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Victoria Johns

Gemma Collins shares how she saves money in £2m mansion amid cost of living crisis

Gemma Collins has revealed how she saves money in her £2m mansion amid the current cost of living crisis.

Thousands are feeling the pinch as energy prices soar in the UK - but the GC, 41, has a top tip to keep costs down.

As she settled in to watch I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, the Diva Forever star told fans she was using candles to save on electricity.

Sharing a pic of her warmly-lit living room, she wrote: “Get the candles on, no lights at the GC residence.”

Gemma has addressed the energy crisis on her podcast, admitting she has become 'mindful.'

“The cost of living crisis, yes I have the news on, I try not to but I said I'm going to spend October and November trying to make sensible cutbacks because if you look after the pennies they look after you," she advised her listeners.

Gemma Collins told fans how she was saving money in her mansion (gemmacollins/Instagram)
The star said she was watching I'm A Celeb by candlelight (Instagram)

“"I have done something with every meal time, I go into my cupboards and make some serious cutbacks like everyone else.

"It is scary, mortgages are going up, electrics going up.

"I'm telling everyone not to put the heating on in my house.

"I'm making sure every lights are off, I normally have every TV switched on in the room - not necessarily watching something, but I'd have TV on in one room, music on in the other, but I've really been mindful to cut back on all of that."

The GC spoke about the cost of living crisis on her podcast (Instagram/ @gemmacollins)

While watching I'm A Celeb, Gemma sent a message of support to the campmates after it was announced TOWIE star Olivia Attwood had quit the jungle after just 24 hours.

Gemma also called it quits Down Under after just three days on the show, but told this year's contestants: “Wishing everyone the best of luck in the jungle this season loved @boygeorgeofficial and all the camp mates seem fabulous.

Gemma wished the current cast of I'm A Celeb well after she quit in 2014 (ITV)

"My time was short in the jungle not many people know that I was robbed and physically attacked 24 hours before leaving for Australia.

"I didn’t want to let anyone down so I still went. However I was in a terrible state and shock as you can imagine and couldn’t see it through.

"I took lots of stick over it but if you were robbed and attacked and then sent into the jungle I’m sure you would have struggled too, I would never let anyone destroy my dreams again."

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