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 has been hailed as "inspirational" by Instagram fans as she urged her 2.2million followers to get outside and hug some trees, in honour of Earth Day.The 41-year-old television personality, took to her platform to mark the momentous occasion with a throwback of herself embracing a brown bark.Aiming to inspire, reality star Gemma explained the benefits of being at one with nature.
The GC penned: Happy Earth Day. Just go hug a tree."She added: "This year’s theme: Invest in the planet. Thought I’d give you an Earth day of collection of all my favourite nature moments. "There are many small and big things we can all do to protect our planet.
It’s good for the soul to reconnect. "Go hug a tree today." In a separate post, the TOWIE star followed up with: "Go HUG them trees."Hugging a tree increases levels of the hormone oxytocin.
This hormone is responsible for feeling calm and emotional bonding."When hugging a tree, the hormones serotonin and dopamine make you feel happier.
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