'I love you!' Gemma Collins reveals her bodyguard Sid gifted her '£2K' Chanel sandals on lavish shopping spree
Gemma Collins has been gifted Chanel sandals by her bodyguard Sid.
The former TOWIE star, 40, who is known for her lavish tastes, took to Instagram and shared the surprise purchase with her followers.
Gemma shared a snap of Sid holding up the designer sandals which are said to be worth £2,000, according to The Sun.
Surprise: Gemma Collins has been gifted Chanel sandals by her bodyguard Sid
Alongside the snap, she wrote: 'When your bodyguard gets you your Channels [Chanels]. Love you @uncle_sid1202.'
The next shot showed a staff member in the store holding up the sandals with Sid in the side of the shot.
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Over the moon, Gemma added: 'I love you,' and tagged Chanel and her bodyguard.
Sid, who is the owner of Deadline Security, has worked with Gemma for years and is often seen with her at events.
Thrilled: The former TOWIE star, 40, who is known for her lavish tastes, took to Instagram and shared the surprise purchase with her followers
He reposed the snaps to his own Instagram and wrote: 'Just picked up a couple of pairs of Chanel shoes for @gemmacollins'.
Gemma previously revealed she had a whopping eight bodyguards to protect her when she was mobbed at a nightclub.
Speaking to Bobby Norris at the Jog On To Cancer charity event, she said: 'Dancing On Ice was great and amazing but you know, showbiz moves quick. I still do love Towie and I watch as viewer but life is so busy
'I have a bodyguard with me as I get mobbed so often I need someone to keep an eye on me.
Gift: Gemma shared a snap of Sid holding up the designer sandals while she could be seen in the corner of the screen gasping in shock
'I get mobbed with frantic crowds crushing me, so I need security. The crowds have got bigger and bigger.
'The last time I turned up at a nightclub there was a crowd crush and I needed Sid and seven bouncers to form a protective circle around me.'
Gemma previously told Piers Morgan about her spending habits and admitted her father gives her a £3,000 a month allowance.
Appearing on Life Stories, the reality star explained she felt 'disgusted' after she spent £50,000 in two months and now her dad controls 'everything' to do with her finances.
Protection: Sid, who is the owner of Deadline Security, has worked with Gemma for years and is often seen with her at events (pictured in November 2020)
She said: '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.'
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.
'I got absolutely massive, I could barely walk - it was kind of like self destruction in a way, and I'm pleased that my dad took my card off me as I am telling you now I'd have ended up in trouble.'
Gemma said she sometimes asks her father for extra money if she's going on holiday or a shopping spree in case her card is declined.
She added: 'I get a budget, I get an allowance each month - only £3,000.'
Splurge: Gemma previously told Piers Morgan about her spending habits and admitted her father gives her a £3,000 a month allowance
