Gemma Collins has confessed that she would edit herself to look fatter in social media snaps in a bid to earn cash, before earning £20,000 for attending a weight loss bootcamp.

Speaking in the newest episode of The Mail's Everything I Know About Me podcast, the TOWIE star revealed the worrying lengths she went to while promoting her changing figure.

Gemma claimed she was sent to a bootcamp where she endured eight hours of exercise a day, before signing a huge deal to slim down. 

However, when she headed to the interview to officially unveil her weight loss, she was told by the editor that she 'hadn't go thin enough.'

Gemma also claimed that when she was appearing on TOWIE she was asked to promote a 'skinny jab', and would specifically pose for a snaps in a way to appear fatter to highlight the results.

In the third episode of the podcast, Gemma also shares the 'embarrassment' she felt for rekindling her relationship with her ex-boyfriend Alex Moss, after he attacked her just days before she was due to appear on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!

Listen to our shocking interview with Gemma Collins in full below or on Mail Podcasts:

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Gemma Collins has confessed that she would edit herself to look fatter in social media snaps in a bid to earn cash, before earning £20,000 for attending a weight loss bootcamp

Gemma claimed she was sent to a bootcamp where she endured eight hours of exercise a day, before signing a huge deal to slim down

Listen to Gemma Collins on the Mail's Everything I Know About Me podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. New episodes released every Thursday, with episode 3 available now.