Since I’ve openly said 'I get bladder leaks', lots of people have thanked me for being open about it. "It was unbelievable to find out how many women suffer with this, and yet there’s still a taboo surrounding it," Collins says.
Research, from women's health brand Elvie reveals Collins isn’t the only one to feel this way, as 84% of women in the UK suffer from mild or minor incontinence, with just 7% seeking medical help. (Getty Images) Incontinence is incredibly common Women are often too embarrassed to seek help for incontinence. Read more: Female incontinence taboo tackled with 'peeing' billboard advert, Yahoo Life UK, 5-min read I was thinking, 'Oh gosh, am I going to need an operation? Am I dying?' I was so worried someone would be watching me, too, and that I wouldn’t be able to do fun things with Hayden ever again." "I was soaked right through and the worst just kept going through my head. "All of a sudden I jumped in the air and the floodgates just opened," she explains. The reality star went on to detail one particular moment that made her realise "enough is enough" while she was trampolining with her nephew, Hayden. "But now I’m in my 40s it has definitely got worse."
"I’ve always suffered from bladder leaks, probably from my mid-20s actually," she told New. The former TOWIE star, 42, revealed that she has dealt with bladder leaks for most of her adult life, but now has an understanding of how widespread the issue is. Gemma Collins has shared her battle with urinary incontinence in a bid to break the “taboo” around the condition, which many women live with. Gemma Collins has shared her battle with urinary incontinence.
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