Gemma Collins’ beloved dog Blu was attacked over the weekend in the pair’s £1.3 million Essex mansion home.
The reality star took to Instagram on Monday to recall the horrifying event – and how best friends Jedward rushed over to support her.
Blu, Gemma’s first pet dog, is a whippet and she adopted him back in September 2023, proudly announcing she was an ‘official dog mummy’.
On Instagram on Monday, Gemma shared a Reel of her and pop duo John and Edward’s trip to the vet’s for Blue to be treated.
With the video, she wrote: ‘I’ve had the most heart breaking upset this weekend a dog entered my property and bit my blue. I want to thank the emergency vets and @jepicpics for helping me whilst I was so distressed.
Gemma Collins’, 43, beloved dog Blu was attacked over the weekend in the pair’s £1.3 million Essex mansion home (Gemma pictured earlier in May)
The reality star took to Instagram on Monday to recall the horrifying event – and how best friends Jedward rushed over to support her
Blu was bitten when a neighbour’s dog evaded the mansion’s security and found Blu in the house
‘Can anyone advise if a dog enters your property and bites your dog what course of action is needed as you can imagine I’m in complete shock thank god my for cameras on the property as I caught the owners.
John and Edward was amazing, thank you @jepicpics I’m so happy your blues dog fathers for all your help and love in this traumatic time.
Gemma’s emotional caption was dotted with blue hearts.
Jedward commented on the post: ‘Blu is so full of love when meeting every dog & brings so much joy wherever he goes. It was a real shock when this happened to lil blu & even after he still had love to give.’
Reactions to the post were mixed with some sympathising with Gemma but others questioning the demonisation of the other dog.
They wrote: ‘I think it would be great if you could come to some arrangement with the owners whereby they agree to training for their dog and to keep the dog on the leash and obviously compensate you.
This is entirely the owners fault and I would hate it if the dog is punished for this. A dog’s actions are always the fault of the owner’;
‘Accidents happen… It’s always the dogs yours and theirs that get reprimanded. I would always make sure my property is secure if I owned dogs. With that said your dog could have got out therefore I would say some responsibility falls on you also.
With a Reel, Gemma wrote about what happened, and how helpful Jedward were, and asked fans for advice about next steps
Jedward, Blu’s ‘dogfathers’ commented on the post: ‘Blu is so full of love when meeting every dog & brings so much joy wherever he goes. It was a real shock when this happened to lil blu & even after he still had love to give’
‘You CANNOT rely on other people to be responsible. Unfortunately your dog is the consequence of this. I’d be putting 6ft fences up around your property’;
‘They should be responsible for the vet fees & any other treatment Blue needs. As you have the incident on camera I would also inform the police. What if their dog had entered your property and bitten a child?’;
‘I would go to the police. Dogs must be under control at all times by the owners so they are at fault and there should be consequences’;
‘Police police police if they have entered your property!!! They should never have been on your property and the dog should’ve been on a lead and under control!!!!!! If they witnessed it to and failed to act I would chase them and file a civil claim for fees’
The horrifying incident comes after compared herself to Caroline Flack after facing nationwide ridicule for her short-lived appearance on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!
The TOWIE star famously lasted just 72 hours in the Australian jungle back in 2014, and at the time faced backlash for shedding tears over the prospect of jumping from a helicopter and the lack of tasty treats on offer.
Speaking in the new episode of The Mail’s Everything I Know About Me podcast, Gemma noted that she had to develop a ‘thick skin’ after being cruelly trolled following her stint on the show.
She noted that ‘she could have been’ like Caroline, who died by suicide in 2020, after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting her then-boyfriend Lewis Burton.
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Blu, Gemma’s first pet dog, is a whippet and she adopted him back in September 2023, proudly announcing she was an ‘official dog mummy’
Gemma and Jedward are the best of friends and enjoyed a trip to Paris in April. It comes after they spent Christmas and New Year together