SHOCKED TV star Gemma Collins rang cops in terror after getting an “abusive and menacing” letter at her home.
The former Towie star, 44, is said to be petrified by the sender’s hate note.
Fearing a kidnap plot like the one targeting TV presenter Holly Willoughby, Gemma phoned officers who then visited her home in the Essex countryside.
The worried star, who has been battling pneumonia, has since beefed up security with 24-hour guard dog patrols. Family and friends have kept her company.
A source told The Sun on Sunday: “Gemma was left shaken and very scared for her safety after she received a threatening and abusive letter from a man expressing his extreme dislike for her and using menacing language.
“It was really nasty and made reference to tracking her down, so she called the police straight away.
“It was alarming that this man knew her home address, but she already upped security and has round-the-clock guard dogs and has cameras onsite.
“She is always incredibly friendly with all her fans and happy to stop for pictures and a chat so to have someone send such an unpleasant letter has really shocked her.
“She was very grateful to the police, who are taking it very seriously and have given her practical advice on how to handle herself. It is an ongoing investigation.
“She thought about what had happened to Holly Willoughby and her kidnap threat ordeal so didn’t want to take any chances.
“Police are confident they are going to track down the culprit.”
Gemma, who lives with businessman fiancé Rami Hawash, told a podcast in May how she has had multiple stalkers over the years.
They had threatened to kill her and sent “terrifying” letters to her boutique in Brentwood.
She told how it “played havoc on her mind” and was the reason she stepped away from front of house work.
Gemma said: “No one would believe the bl**dy crap I’ve had to deal with.
I’ve had a woman stalker who wrote me a letter in white gloves and wanted to kill me. You know, people would wish me dead. I’d get all sorts at the shop. Weird.
“People are weird. And that’s why in a way I came away from my shop in the end.”
In 2019 The Sun revealed she had called in police over fears she was being hounded by a stalker.
Gemma claimed she had seen a man who previously verbally abused her outside her home over six days. The scares have even made her consider a move away from Essex.
Gemma, a contestant in 2019’s Dancing On Ice, has previously spoken of her love of the countryside, saying: “The only way is the Cotswolds for me.”
Earlier this month she revealed her battle with pneumonia, showing pictures of herself with a drip in her arm.
She said: “It’s shocking, I’ve had it for over three weeks and had steroids given to me by my doctor.
“It was DJ Fat Tony’s wedding and I had to take them to get through that. But I’m off them now and the sickness is kicking back in.
“It’s so frustrating because I normally have so much energy and I’m always loving life. But now I get really breathless really quickly and I feel like I’m dying.”
Last week it emerged she is in talks to join I’m A Celebrity: All Stars in South Africa — despite quitting the Australian jungle after just three days of the main series in 2014.
Essex Police said they were aware of Gemma’s report.
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