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Jessica Gibb & Ellie Kemp

Gemma Collins 'blown away' after visiting spot where Jesus Christ was born

Gemma Collins said she was 'totally blown away' when she visited the spot where baby Jesus was born in Bethlehem.

The former TOWIE star revealed that she was looking forward to her 'spiritual journeys' in the new year after being 'so unbelievably lucky' to to have touched the silver 14-pointed star in a grotto underneath the city's Church of the Nativity.

Taking to Instagram, Gemma wrote: "BETHLEHEM I can’t believe I’ve been so unbelievably lucky to have been where baby Jesus was born and touch the spot I am totally blown away and looking forward to my spiritual journeys in 2023. The feeling of this was like nothing I’ve ever felt before I can’t even describe what I felt in that moment I was totally blown away #bethlehem."

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The 41-year-old has always been spiritual, reports the Mirror, and in 2020 claimed she was a prophet who was put on Earth to help end the pain and suffering of others. Comparing herself to Jesus Chris, the GC said on her BBC podcast: "I honestly think I was put on the Earth to be some sort of prophet.

"It is something I will talk about in time. I have endured pain and suffering in my life, things haven't always been easy, I have suffered. And now I can help people in their lives."

Gemma also thinks she has some spiritual connection with nature and that she believes she could be a witch. She said: "I think I'm a witch because I'm very connected to nature. The difference between white witches and dark witches is that a white witch is very spiritual, into nature and can make magic happen. That is me.

"Dark witches focus on dark magic, black magic and all kinds of horrible things. I don't believe white witches have warts on them either, or pointy noses."

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