAL”
Fans were quick to offer support, with one person saying: “Get well soon Mr Collins ”
Another added: “My dad was treated here twice for strokes, they were absolutely INCREDIBLE. Wishing your parents a speedy recovery xx”
A third remarked: “Sorry to hear this Gemma 
”
The star urged her followers to take coronavirus seriously after sharing a photo holding her seriously ill dad’s hand.
She wrote: “Covid is so scary lying next to my dad holding his hand right now.
“I am sharing this to create awareness of how real Covid is.”
Yesterday Gemma revealed both her parents tested positive for coronavirus — and her dad told her he would “rather be dead”.
The Towie star took to Instagram to share the devastating news that Alan and Joan Collins are “extremely unwell” and said her father broke down in tears after the deadly bug took hold.
Gemma, who lives in Essex which is currently in Tier 4 lockdown, begged her 2million followers to follow the Government guidelines to stop the spread of coronavirus.
The 39-year-old penned: “Please please please take notice of the guidelines ! Both my parents are extremely unwell with Covid 19 !
“Seeing my dad cry which he never does ! Was a shock and say he would rather be dead then experience everything his is going through right now… this has totally wiped him out and it’s heartbreaking 
my mum also is extremely extremely unwell with Covid also, this is real !
“And please please take notice and keep your loved ones SAFE 
it really is petrifying 
what a difference a year makes”
Gemma is incredibly close to her parents and recently told The Sun last month that she had been checking in with her mum more often this year during lockdown.
She said: “My mum has been good as gold to be honest, she has been vulnerable and we’ve done all we can to make sure she has remained safe and we check in on each other more often than we normally would, just checking that everyone’s mental health is OK helps.”
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Joan battled pneumonia in hospital in March amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The former Towie star explained her mum suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and so is more prone to infections.
Gemma wrote: “Thank you to all the nurses who helped my mum she’s had 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.”