'What the f**k is that?' Gemma Atkinson calls for help as she spots rash during filming
express.co.ukGemma Atkinson had been discussing ways new mothers can get help to deal with physically traumatic childbirth when, seconds later, she caught sight of marks on her body that she didn't expect.
Visibly alarmed, the 37-year-old TV star exclaimed: "What the f**k is that?""Just a heat rash," she consoled herself, before calling for advice from her followers by asking: "IS IT a heat rash?""Need to go make-up," she told her followers, before turning and fleeing from the camera."Back in make-up!"The rash in question appeared to be a faint cluster of marks just under the centre of her collar bone - but it had left Gemma feeling flustered while filming for work.A chilly winter day seemed unlikely to have caused a heat rash.However, Gemma had filmed herself earlier in the day working up a sweat in the gym, her hair tousled and messy as she negotiated repetitive jumps.Hours previously, she had also indulged in some red light therapy.Healthline.com describes the therapy as "controversial", adding that it uses "red low-level wavelengths of light to treat skin issues, such as wrinkles, scars, and persistent wounds, among other conditions".Red light beds such as the one Gemma was using at home are often found in salons due to their perceived ability to increase energy within human cells.It is said that stretch marks and wrinkles can be treated through the therapy, as well as the skin condition psoriasis and issues with slowly healing wounds.It is even heralded as a way to ward off undesirable side effects from chemotherapy.Other health benefits include a perceived increase in collagen production for plumper looking skin, repair of sun damage, prevention of pesky recurring cold sores, pain and inflammation relief after suffering.
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