Gemma Oaten has spoken about the darkest moments of her battle with anorexia and has revealed that she "nearly died four times" over the years.
The 37-year-old former Emmerdale star, who played Rachel Breckle in the ITV soap, has spoken about how she was gripped by the eating disorder since she was 12.
The actress is going to open up about her nightmare battle in a film on Lorraine, in which she revealed that medics warned at one point that she had just 24 hours to live.
The film sees Gemma speak to former Love Island star, Dr Alex George, about her brushes with death as she takes him back to her old school in Hull.
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