Gemma Collins says she has 'a lot of love' to give as her and her mum Joan back a national campaign to encourage more people to foster children in need
TOWIE legend Gemma Collins has revealed her desire to become a foster mum. The 43-year-old reality star, who is engaged to Rami Hawash and is already a devoted stepmother to his six-year-old son Tristan, has been inspired by her own mother Joan Collins' adoption story.
The pair have recently been working with the National Fostering Group, which estimates that there's an urgent need for 12,500 new foster carers in the UK. "This is the message we want to give to people: if you have space in your heart, space in your homes, please foster," Gemma's mum Joan said. The Group said there was an estimated 26 million spare bedrooms in England and Wales alone, and only one in 10 people were considering becoming a foster parent. With the recent rise in children needing homes due to the cost-of-living crisis, Gemma also urged viewers to consider fostering, pointing out there are "so many rooms that are spare in London and across the UK".
"It has tied up a lot of loose ends. When you don't know who your family is, you are forever wondering throughout your life," she said.
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