Gemma Collins has revealed how her fiancé Rami Hawash won her back – just after splitting from his ex wife.
Speaking during a candid interview on the new Everything I Know About Me podcast, the former TOWIE star, 43, told how Rami tried to woo her with Madonna tickets after they hadn’t spoken for nearly 10 years.
She sweetly said how it was ‘meant to be’ that they came back to each other after first meeting in 2011 – after Rami married and had a child with someone else.
Gemma said: ‘It was all meant to be. He rang me up out of the blue, and he went ‘Gemma Madonna’s in concert’.
‘I thought that’s a bit strong. I haven’t seen you for years. He’d gone and got married and I had a baby in that time. I mean, 10 years is a long time. So I didn’t ask too many questions.
‘And I was just like, ‘Oh, are you single RAM’ he’s like ‘yeah, yeah, Me and my partner, you know, are in the process of separating’. So I was like, well, I’ll meet up as a friend with you didn’t anything of it…’.
After they spent more and more time together before things eventually developed into a successful relationship.
Gemma Collins has revealed how her fiancé Rami Hawash won her back – just after splitting from his ex wife
Last month Gemma revealed that she is planning to have three separate weddings to her fiancé Rami.
The star and her long-term love, 48, can’t wait to tie the knot and have spilled the beans about their plans for their nuptials.
Gemma explained that she wants three ceremonies, with the main one in the UK, the second taking place abroad and then a ‘formal one’ for their closest family and friends.
In true GC style, she added that multiple celebrations means she is also planning to have several different wedding dresses.
Speaking to The Mirror about what fans can expect from her bridal looks, she said: ‘I would love something similar to the lace one Lady Gaga wore in House Of Gucci. I might even go back to my roots and wear something really Essex-like and over the top.
‘At the moment I’m thinking something Italian-themed, then a ‘wow’ one with a huge train. I might even recreate Victoria Beckham’s wedding moment with the tiara, I loved that.’
She is working hard at her fitness, cutting out sugar from her diet and losing 20lbs, and has sharing her progress on Instagram.
But Gemma insisted: ‘The thing is I don’t want to be stick thin, I just want to be healthy. I’ve got so much to look forward to and I want to feel amazing.’
Last month Gemma revealed that she is planning to have three separate weddings to her fiancé Rami (seen together)
Gemma has known Rami for over ten years after meeting the businessman back in 2011 and they have been engaged twice before (pictured in 2013)
She also hinted that the wedding would be filmed to allow her fans to see inside her big day, and would be taking place in the winter of 2026, as an astrologer advised her that it was the luckiest year to wed.
The occasion is sure to be a star-studded affair, as Gemma said she wants DJ Fat Tony to perform and said her old TOWIE pals can be on the guestlist too as there’s ‘no bad blood’.
Rami got down on one knee in the Maldives, after whisking Gemma off on a birthday holiday, which she admits took her completely by surprise.
He planned a romantic sushi dinner before telling her to look out the window, where he laid lights on the beach that read: ‘Will you marry me?’
Rami popped the question with a huge diamond ring, that MailOnline revealed is worth in excess of a staggering £200,000.
Gemma has known Rami for over ten years after meeting the businessman back in 2011 and they have been engaged twice before.
He had originally proposed by placing the ring in a Christmas pudding in 2013 when they first start dating.
However, four weeks later, Gemma had called off the engagement.
But the pair then reunited during lockdown, seven years after breaking off their original engagement.
Gemma revealed in November she has begun a fertility journey in the hopes of having her first child with Rami, who has a son, Tristan, six, from a previous relationship (pictured)
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