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Jessica Sansome

Gemma Collins changes name to 'Karen' as she shows off unrecognisable new look after health scare

Gemma Collins looked unrecognisable as she showed off a new look after her recent health scare. The reality star worried fans when she shared that she had been forced to call an ambulance to her home in the middle of the night.

Taking to Instagram, the former TOWIE star posted a snap of paramedics in her kitchen, with equipment spread out on the floor. Over this, she wrote: "Thank you to all the amazing people that helped me this evening," with an ambulance emoji and a red heart emoji. And a second photo showed the ambulance parked outside, to which she added:. "I really hope you get all [you] deserve," alongside a red heart emoji.

Gemma then later returned to her social media platform to offer an explanation for her Posting to her Instagram Story she said in a video of her talking to the camera: "Just to say thank you for all your messages and well wishes. I had a terrible shock last night.I had terrible chest pains and I thought I was having a heart attack but thank god, it wasn't that.

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