Gemma Collins, 43, reveals plans to follow in the footsteps of Paris Hilton and Khloe Kardashian and use a surrogate if she can’t get pregnant naturally, as she opens up about her fertility battle.

Gemma Collins has revealed her plans to use the help of a surrogate if she cannot get pregnant naturally.

Speaking during a candid interview in the new Everything I know about myself podcast, the former TOWIE star, 43, told how he was able to follow in the footsteps of stars like Paris Hilton and Khloe Kardashian to have a family.

Gemma, who is engaged to her partner Rami Hawash, has spoken at length about her difficulties conceiving and her dream of having children.

He has now said of his approach to starting a family: ‘I’m not going to stress about it. You know, I don’t want the pressure.

‘Life is, you know, the other day I met someone who was a 49-year-old kid. How nice. Know? So we’ll see, if not, I’ll get a surrogate mother. The Kardashians will do it. Paris Hilton did it. Gemma Collins can do it.

She added that she has low levels of the hormone AMH and therefore has a limited number of eggs available, before adding that she would “love” the baby but it’s just “not happening.”

And although she said that one day she would love a ‘girl’, she is already a proud stepmother to Rami’s son: Tristan, five years old.

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Gemma has been open about past fertility issues and previously suffered three spontaneous abortions.

She suffered her first heartbreaking loss in 2012 and found the strength to speak publicly about it eight years later in 2020.

The reality star didn’t realize she was pregnant at the time and said the baby “died in front of her” after giving birth at her home.

Gemma suffered her second pregnancy loss in 2020 during the Covid pandemic.

Tragically, just months later, Gemma suffered a devastating third miscarriage in July 2020 after becoming pregnant with her ex-boyfriend James Argent’s baby.

In a moving essay at the time, Gemma detailed the start of her miscarriage and said she had no idea she was pregnant with her on-off boyfriend Arg’s baby, before she started experiencing acute cramps one morning.

The reality star said she had dismissed the pains as a heavy period and tried to get through the excruciating pain, before her sister forced her to visit her doctor.

After being sent to hospital, Gemma received the tragic news that she had suffered a miscarriage.

She said: “In a single instant, I found out I had been pregnant with a baby and lost it, meaning I once again found my old dreams of motherhood shattered.”

Gemma refuses to give up on her dream of being a mother and thinks about the miscarriage ‘every day’.

She previously detailed her battle with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which can affect fertility.

Polycystic ovary syndrome is a hormonal disorder that causes enlarged ovaries with small cysts on the outer edges. Symptoms include menstrual irregularity, excessive hair growth, acne and obesity.

Earlier this year she was praying for a baby with her fiancé Rami. She is the stepmother of her son Tristan.

Gemma recently said she was pleased to learn that Tana Ramsay had welcomed her sixth child at the age of 49, giving her hope that she too will be able to conceive when she is 40.

She told MailOnline: ‘The Tana Ramsay news was the best thing to wake up to. Incredible.

“It really made me think positively about my future and took the pressure off.” I don’t think anyone knew she was pregnant, so it was a nice surprise, but I had butterflies in my stomach when I saw it.

‘This is incredible news for me. I will begin my fertility journey in the next few weeks. I’m going to a clinic, so look at these cards and get ready for me, honey.

Gemma previously revealed she would wait until she was 50 to try for a baby, inspired by supermodel Naomi Campbell, but has now decided to bring forward her plans.

Fertility specialists have warned, however, that celebrity success stories about late motherhood could convince women that they can conceive naturally later in life or that fertility treatment is easy.

For most women over 45, the chances of getting pregnant naturally sit around one percent.

Gemma’s grueling fertility journey became evident in 2017 during an episode of The Only Way Is Essex.

Broadcast to the nation, Gemma, 36, was told she couldn’t freeze her eggs and had a low egg count.

This meant the star’s fertility options would be limited.

The doctor strongly advised against egg freezing and said she had two options before her: IVF with donor sperm or the use of an egg and donor sperm.

Gemma was also told her weight would have a negative impact on her chances of getting pregnant and has been looking to lose weight naturally ever since.

The reality star has had a roller coaster ride with her weight while battling trolls over the past two decades.

When she was 20, Gemma wore a size 10, but after being diagnosed with PCOS, she gained weight.

He admitted that he never saw weight gain in his 20s because he used it as an emotional coping mechanism.

In the first four episodes of Everything I Know About Me, Gemma also reveals that she was advised to terminate a pregnancy after learning that her unborn baby was intersex.

Elsewhere Gemma also shares information about her childhood in Essex, candidly detailing the bullying she suffered at school and her struggles with the bully over the years.

The TV personality also opens up about her struggle with self-harm during her teenage years, detailing how she took diet pills when she was just 13 years old after facing cruel taunts about her weight.

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