Gemma Collins admits to receiving slimming injections

Gemma Collins\' weight loss has been fuelled by £250-a-time slimming injections.

The 38-year-old TV star has previously suggested that her new look was the result of a vegan diet and gym work, but Gemma has now revealed the real secret behind her slender figure.

She told the Sunday People newspaper: "I went on the jabs and that has been really good for me.

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"You get injected basically and it curbs your appetite as well so it is handy when you are busy and on the road.

"I definitely feel much better since losing weight and I have got more energy and stuff. When you eat rubbish food, you feel rubbish and when you eat healthy, it\'s a lot better."

Gemma has been receiving the injections at a clinic in Brentwood, Essex, where she\'s paid as much as £250 for an initial three-week plan, as well as £135 each for top-up treatments.

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Earlier this month, meanwhile, Gemma boasted she has "the best butt in the world".

She said: "I am not obsessed with being thin. I really do love myself as I am. I don\'t have body issues or hang ups.

"People would pay thousands to have a butt like mine. I have got the perfect butt. It\'s the best in the world. It is up and it\'s big.

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"I love my body. When I go on holiday now I just don\'t mind wearing swimwear. I honestly am at a stage now where I am as I am and I don\'t have to explain myself to anybody."