Gemma Collins rushed to hospital and 'nearly dies'

Gemma Collins was rushed to hopsital and claimed she 'nearly died' after being stung by a wasp amid her Venice holiday on Monday.

The TOWIE star, 43, struggled to speak as her tongue swelled following an allergic reaction, before fiancé Rami Hawash called for an ambulance.

The businessman, who popped the question in February, captured the terrifying incident as the reality TV star administered ice to her tongue while waiting for medical help.

In the clip the an emotional Gemma explained the couple were in the Italian city to plan their wedding, when she was stung as they dined alfresco.

Gemma said: 'I'm sitting here drinking my coffee As I drink it I feel a sharp sting on my tongue, and it could only happen to me'.

'And now I'm about to die because my tongue is swelling up so much. But we've got an ambulance coming. I'm gonna have the injection, and I'm not dying today.' 

The ambulance arrived on the water and Gemma was examined and hitched up to a drip before being taken on the boat to hospital. 

Captioning the post: 'Never a DULL MOMENT I NEARLY DIED …..My tongue swelled so quick thank god @rami_hawash_ acted so quick' 

'THANK GOD  and the hotel was amazing and a HUGE THANK YOU TO THE HOSPITAL IN VENICE AND ALL INVOLVED'.

While Rami replied: 'It was really shocking to see love you, get practicing your spiritual work'.

Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can be life threatening and symptoms develop suddenly and can include: hives and swelling of the face or mouth. 

Last week Gemma's 'schizophrenic' grandmother's tragic life was uncovered as she appeared on an emotional episode of Who Do You Think You Are?.

The TV personality traced the story of her mother Joan's biological mother who was forced to give her up to a foster family.

Joan had lived most of her life thinking that her mother - also called Joan - had abandoned her. 

But Gemma and the team on the show discovered she may have been forced to give up her daughter amid misdiagnosed mental health problems.

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Gemma's grandmother was in and out of psychiatric hospitals from 13 years old and was eventually diagnosed as a chronic schizophrenic - which has now been disputed.

An expert then said that when she got pregnant as a teenager out of wed lock she could have been told to give up Joan and was forced to limit her contact with her child due to her 'mental health issues'.

Joan broke down as she spoke about feeling abandoned and unloved as a child as she said: 'You're always left wondering. My foster family was my family. I went into foster care a two weeks old.'

As Joan and Gemma read her foster statement they both broke down in tears as they said: 'This is a lot. It's a huge mix of emotions.'

Joan herself then told how she was sent to a children's home at age 13 for playing truant and cried again as she told how she was bullied there.

In tears she said: 'I went in with my suitcase, it brings it all back and the other kids started taking all my clothes off me. It felt like a prison to me. I went back home after that.'

Of her biological mother Joan added: 'She did come and meet me my real mother once. We had a cup of tea and then she said goodbye. I only saw her three times.' 

Viewers penned on X amid the emotional scenes: 'Not knowing a family history must be so hard bless her. #WDYTYA.',

'That's so sad #wdytya.','God, poor Gemma's mom #wdytya.',

At the start of the episode Gemma said: 'My mum was fostered. Why was she left at the hospital? Why did they not try and come back for her? She never talks about it. I just think it's too painful for her to go there.'

The clip ended with Gemma saying: 'It will be nice to know where my mum is from. And just put all the pieces together.'