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TOWIE star Gemma Collins has expressed her deep felt gratitude for her dad on Father's Day – praising him for always keeping her grounded when it came to money.The 41-year-old TV star explained that she would always remain humble and that was all thanks to Alan Collins for keeping her in check.In a heartfelt post on the celebratory day, Gemma reflected on her family once being so poor that they couldn't afford a toaster.She hailed Alan's hard work and determination for turning things around for the entire brood, with the starlets dad starting up his own shipping company.In the sweet statement, the GC also had a lot to say about her dad's teachings when it came to spending as she boasted to once splurging £50,000 in one wild shopping spree at London's West End.However, it was Alan who came to her rescue and took the card away to prevent the Diva Forever star from possibly losing her home if she carried on like that.The adorable post was shared on Instagram with Gemma's 2.2million followers along with a cute a smiley snap of Alan in the sunshine. The TV star wrote: "My EVERYTHING dad, you're a CLASS ACT.