Gemma Collins thinks she's related to elephants

Gemma Collins believes she must be related to elephants because she has such a good memory.

The 39-year-old reality star believes she has a photographic memory due to her ancestors, who she thinks must have been part of the large land mammal family - who never forget - because she can recall unusual dates and details.

Speaking on \'The Gemma Collins Podcast\', she said: "I\'m definitely an elephant, because I think my ancestors are elephants, there is just nothing I don\'t remember. I have a memory like an elephant. I can remember what people are wearing, what they ate, I have a photographic mind.

"If I need to remember something I take a photo click in my head. I can always remember, sometimes people say, \'Do you remember?\' and I\'ll remember the outfit I wore that day and it will lead me to remembering other things."

The \'Diva Forever\' star has advised others to read more, claiming it has helped to strengthen her brain.

She added: "I don\'t put TV on in my bedroom. I tend to read in the evenings. I retain information .

"That\'s why I\'ve always found it really easy to learn scripts, but what you do have to do is concentrate."

Gemma recently revealed she refuses to get in lifts because of her claustrophobia.

She explained: "I have some fears and one of them is getting into a lift.

"I will not get into any lift that is enclosed. Unless it\'s a glass lift you\'re not going to get me in it."

The GC has refused to sit in a meeting if she has to take an elevator, and instead asks people to come down to her.

She said: "There have been occasions where I\'ve turned up for meetings and there is an enclosed lift and I\'ve had to ask the people to come down and have the meeting in reception. I don\'t know where this comes from, I need to do a past-life regression."