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Gemma Collins has offered a stark warning to followers over advertisements for slimming pills falsely using her as a brand ambassador. 

Taking to Instagram on Sunday evening, the TOWIE star, 42, shared a duo of images – one taken in 2020 in Greece, shortly after she shed three stone using controversial dieting jabs, and another more recent shot showing her current image. 

In a lengthy caption alongside the two shots, she warned her followers off pills, writing: ‘I am getting so many messages regarding someone on Facebook is advertising slimming pills with my pictures attached ! PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE’. 

The two images attached to her post – taken four years apart – were designed to show the alleged transformation of the mis-sold pills. 

Gemma’s warning comes four years after she hit headlines for the use of ‘quick fix’ weight loss treatment SkinnyJabs – an endorsement she later conceded was ‘irresponsible’ and a career move she openly regrets. 

Gemma Collins has offered a stark warning to followers over advertisements for slimming pills falsely using her as a brand ambassador

Gemma Collins has offered a stark warning to followers over advertisements for slimming pills falsely using her as a brand ambassador

Taking to Instagram on Sunday evening, the TOWIE star, 42, shared a duo of images - including one taken in 2020 in Greece, shortly after she shed three stone using controversial dieting jabs

Taking to Instagram on Sunday evening, the TOWIE star, 42, shared a duo of images – including one taken in 2020 in Greece, shortly after she shed three stone using controversial dieting jabs

Gemma’s full post read: ‘Hey everyone just checking in as it’s been brought to my attention and I am getting so many messages regarding someone on Facebook is advertising slimming pills with my pictures attached !…

‘PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE ‼️ I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS ‼️ STAY SAFE EVERYONE if you come across it report‼️‼️‼️‼️ hopefully Facebook will take down. Love GC x please do not buy remember your beautiful…  

‘Please do not fall for the fake advertisement and please stay safe do not buy these !!! I have NOTHING to do with them !!!! X’.

Back in 2021, Gemma admitted she regrets promoting weight loss injections while attempting to slim down and believes the word ‘diet’ should be banned.

The TV personality joined media figures including former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona in endorsing the ‘quick fix’ weight loss treatment SkinnyJabs after admitting she was keen to lose six stone by using the £250 injections.

However her paid promotional work has since been dismissed as ‘irresponsible’ amid claims the product itself has potential ‘life-affecting’ side-effects, and Gemma says she now regrets getting involved.

Speaking on her BBC Sounds podcast, she said: ‘I have said that I’m not promoting any diet injections or anything like that…

‘I kind of regret doing it, but I feel like sometimes you’re in such a desperate place and you want to lose weight, but actually I’ve come away from this diet promotion…

Gemma's warning comes four years after she hit headlines for the use of 'quick fix' weight loss treatment SkinnyJabs - an endorsement she later conceded was 'irresponsible' and a career move she openly regrets

Gemma’s warning comes four years after she hit headlines for the use of ‘quick fix’ weight loss treatment SkinnyJabs – an endorsement she later conceded was ‘irresponsible’ and a career move she openly regrets 

The TV personality joined media figures including former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona in endorsing the 'quick fix' weight loss treatment SkinnyJabs (pictured at a  SkinnyJabs launch in 2019)

The TV personality joined media figures including former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona in endorsing the ‘quick fix’ weight loss treatment SkinnyJabs (pictured at a  SkinnyJabs launch in 2019) 

‘I wish we could get rid of that word diet, people think, oh my God diet, it’s a bad thing. It’s basically just what works for you.’

In 2020 Gemma posted promotional pictures for the brand on Instagram alongside the caption: ‘A lot of people have been saying to me, “Gemma, you look amazing, how are you doing it?” SkinnyJab has helped me the whole way through.’

The caption featured the disclaimer ‘#AD’, which celebrities must use when a post is paid for.

The jabs have sparked concern because they contain the drug Liraglutide, with users incurring the risk of developing cancer, low blood pressure, skin rashes and swelling of the lips, face and tongue.

Gemma shared the results of her SkinnyJab weight loss on Instagram in 2020

Strutting her stuff: She has been slimming down for her previously more curvacious shape (pictured in 2019)

Impressive! Gemma (pictured, left, in 2020, right, in 2019) has been showcasing the results of her dramatic weight loss 

Other negative side-effects include dizziness, nausea, diarrhea, indigestion, constipation and respiratory problems.

It is commonly approved for two types of patients: people with a BMI above 27 and a weight-related health issue such as type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure, and obese patients with a BMI above 30 and no underlying conditions.

Liraglutide is not routinely prescribed on the NHS for weight loss. According to trials, users lose roughly eight per cent of their body weight after a year of treatment. But beyond two years, there is a lack of evidence showing patients keep the weight off.

After posting her warning, Gemma returned to the photosharing site to post another swimsuit-clad image, this time showing her larking around on a yacht. 

After posting her warning, Gemma returned to the photosharing site to post another swimsuit-clad image, this time showing her larking around on a yacht

After posting her warning, Gemma returned to the photosharing site to post another swimsuit-clad image, this time showing her larking around on a yacht

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