Gemma Collins left 'scared and shaken' as stalker makes sinister move
Gemma Collins was forced to call in the protection of the police after she was sent a threatening letter to her home address from a stranger who expressed his dislike of her
TOWIE star Gemma Collins has been left terrified and forced to call in the help of the police after receiving a threatening and abusive letter from a stalker. The reality TV star, 44, was sent the letter to her home address.
On the back of receiving the shocking mail, she also took the drastic step of upping her personal security level.
A source close to the reality star told The Sun: "Gemma was left shaken and very scared for her safety after she received a threatening and abusive letter from a man expressing his extreme dislike for her and using menacing language."
The added: "It was really nasty and made reference to tracking her down, so she called the police straight away. It was alarming that this man knew her home address, but she already upped security and has round-the-clock guard dogs and has cameras onsite."
The source continued: "She is always incredibly friendly with all her fans and happy to stop for pictures and a chat so to have someone send such an unpleasant letter has really shocked her."
The insider told the publication that her case is now an ongoing investigation and she is said to be "grateful" to the police.
The source said: "She thought about what had happened to Holly Willoughby and her kidnap threat ordeal so didn't want to take any chances."
Unfortunately, this is not the first time Gemma has experienced stalking behaviour. According to the star, she has had people arrive at her Essex home as well as being sent through threatening letters.
And this was the reason why she refused to be present at her Essex boutique.
Speaking on the Daily Mail's Everything I Know About Me podcast, she explained: "No one would believe the bl**dy crap I've had to deal with. I've had a woman stalker that wrote me a letter in white gloves and wanted to kill me."
She added: "You know, people would wish me dead. I'd get all sorts turn up at the shop. Weird. People are weird. And that's why in a way I came away from my shop in the end."
Back in 2019, Gemma was forced to move home following another terrifying experience with a stalker. At the time, a removal van was pictured outside her Essex home.
As if that was not bad enough, Gemma was recently struck down with pneumonia, which explained her lack of posts on social media.
Speaking to the Mirror, she revealed: "It's shocking, I've had it now for over three weeks and I had steroids given to me by my doctor. It was DJ Fat Tony's wedding and I had to take them to get through that."
She added: "But I'm off them now and the sickness is really kicking back in. It's so frustrating because I normally have so much energy and I'm always loving life, but now I get really breathless really quickly and I feel like I'm dying."
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