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Gemma Collins has revealed that her father is in full control of her finances, and limits her to a spending budget of £3,000 per month.
The TOWIE star, 40, revealed during an interview on Piers Morgan s Life Stories –which aired on ITV on Thursday night – that her beloved dad Alan, 73, began overseeing her spending after she burned through £50,000 in two months.
The self-confessed millionaire said: I m a spender. My dad rung me up [and said], It s an absolute disgrace! You ve spent £50 grand in two months up Knightsbridge. But the way I looked at it, it s £1,000 a day over the course of two months.
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She added: He is very active. He exercises for two hours every day, goes to work, walks the dog - you name it he does it. So it was a real shock when he got Covid-19 and he couldn t do any of those things anymore. Slowly and surely he is getting stronger every day.
Gemma had previously gushed that having her father home was the biggest gift of all after being inundated with presents to mark her 40th birthday.
On the mend: The former TOWIE star said her dad is slowly and surely making progress after finally being able to leave hospital
Gemma Collins celebrated her 40th birthday in typically flamboyant style on Sunday, when she shared a snap of a huge balloon display marking the big occasion.
And the TOWIE star later revealed that she received the personalised hot pink and gold gift from none other than her on-off boyfriend James Arg Argent, 33.
Taking to her Instagram Stories, the birthday girl posted a shot of the balloons – which featured The GC and 40 with a crown and champagne bottle – as she wrote: Thank you Arg for the lovely balloons.
Gift: Gemma Collins received a huge balloon gift from her on-off boyfriend James Argent on Sunday, as she celebrated her 40th birthday. Pictured together in 2018
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And as she thanked her pals for the piles of designer gifts that she s had, she remarked that the best gift off all was the recovering health of her dad Allen.
She penned: As I approach turning 39+1 tomorrow I am reflecting on what an incredible life I have had so far I will deliver my full speech tomorrow but I am overwhelmed with the troves of gifts arriving I’m just so excited to open them all!
Birthday message: Gemma, 39, took to Instagram on Saturday to share a glam photo and to thank her supporters for the mounds of presents she has already received ahead of her big day