OHMYGOSSIP — Sir David Attenborough is working on a new BBC series set in Britain and Ireland.
The 96-year-old broadcaster and naturalist will front a new five part natural history series – which has the working title ‘Wild Isles’ – which has been filmed over three years using “the very latest technology”.
In a statement, he said: “In my long lifetime, I have travelled to almost every corner of our planet.
“I can assure you that in the British Isles, as well as astonishing scenery there are extraordinary animal dramas and wildlife spectacles to match anything I have seen on my global travels.”
In a press release, the BBC revealed the show has captured “dramatic new behaviour, from battling butterflies to hunting sea eagles and killer whales” and it will unveil “a previously unseen wild side of the British Isles”.
The series will start with an introductory episode explaining why Britain and Ireland are so important globally for nature, while the four remaining episodes will each focus on woodlands, grasslands, freshwater and marine habitats.
The show has been shot at 4K resolution, while other technology includes aerial photography, motion controlled time-lapse photography, the latest low light cameras and more.
Alastair Fothergill, Executive Producer, added: “I have always wanted to make a landmark series that really does justice to our own extraordinary wildlife.
“I am sure people will be amazed at what is happening right on their own doorstep”.
Jack Bootle – Head of Commissioning, Science and Natural History – said: “The multi-award winning team at Silverback are creating an eye-opening celebration of British and Irish wildlife that has to be seen to be believed.
“You’ll think a meadow in Somerset is as beautiful as the Serengeti, and the North Atlantic as wild and dramatic as the Antarctic Ocean.”
And Tanya Steele – Chief Executive of WWF – warned: “The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world – we need to change that.
“Our aim is that this stunning series featuring some of our best loved species will inspire people to take action to safeguard and restore nature for future generations.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Vicky Entwistle is planning to write a tell-all book about her time on ‘Coronation Street’.
The 53-year-old star is best known for playing Janice Battersby for 14 years from 1997 to 2011, and she has asked her former cobbles co-stars Denise Welch (Natalie Barnes) and Gaynor Faye (Judy Mallett) to suggest moments she may have missed.
She tweeted: “Thinking of writing my memoirs. @RealDeniseWelch @MsGfaye Any moments I’ve missed will be much appreciated! Vic x (sic)”
However, Vicky admitted a book is very much on the back burner at the moment because she can barely write her own name due to the menopause.
She tweeted: “I’m so Menopausal at the moment I can’t even write my own name never mind a book!! (sic)”
In February 2021, Vicky admitted she felt “wore down” playing Janice.
She said: “‘Corrie’ was only the third job I’d done and you go from being yourself to this loud, obnoxious woman that’s showing up in half the country’s living rooms.
“I wasn’t prepared for the attention. It was like being dropped in the sea when you can’t really swim. By the time I left, I was desperate to find some peace. It was a brilliant job in so many ways but by the end, it was hard to know where Janice ended and I began. She was so feisty, it became physically exhausting to play her – hours on end shouting and screaming at people. I’d think at the end of filming, ‘How the hell am I going to drive home after all that?’ I’d have to go somewhere and calm myself down.”
Vicky also confessed she almost felt like she was “becoming Janice”.
She added: “Those rows, all that drama … I was going through it physically in this full-on, relentless schedule. It almost felt like I was becoming Janice. People presumed I was like her in real-life and I even started to worry myself. I’d think, ‘Am I this gobby? Am I this rude?’ In the end, it wore me down. I was exhausted.
“I know it wasn’t exactly life down the pits, but I was getting more and more anxious and I had to get my life back. In the end, I just knew I couldn’t do it anymore.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, Levi Roots and Ainsley Harriott are to do battle for the Best Chef prize at this year’s British Restaurant Awards.
The quartet all have nods in the category, which also features Heston Blumenthal, Aldo Zilli, Simon Rimmer and Michel Roux Jr ahead of the fourth annual British Restaurant Awards, which will take place at London’s Sway on September 7th.
Gino D’ACampo, Chef Rohit Ghai, Spencer Metzger, Andrew Wong, Claude Bosi, Clare Smyth, and Chef Ferdinand “Budgie” Montoya complete the Best Chef nominations.
Gordon also has a nod in the Best Luxury Restaurant category for his The River Restaurant at London’s The Savoy, which will go up against another of his own eateries, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, which is also based in the capital.
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay has also been nominated in the coveted Restaurant of the Year category, which also features Andrew’s upmarket Chinese eatery A Wong, Novikov Restaurant and Bar, and London’s The Tamil Prince.
Abby Lee Xin Pei, Liv Lionel, Sam Lomas, Orin Perry, Richard Sharples, and Jack Croft and Will Murray are up for the Best Young Chef accolade.
There are also nods for Gourmet Burger Kitchen, German Doner Kebab, Honest Burgers, Wingstop, Tapas Brindisa, Vapianos, Thai Square, Chotto Matte, Sukho Thai, and London’s RAPS by Kitchen Ventures in the Best Restaurant Chain category.
Vote now by logging onto: www.britishrestaurantawards.org/voting

Full list of British Restaurant Awards 2022 – Nominees:

Best New Restaurant

Cavita – London
Lisboeta- London
Flore – Newcastle
Neon Fish – Sheffield
Café Jadore – Bradford
Arcade Food Hall- London
Osteria Mbare – London
Mambow – London
Elite 60 – Liverpool
Miro Mayfair – London

Best Chef

Gordon Ramsay
Jamie Oliver
Levi Roots
Ainsley Harriott
Gino D’ACampo
Aldo Zilli
Chef Rohit Ghai
Spencer Metzger
Andrew Wong
Claude Bosi
Michel Roux Jr
Clare Smyth
Chef Ferdinand “Budgie” Montoya
Heston Blumenthal
Simon Rimmer

Best Young Chef

Abby Lee Xin Pei
Jack Croft and Will Murray
Liv Lionel
Sam Lomas
Olivia ‘Liv’ Barry
Orin Perry
Richard Sharples
Luke, Nathaniel, and Theo Selby
Michelle Trussell
Amber Francis
Eddie Scott

Best Luxury Restaurant

L’oscar Restaurant (Holborn)
Peter Street Kitchen, Manchester
Akira at Japan House (London)
Winter Garden Restaurant (London)
STK London (London)
Le Gavroche (London)
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay (London)
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester (London)
The Ritz (London)
The Savoy, The River Restaurant by Gordon Ramsay
Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, London
Claude Bosi at The Bibendum, London

Restaurant of the Year

A Wong
The Tamil Prince, London
Da Terra , London
Core by Clare Smyth
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
Kutir, London
Winter Garden Restaurant (London)
Alec’s Restaurant, Essex
Novikov Restaurant and Bar

Best Hospitality Team
STK London
Winter Garden Restaurant, London
Core by Clare Smyth, London
Novikov Restaurant and Bar
Osteria Mbare, London
Happy Bar and Grill – London
Mediterranean Grill at Hilton Cobham
Chotto Matte – London
Thai Square Restaurant

Best Restaurant Chain

Gourmet Burger Kitchen
German Doner Kebab
Honest Burgers
Wingstop
RAPS by Kitchen Ventures – London
Tapas Brindisa
Vapianos
Thai Square
Chotto Matte
Sukho Thai

Best Takeaway Restaurant

RAPS by Kitchen Ventures (London)
Boungiorno (York)
La Dolce Vita (Richmond)
L’oro di Napoli (London)
Armenian Kebab House (Blackpool)
One Plus Restaurant (Manchester)
Chamisse (London)

Best Food Ordering Company

Deliveroo
Just Eat
UberEats
Zomato
Food Hub
Gousto
Go Puff

Best Culinary Experience

Sycamore Vino Cucina (London)
Peter Street Kitchen (Manchester )
Akira at Japan House (London)
STK London (London)
Aveika (Newcastle)
Le Gavroche (London)
Akira at Japan House (London)
Manifest (Liverpool)
Thai Square Restaurant (London)
The Ivy Asia, Guildford (Surrey)

Best Restaurant Manchester

Mi and Pho, Wythenshawe
Zouk, City Centre
Adam Reid at The French
WOOD Manchester
20 Stories | Bar, Restaurant and Rooftop Terrace
Australasia
Mana
Tattu Restaurant and Bar
Gaucho Manchester
Fazenda Manchester
Peter Street Kitchen
63 Degrees

Best Restaurant London

BiBi, Mayfair
Roti King, Battersea
Lahpet West End, Covent Garden
Yeni, Soho
Bombay Delight, Wimbledon
Fallow, St James’s
The Game Bird at The Stafford
Happy Bar and Grill – London
Sycamore Vino Cucina
Akira at Japan House
STK London
Le Gavroche
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Best Restaurant Liverpool

Manifest
Roski
Belgica
Lerpwl
Mamasan Liverpool
Backchich
Fraiche
Panoramic 34
Wreckfish Bistro
Noso
Maray

Best Restaurant Wales

Bully’s
Thomas
Milkwood
Palé Hall – Bala, Gwynedd
Purple Poppadom
Zero Degrees
Slice
Park House Restaurant and Wine Bar
Ynyshir – Machynlleth, Powys
Heaney’s – Cardiff

Best Restaurant Surrey

The Ivy Asia, Guildford
Hillfield
Restaurant Coworth Park
Lava Lounge
Stovell’s
Tudor Room
The Oak Room
The Mira Restaurant
Mediterranean Grill at Hilton Cobham

Best Restaurant Essex

Vita Bella
Brohmon
AKA Restaurant and Lounge
The Basilica
Malaya
Aspera Restaurant
Smith’s Brasserie
The Magic Mushroom
Rubino Kitchen
Talbooth Restaurant
Alec’s Restaurant

Best Restaurant Newcastle

Aveika
House of Tides
Peace and Loaf Restaurant
Route
Dobson and Parnell
Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar and Grill
Silk Room Restaurant and Champagne Room
Bistro du Vin Newcastle
Blackfriars Restaurant
The Broad Chare

Best Restaurant Sheffield

Ego Mediterranean Restaurant and Bar
Silversmiths
VeroGusto
Domo Restaurant
Revolución de Cuba
Piccolo’s
Neon Fish
Whirlow Hall Farm
Joro

Best Restaurant Bradford

The Kashmir Restaurant
Mamma Mia
Grand Cru Restaurant
MyLahore Bradford Flagship
eastZeast Restaurant
Asia Restaurant
Omars
Aldo Italian
Café J’adore

Best Restaurant Bristol

Namak
Tomo No Ramen
Yafo
Adelina Yard
Root
Wilsons
The Ethicurean
Casamia

Best Restaurant Brighton

English’s of Brighton
The Salt Room Restaurant
etch.
The Ivy in the Lanes
Cyan
Kindling
Wild Flor
Cin Cin
Isaac At

Best Restaurant Leeds

Bill’s Leeds Restaurant
Tattu Restaurant and Bar
Fazenda Leeds
Sous Le Nez
Chef Jono at VandV
The Oxford Place
Black Market
Blue Sakura
Angelica
Well Oiled

Best Restaurant Birmingham

Adam’s
Tattu
La Galleria
Tropea
Craft
Tradita
Royal Watan Kashmiri Restaurant
The Wilderness
Umami Indian Kitchen
Piccolino Birmingham

Best Restaurant Southampton

BayLeaf Kitchen
The Oxford Brasserie
Ottoman Kitchen
Lakaz Maman
Porters Wine and Charcuterie
Porters Steakhouse
Rita’s Bar and Kitchen
Blue Jasmine
Soleto

Best Restaurant Cambridge

Parker’s Tavern, Cambridge
Vanderlyle
Mercado Central
Midsummer House
Restaurant Twenty-Two
Trinity
The Oak Bistro
The Rupert Brooke
Stem + Glory
Bedouin

Best Restaurant Leicester

Kayal
Casa Romana
Wakaze
The Case
Sapphire Kitchen and Bar
Wha Gwan Yard
Maurizio’s
Saffron Street

Best Bar

Hyde Bar
Lab 22, Cardiff.
Swift Soho, central London.
The Connaught Bar, Mayfair, west London
Hedonist, Leeds
Tayēr + Elementary, Shoreditch, east London.
Bramble Bar and Lounge, Edinburgh.
Jake’s Bar and Still Room, Leeds
The Pineapple Club, Birmingham
Public, Sheffield
TH@51 at Taj Hotels, London
Pinch Bar, London

Best International Cuisine

Thai Square
ROVI
The Meet
Tapas Brindisa
Chotto Matte
Namaste Holborn
The Grand by Concerto
Tomi’s Kitchen
Nawroz
The Parlour
Inamo
Sukho Thai

Best Vegan-Friendly Restaurant

The Juice Smith (Surrey)
Root (Bristol)
Kokedama (Brighton)
Stem + Glory (Cambridge)
Vegan E (London)
Simpsons, (Birmingham)
HRiSHi, (Windermere)
Belmond Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons, Oxford
Gidleigh Park, Chagford
Holy Carrot, Knightsbridge

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OHMYGOSSIP — Adrian Dunbar wants to release a chart topping Christmas album.
The 64-year-old ‘Line of Duty’ star has landed his next TV stint in forthcoming ITV crime drama ‘Ridley’ where he will play retired detective inspector Alex Ridley.
In one scene, Alex is set to perform a jazz number and the musical tease has inspired the actor to release a festive collection based on his character.
Hoping to emulate the success of 80s drama ‘The Singing Detective’, he’s quoted by the Daily Star newspaper as saying: “A Ridley album would be good. ‘Ridley at Christmas’ or something like that.
“I have been talking to a couple of people about doing stuff. I might go a record a few things.
“I do tinkle a bit on the piano too. I wouldn’t call myself a pianist but I can knock out a few chords.”
The show follows Ridley as he comes to terms with his guilt over the tragic death of his wife and daughter, who died in a house fire which he’s partly responsible for.
As a coping mechanism, Alex often sings songs by Richard Hawley, whose tracks are often about grief.
Adrian added: “When he sings Jazz it is the only time he feels something.”
The actor – who rose to prominence playing Supt Ted Hastings in BBC hit drama ‘Line of Duty’ – said he has no issue playing another cop but stressed the difference in each character.
Speaking to BelfastLive, he said: “For me once I see myself out of uniform, it’s a completely different character.
“Ted is office bound and uniform bound, very tied and interesting, a dignified and formal character whereas this guy (Alex) is complicated and a bit gruff.
“You don’t feel warmth from him at the start, naturally enough because of what’s happened to him but I think that will progress.
“We’ve given ourselves a platform where we can progress his character and the series and see the development of all the characters. They’ve all got a backstory and somewhere to go and we can keep the audience alive with us by doing that.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tony Adams has become the latest star announced for ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The Arsenal and England football legend is the eleventh celebrity contestant to be confirmed for the upcoming series of the hit BBC dancing competition.
Tony’s participation in the latest series of ‘Strictly’ was revealed on the BBC Sport Twitter account on Wednesday (10.08.22).
The 55-year-old former sports star said: “To say I’m excited is an understatement.
“The lure of the sequins and the call of the salsa has me swapping my battered old football boots for a set of Strictly soft shoes.
“I’m absolutely thrilled to be giving it my all on this year’s 20th anniversary of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. I can’t wait to meet my partner – god help her – and start the dancing.”
Adams won four league titles as Arsenal captain and also represented England at Euro 96 and the World Cup in 1998.
Away from football, Adams received an MBE after having founded the Sporting Chance charity to help sportspeople with mental health and addiction issues.
Tony joins a star-studded lineup featuring Will Mellor, Kaye Adams, Richie Anderson, Ellie Simmonds, Kym Marsh and Tyler West.
The series will also include Matt Goss, Ellie Taylor, Jayde Adams and Molly Rainford with more names to be unveiled.
The contestants will be aiming to impress the judging panel, with Shirley Ballas joined by Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.
The show will see four new professionals joining the lineup too, as Vito Coppola, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley and Michelle Tsikkas come into the fold.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Michelle Collins has got married.
The former ‘EastEnders’ actress – who is best known for playing Cindy Beale in the BBC One soap – wed lover Mike Davidson at London’s Islington Town Hall on Wednesday (10.08.22).
Michelle, 60, and Mike, 38, were covered in confetti as they exited the town hall after tying the knot, and they departed in a white convertible.
In April, Michelle revealed she and Mike had got engaged during a hike up Temescal Canyon in Los Angeles – a decade after the pair first met.
She told her Instagram followers: “So this happened in #la he got down on bended knee while we were on top of #temescalcanyon basically no one else around just us.
“It’s #beautfiul and I’m #happy #10years this April about time I think (sic)”
The former ‘Coronation Street’ actress – who has daughter Maia-Rose, 25, with ex-husband Fabrizio Tassalini, who died of cancer in 2014 – previously hit out at critics of the 22-year age gap between her and Mike, and she was frustrated to be branded a “cougar”.
She said in 2018: “Mike is 22 years younger than me and I’m regarded as a predator. It drives me mad. People call him my toyboy beau. He’s nearly 35, for God’s sake.
“He turned to me the other day and said, ‘Surely I’m not still your toyboy, am I?’
“I laugh about it now but it is annoying. And I hate that word cougar. I can’t stand it. I find it so demeaning. A cougar is a predator going around looking for young flesh. I’m certainly not like that.
“But then, women are judged far more harshly than men. And, funnily enough, often by other women.
“If people think I look old enough to be his mum then let them! There’s nothing I can do about it. It’s one of the downsides, I suppose, of being in the public eye.
“No-one mentions an older man and a younger woman, do they? Nobody goes on about Rod Stewart’s wife Penny being nearly 30 years younger than him!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dean Gaffney is set to return to ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ for an all-stars series.
The former ‘EastEnders’ star is said to have penned a deal to head back to the show for the upcoming spin-off, which is expected to be filmed at South Africa’s Kruger National Park this year before airing next year.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “Dean is regarded as one of the best contestants the show has ever had.
“When the all-stars show was first mooted he was a name that everyone wanted to get on board.
“It’s taken some time but he’s now signed on the dotted line and will be on the plane to South Africa with some other show greats. Everyone is chuffed.”
Dean finished fifth in the show’s sixth series in 2006, behind winner Matt Willis, runner-up Myleene Klass, former ‘Neighbours’ actor Jason Donovan, who was third, and music promoter David Gest – who died in 2016 aged 62 – who was fourth.
Boxer Amir Khan, 35, and TV star Gillian McKeith, 62, are both said to be in line to appear in the spin-of series.
This comes after ITV confirmed the regular ‘I’m A Celebrity’ series will be heading back to Australia later this year.
They said in a statement: “Returning to its home in Australia after a two-year break, our celebrities will leave their plush pads and luxuries far behind as they spend up to three weeks taking on the Australian jungle with a whole host of surprises created just for them.
“Whoever does end up in the legendary jungle camp will find themselves cut off from the outside world and their fate will be in the hands of viewers who could decide to send them into a dreaded Bushtucker Trial.”
Ant and Dec will return as presenters for the programme, and they will also co-host the all-stars spin-off show.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Fleur East is the 12th celebrity contestant confirmed for this year’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The former ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ star is “equally nervous and thrilled” to be taking part in the Latin and ballroom competition later this year, and she is doing it to make her late father and her family “proud”.
She said: “I’m equally nervous and thrilled to be part of this year’s ‘Strictly’ line up.
“I’m excited to learn new skills and I want to soak up every moment of this magical experience.
“It’s such an honour to be on the show after years of watching it with my father who loved it so much.
“Unfortunately, my dad is no longer with us but I know he will be watching over the ballroom in spirit.
“I’m doing this to make him and my family proud and can’t wait to get my dancing shoes on!”
Fleur finished runner up on the 11th series of ‘The X Factor’, and she has since appeared on ‘I’m A Celebrity’ in 2018, and became the host of the Hits Radio Breakfast show, which she presents every weekday.
News of the star’s upcoming appearance on ‘Strictly’ was revealed on the breakfast show this morning (11.08.22).
She has also appeared as a presenter on the last three series of ‘Ant Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway’ and a host of ITV gameshow ‘The Void’.
Fleur joins Will Mellor, Kym Marsh, Richie Anderson, Kaye Adams, Jayde Adams, Ellie Simmonds, Tyler West, Matt Goss, Ellie Taylor, Molly Rainford and Tony Adams as the other celebrity contestants on this year’s series.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Mo Gilligan thinks ‘The Big Breakfast’ can balance out the abundance of cookery shows on TV.
The 34-year-old comedian – who is to host the revival of the Channel 4 shows alongside AJ Odudu – wants more variety in Saturday morning television and thinks his show can provide it.
He’s quoted by The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column as saying: “I think there’s a gap for Saturday vibes. There’s a lot of great Saturday TV, but there’s a lot of cooking stuff going on Saturdays.
“It’s going to be bringing some comedy to the mornings. Life in general could do with a bit more comedy at the moment.
“With ‘The Big Breakfast’, it’s quite fun and quite silly and just a great wake-up call.”
Phil Gayle will be back as a newsreader, and he agreed that a more diverse TV schedule is needed.
He added: “You can only have so many cookery shows on a Saturday morning.”
AJ has been speaking to former hosts Zoe Ball and Denise Van Outen about the legacy of the programme.
She said: “I worked with Denise on ‘Cooking With The Stars’, and she was just so complimentary of the special and the show.
“She said it was the best show ever to work on, and Zoe said she loved working on it too.”
Denise will be back for the programme’s return on Saturday (13.08.22), after hosting alongside Johnny Vaughan during the 1990s, and she’ll make a guest appearance to hand over the reins to Mo and AJ.
She recently said: “I spent some of the happiest times of my career on ‘The Big Breakfast’ and I’m so excited to be popping in to see the brilliant AJ and Mo for the first show of the new series.
“I can’t think of a better way to kick-start my Saturday.”
She’ll be joined in the special by ‘Loose Women’ star Judi love, who will recreate the famous On the Bed interview and a string of guests including Daniel Kaluuya, Rita Ora, and Joel Dommett are reportedly lined up for the series.
A source said: “There is still so much life left in the ‘Big Breakfast’ formula, as AJ and Mo proved in 2021.
“Everyone at Channel 4 is really excited about what they can bring to the format.
“Having show legend Denise there to christen the new chapter is the icing on the cake — or should I say, the bacon on the bap.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gemma Collins reportedly became a millionaire during the pandemic.
The former ‘TOWIE’ star and TV presenter had to hand over control of her finances to dad Alan in 2020 after her Brentwood boutique went bust owing £76,000 to creditors, but she is said to have seen a real reversal in fortunes during lockdown.
As reported by The Sun newspaper, company records show the 41-year-old star made £760,000 during the pandemic.
With just over £230,000 worth of assets, she has made it to seven figures.
As well as stints on the likes of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’, ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ and ‘Dancing On Ice’ over the years, she has also fronted her own show ‘Gemma Collins: Diva Forever’, and runs her own clothing line.
Gemma previously admitted her dad was controlling her finances.
She said: “My dad controls all my money. Seriously, I have to ask him if I want to upgrade my car.”
The star claimed she had earned a million just through her work on ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ after rising to fame on the show in 2011, and went onto earn £75,000 in one day from Instagram.
However, her expensive taste sparked concern from her parents, and in February 2021 Gemma noted she was on a monthly allowance of £3,000.
She added: “I’m a spender – my dad wrote me up as an absolute disgrace, I’d spent £50,000 in two months up in Knightsbridge.
“It was £1,000 a day over the cause of two months, but I was going through a bit of a hard time …
“I felt disgusted in myself; I went absolutely crazy in Gucci – shoes, bags, coats. I was staying in the Dorchester more or less every night of the week, £600 a pop, and I was wining and dining in there.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Louise Thompson is “haunted” by the fear she will not be “strong enough” to throw her son a first birthday party in November.
The ‘Made in Chelsea’ star has been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) since the traumatic birth of her and her fiance Ryan Libbey’s son Leo in November, and Louise has opened up about being concerned she will be “all over the place” as her boy grows up, and worries that might have an effect on his development.
She wrote on Instagram: “I had a reflexology session the other day (which pretty much doubled up as a therapy session) and we ended up discussing recovery. No surprises there. We agreed that it doesn’t matter what your circumstances are: whether you’re grieving a loss, going through a divorce, physically suffering, dealing with ptsd, dissociation or other mental health conditions, whatever it is… one thing that can make recovery 10x harder is having young children. I absolutely hate to admit it but it’s true. If you’ve been through it, i’m sure you can relate. Having someone (or multiple little people) that 100% depend on you whilst going through a tumultuous time is tough squared. Especially if they’re not at school yet. You have to plaster together that strong facade, sticking to their routine religiously whilst placing one foot in front of the other, reciting ‘this two shall pass’ and PARK your own needs and recovery firmly till the end of the day when you’ve put your little ones to bed and hopefully they’ve drifted off into a DEEP peaceful slumber (the longer the better)… then, and only then, can you unpack everything that is going on in your head. All your emotions are free to spill out into a big fat mess or you can just sit and be still with whatever crap you’re dealing with and try to process it, free from the guilt that you might affect their sponge like brains. As you guys already know one of my biggest recurring fears during this whole process is that I’m going to be all over the place as Leo grows up and that it’s going to have an adverse effect on his development so I try to hide as much as possible during daytime! It honestly haunts me ALL THE TIME. That, and the idea that I won’t be strong enough to throw him a birthday party come November. (sic)”
Louise – who spent five weeks in intensive care after giving birth to Leo – doubts she will ever drink again because she has an “on/off fear” of consuming something that might have an effect on her medication, colitis or her recovery.
She added: “I want more than anything for him to feel loved, nurtured, supported and for him to have fun with his parents. I want stability for him. Not for me to be having constant on off weird moments. I often struggle to explain it to myself or my partner, so I don’t really want to have to explain the complexities of my brain to a poor innocent child. The whole thing also feels quite contradictory because they are the reason that you keep going but also maybe the reason that things take so much longer to process and get better?! I’ve managed to process things quite quickly in the past with talking therapy etc. but this feels so different and SO SLOW. I’ve never suffered with anything like it. My lovely reflexology lady joked how ‘gone are the days’ of getting over things by sleeping in until midday and going out on benders with girlfriends. She was so right. I mean that wouldn’t work for me now anyway with my total fear of lying in bed surrounded by ruminating thoughts and my on off fear of consuming things that might affect my medication, my colitis or my recovery! I don’t think I’ll ever drink again tbh. It’s been nearly two years and I’m WAY too scared.
Talking of having time to yourself in the evening… I’m guessing that us having a really tight routine in the evening might be one of the reasons that I always feel better around 5pm? Something shifts in my brain. The damaged programs in the computer slot back into place. Anyone else experienced this? Maybe it’s because that is my ‘recovery time’. It’s not even a conscious decision but my body is somehow signalling to my brain that I can live without total irrational fear. It’s saying YES. (sic)”
In February, the star revealed she was experiencing depression, severe anxiety, avoidance and PTSD following Leo’s birth.

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