Gemma Collins was back at her favourite hobby of shopping this weekend, but declared the whole experience as "strange" due to the coronavirus measures in place.

After Boris Johnson announced that non-essential shops were to reopen on 15 June, Gemma followed the PM's advice and went out to "shop with confidence".

And while she happily splashed her hard-earned pennies at designer stores like Chanel and Gucci in the West End of London, the GC said the trip "lacked atmosphere" and urged her fans to get back shopping in stores.

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