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.
HEARTBROKEN Gemma Collins has revealed her parents tested positive for coronavirus — and her dad told her he would "rather be dead".
The Towie star took to Instagram today to share the devastating news that her parents were "extremely unwell" with Covid and her father broke down in tears after the deadly bugged took hold. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Gemma, 39, begged her 2million followers to follow the Government guidelines to stop the spread of coronavirus.
She penned: "Please please please take notice of the guidelines ! Both my parents are extremely unwell with Covid 19 ! "Seeing my dad cry which he never does !
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