has opened up about a terrifying experience that made her fear for her life, thinking she was dying due to urinary incontinence. Chatting on with hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary, the reality star spoke about the moment she realised something was amiss during a family trip to a trampoline park. Alison probed Gemma about when she first noticed signs of incontinence, and Gemma spilled the beans: it all kicked off while bouncing around, having a blast as "Auntie Gem".
She said: "Off we go trampolining, you know I love the fun! So I was like come on, Auntie Gem is here let's do this. Start jumping and all of a sudden the floodgates opened." Mid-jump, Gemma was struck by panic: "I'm in mid-air and I'm like, am I dying?" Although she'd had minor leaks before when coughing, this incident was on another level, reports .
Continuing her story, Gemma recounted: "I'm jumping mid-air, I thought, 'Am I pregnant? Are the waters breaking? This is a joke." The Essex icon shared with the duo that the scare happened around April, leaving her on the verge of tears. Determined not to spoil the kids' fun, Gemma continued: "This is just shocking, I went to the loo and it was water.
I was just like, I'm going to die. I need an operation, something has happened to me. I'm so embarrassed I've not even had kids yet, how has this happened?" Despite her friends with kids having similar experiences, Gemma, who hasn't had children, was utterly distraught.
She went on to say: "I remember going home, .
