Gemma Collins warns fans not to hug New Forest ponies after backlash

Gemma Collins has warned her fans not to feed or stroke ponies at the New Forest after she faced a fierce social media backlash for hugging one of the animals.  

In a now deleted Instagram post to her two million followers, the former Towie star, 44, was seen with her arm dangled around the free-roaming pony's neck and her head resting on top of the animal. 

She gushed about having 'magical moments with the horses' as she shared snaps from her day out at the national park. 

But people reacted with anger and reminded her there were 'hundreds of signs' dotted around telling people not to feed or pet the ponies. 

Collins later rowed back on her comments and shared a message from what appeared to be from the New Forest National Park Authority as...
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