Gemma Collins shares emotional clip of seriously ill parents as they battle Covid

Gemma Collins has renewed her pleas for fans to "stay home" after sharing her parents' Covid battle.

The 39-year-old yesterday told that she's "petrified" after mum and dad Joan and Alan tested positive for coronavirus.

Now she's posted a clip from last year of them in a restaurant, sharing hugs with a man who came over to their table.

"What a difference a year makes," Gemma wrote over the clip.

"Please stay home and stay safe, thank you to everyone who has offered well wishes and help."

Yesterday Gemma shared a snap of her parents and penned: "Please please please take notice of the guidelines ! Both my parents are extremely unwell with Covid 19!

Both Gemma's parents are battling Covid (Instagram)

"Seeing my dad cry which he never does was a shock and say he would rather be dead then experience everything he is going through right now.

"This has totally wiped him out and it's heartbreaking."

She continued: "My mum also is extremely extremely unwell with Covid also, this is real ! And please please take notice and keep your loved ones SAFE.

"It really is petrifying, what a difference a year makes .... STAY HOME !!! STAY SAFE !!! SAVE LIVES without your health !!! You got nothing !!!!"

Gemma shared the throwback from last year which saw her parents hugging a man in a restaurant (Instagram)

The clip saw her elderly parents hugging in a restaurant (Instagram)

Gemma's since been flooded with kind words and messages of support.

And she recently opened up about feelings of loneliness in lockdown, telling The Sun that it's hut her love life hard.

"I've found the evenings a bit lonely," she shared.

"I am a very sociable person and I like to go out and about so for me the evenings are tough.

"It is hard, lockdown has not been good for my love life..."

Gemma told the virus has her dad in tears (Instagram)

Gemma said lockdown had her feeling lonely (gemmacollins/Instagram)

But she's not letting it get her down too much, confidently adding: "I think intuitively the universe gives you the right person at the right time so it's all going to fall into place."

Gemma previously shared that she's put her hunt for love on hold until 2021.

On her BBC Sounds Podcast, she told: "Personally guys I haven't found love in lockdown, it's definitely off my agenda until next year.

"I am not interested, it is put on hold and I just think you know what, yeah, I'd like to think that love is happening for people in lockdown but I just don't see how it's going to work!"