Gemma Collins blew fans away as she shared a stunning bikini throwback with her dad on Piers Morgan's Life Stories: Gemma Collins on Thursday.
In the family photograph, a younger Gemma posed in an electric blue bikini with her dad Alan.
Her golden mane spills over her shoulders and she smiled brightly to the camera.
Gemma's close bond with her dad played a big part of her Life Stories interview which gave an insight into her family life.
In a candid moment, Gemma discussed why she lets her dad organises her finances for her after she spent £50,000 in two months in Knightsbridge.
Happily, the TV star can live on a managed budget of £3,000-a-month but she always asks for extra when she goes on holiday.
She told Piers: "I'm a spender - my dad wrote me up as an absolute disgrace, I'd spent £50,000 in two months up in Knightsbridge. It was £1,000 a day over the cause of two months, but I was going through a bit of a hard time."
Admittedly Gemma was left feeling "disgusted" at her behaviour after she spent an "absolutely crazy" amount in Gucci.
She added: "I felt disgusted in myself; I went absolutely crazy in Gucci - shoes, bags, coats. I was staying in the Dorchester more or less every night of the week, £600 a pop, and I was wining and dining in there."
It's been a tough few months for Gemma after her dad was in hospital with Covid-19 and she split from her on/off boyfriend James Argent.
She's now turned her life around - her dad has recovered, she's reportedly got back with her boyfriend and moved into her dream house.
Looking back, the former TOWIE star said it was "just so heartbreaking" the way Covid tore its way through her family.
She said: "They actually called my dad the miracle man in hospital.
"My dad is 73 and he's a very fit man, however Covid really ripped through my family and it was just so heartbreaking. It was so heartbreaking to see my dad fighting for his life."
Her dad Alan also shared some kind words about his "angel" daughter Gemma.
He said: "As a child Gemma and I were almost inseparable. I used to call her my angel."
Elsewhere in Life Stories, Gemma discussed her battle with online trolls and her first reality stint on Snobs in 2000.
