Gemma Collins makes sweet confession about being a stepmum as she issues plea to parents
Gemma Collins has revealed how she has adjusted to mum life as she insisted she "wouldn't have it any other way". The TOWIE icon, 44, is a proud step mum to her fiancé Rami Hawash's son Tristan.
She first met Rami in 2011 and got engaged in 2013. They broke up shortly afterwards but eventually rekindled things during the coronavirus lockdown.
The pair are now engaged again and busy wedding planning, yet things have been put on hold as Gemma enjoys the summer holidays with her stepson. It comes after one TV star admitted she sleeps in separate bed to partner as she fumes over pregnancy.
Gemma has been vocal about urging parents to embrace the school holidays and appreciate time with their little ones. Speaking to the Mirror, the reality TV star said: "I've been busy being a step mum, because obviously I've got Tristan now.
"I don't overshare him too much on socials, because I respect his privacy but we've had him, so that's been lovely. We've been just doing family, normal, kiddy, friendly [things]."
She confessed: "I spent more time in [children's trampoline park] Jump Street than I've had hot dinners. I've been on the PlayStation, you name it, I been doing it.
"Parks, doggy walks, I just been being a step mum to be honest. I wish I could say to you, I'm sat in Mykonos drinking a Pina Colada, but I'm not. I have been being stepmother duties but I wouldn't have it any other way. I've loved it."
When asked if she has been enjoying the six week holidays, Gemma added: "I really do and time is so precious. Tristan's been in my life since he was three, he's nearly eight-years-old now.
"These summer moments are so precious they come and go so quick. It's all about just stop rushing around so much and take a little bit of time in the summer."
Last year, Gemma urged mums to "embrace their children" as she opened up on her own fertility struggles. She has previously been candid about her wishes to have children as she's heartbreakingly had several miscarriages and was once advised to terminate a pregnancy of an intersex baby.
Gemma told her followers at the time: "I'm loving this faze of my life having time to be the best version of me embrace your children this half term don't moan enjoy it remember there's always someone who doesn't have what you got let children be children."
She still stand by her message as she told us: "I think it's a liberty really, if you've got that attitude, don't have kids. They're special humans and I get the daily stresses and life, we've all got it.
"Even me sometimes, I think 'oh god how am I gonna make it till nine o'clock tonight', when you're busy with the kids. But you just do, you find the way, you dig deep.
"They give you so much pleasure, so I've had lots of fun." Gemma added: "It is a lot for the parents, there is a lots to do and to keep the kids entertained. But go back to basics, put a picnic on, go to the park, get some games and just embrace the nature and the outdoors. They don't need to be going to all these fancy days out."
Gemma has partnered with Sky as she takes on the task of oversharing. She teased her fans by revealing she was going to get married on ice, in a nod to her viral time on Dancing On Ice.
She admitted: "I've always been an oversharer. I love to spill the coffee. I just think everyone's just not been saying much and keeping it in.
"Everyone loved it. It was like they were getting the tea, they were just getting the scoop. It's gonna be so much of fun when people finally realise that I'm not getting married on ice."
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