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I've got a lot of love to give' - Gemma Collins reveals plans to become to become a foster mum in emotional interview
Evening Standard
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1 year ago
Gemma Collins has told Good Morning Britian that she wants to become a foster carer after becoming inspired by her own mother's childhood in foster care and rediscovering new family members afet appearing on tyhe TV show Who Do You Think You Are?
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At home is where Gemma Collins is happiest. But she knows not everyone is as lucky.
00:07
The reality star invited us to her house in Essex to discuss her next big role as a foster carer.
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There's a lot of love I can give. I always make a good dinner.
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It's a subject close to Gemma's heart. Her mum Joan was in foster care from birth.
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I saw the adoption papers and it was so sweet. They'd put on there like you need to sew her clothes.
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Make sure she's not got any holes in her socks and all stuff like that. I was like one of the lucky ones.
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There were so many rooms that are spare across London and the UK.
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Joan grew up knowing little about her family.
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But Gemma managed to trace their roots back to East London in a recent episode of Who Do You Think You Are?
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She remembered a cousin and we went on to find her and she's coming round this weekend for a curry.
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That is the wholesome values that so many people forget in today's society.
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Rushing around, this urgency culture.
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