Gemma Collins has revealed her mother Joan is battling pneumonia in hospital and is at high risk of contracting coronavirus.
The TOWIE star posted a photo of her 65-year-old mum's hand covered in IV drips and medical tape, with the caption: "Love you mum".
She explained her mother's condition on her Instagram story, writing: "Thank you to all the nurses who helped my mum she's has pneumonia and on the mend NHS thank you thank you so over stretched right now mc Joan has to use a wheelchair to get around and Gemma has previously said she and her brother get scared their mother will die.
Her fear comes just days after Gemma urged everybody to ignore the coronavirus and just go out shopping. She posted a video marching through an empty
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