Gemma Collins showed off a new look on Thursday as she ditched her long locks in favour of a bob haircut. 

The former TOWIE star, 43, took to Instagram and posted snaps of herself showing off her cropped locks. 

The media personality also shared a video having her hair extensions taken out.

Alongside the post, she wrote: ‘It’s so amazing to have my own hair again. THANK YOU to @edwardtaylorhair you are always a hair GENIUS’. 

Several of Gemma’s famous friends commented on her post including Amy Childs who wrote: ‘Looks lovely xxx’.

The Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley added: ‘Love this look’ while former TOWIE star Chloe Sims added: ‘Love’.     

Gemma Collins showed off a new look on Thursday as she ditched her long locks in favour of a bob haircut

The former TOWIE star, 43, took to Instagram and posted snaps of herself showing off her cropped locks

It comes after Gemma revealed she is taking weight loss injections to shed the pounds, as she admitted she felt ‘a mᴀssive weight’s been lifted off my shoulders’.

The reality star took to her Instagram to announce the ‘secret’ behind her smaller figure, as she revealed she had already dropped two sizes.

She admitted the medication had been ‘life-changing’ as she got candid about struggling with ‘upset, stress and turmoil’ with trying to lose weight.

Gemma dazzled in the video as she showed off her noticeably slimmed down frame in a stylish animal print dress and sported a full face of glamorous makeup.

Addressing her fans, she revealed she was doing a paid partnership with brand Yazen, which prescribes GLP-1 weight loss injections.

She said she’d made the decision after trying ‘every diet my whole life’ and admitted she already felt ‘healthier and happier’.

The reality star confessed she’d been ‘bullied and tortured’ about her weight over the years and said that she was going to ‘finally be free’.

In her typical GC style, Gemma quipped she would soon be looking like a Victoria’s Secret Model and joked that she would be living on the beach.

The media personality also shared a video having her hair extensions taken out

Alongside the post, she wrote: ‘It’s so amazing to have my own hair again. THANK YOU to @edwardtaylorhair you are always a hair GENIUS’

Several of Gemma’s famous friends commented on her post including Amy Childs who wrote: ‘Looks lovely xxx’

She said: ‘This has been life-changing for me. I am going to look like a Victoria’s Secret model. But not only that, I feel healthier, I feel happier.

‘I’m really looking forward to this year, I may finally be able to wear a ʙικιɴι again.’

Explaining the process of the brand and the options their offer, Gemma admitted went: ‘This was a big thing for me to come on here because I just wanted to share with you my journey. I’ve been bullied and tortured all my life for being overweight. 

‘I can’t tell you how good I feel right now. I feel like a mᴀssive weight’s been lifted off my shoulders.

‘This if for anyone who the struggle is real. Only if you’re overweight do you know the struggle, you know the downfalls, you know what you go through.’

She finished the video by recommending her 2.2million followers give the jabs a go themselves and voiced her excitement for the year to come.

She said: ‘You’re gonna see me on a beach for the rest of my life. I will finally be free. I will finally be able to live my best life and just be free from all that upset and stress and turmoil that comes with constantly trying to lose excess weight.’

Gemma revealed she is taking weight loss injections to shed the pounds, as she admitted she felt ‘a mᴀssive weight’s been lifted off my shoulders’

The reality star took to her Instagram to announce the ‘secret’ behind her smaller figure, as she revealed she had already dropped two sizes

She admitted the medication had been ‘life-changing’ as she got candid about struggling with ‘upset, stress and turmoil’ with trying to lose weight (pictured last month)

While her fans appeared to be shocked by Gemma’s revelation, a source claimed to OK! that she had done lots of research about the risks of the medication and saw it as necessary for her health and well-being.

They said: ‘Gemma’s tried almost every diet going and nothing has ever really worked for her, but she’s always said she wants to be healthy.

‘She isn’t just focused on how she looks, this is about her wanting to be as healthy as possible and feel confident.’

The insider added: ‘She’s done all her research and she’s doing it properly with people around her who know what they’re talking about.

‘Issues come up for some people when they’re not taking the injections with the right guidance and expert help, but Gemma’s doing it all properly and she’s given it a lot of thought.

‘She’s still absolutely all about body positivity and embracing her body, there’s no change in that, but she wants to be healthy as well.’