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 lands six-figure fee for fifth series of hit BBC podcast
thesun.co.ukGEMMA Collins has landed a six-figure fee for a fifth series of her smash hit BBC podcast. The reality TV star, who started out being paid £100 as one of the cast on Towie, has become a stand-out figure on the platform - with her 30-minute long recordings bringing thousands of young people flocking to the broadcaster.
Gemma, 40, first launched the podcast in 2019 and after its runaway success the BBC are now forking out big bucks to keep her on board.
An insider said: “Since Gemma’s podcast first aired it’s proved a hit and the BBC just can’t get enough of her. “Gemma is a ratings hit for TV shows and the same can be said for radio, as her podcast gets thousands of downloads each week. “It’s gold for the BBC and they’re keen to keep her on.
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