Gemma Clare Collins (born 31 January 1981) is an English television personality and businesswoman. In 2011, she began appearing on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex, and following further appearances on television, she became a contestant on the seventeenth series of Celebrity Big Brother and the eleventh series of Dancing on Ice.
In August 2019, she began starring in her own reality series, Gemma Collins: Diva Forever.
Gemma Collins bursts into tears in public when recalling dad's Covid battle
ok.co.ukGemma Collins still breaks down in tears thinking about her dad Alan’s strenuous battle with Covid-19 during the holiday season last year.The 40-year-old admitted she sometimes gets emotional in public remembering what her dad went through and how much the worrying experience affected her when she realised she might lose him.
Gemma’s parents both suffered with Covid-19 over the Christmas period in 2020, however it was her dad who was sent to hospital after becoming seriously ill with the virus.
Now fortunately, he has regained a healthier state and “gets stronger every day” according to Gemma, who has him following certain instructions.
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