Email field behaving differently

When I click on an email field in a record I get take to my gmail account. Previously a new email would open in my default email client.
I don’t use the gmail account for emails…why the change is there a setting??

This email field behavior hasn’t been changed for a while. What has most likely changed is the default email client setting on your browser.

Thank you for your reply.
I am on macs and I cant see where I change that setting

Try this https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac-software/change-default-apps-mac-3656510/
or this https://www.imore.com/how-set-mac-app-default-when-opening-file

Solved this - for some reason google chrome had made itself my default email reader.
Thanks