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 is planning revenge on Strictly Come Dancing by targeting a place on the US version. The former Towie star, 39, was snubbed by Strictly bosses as she was deemed too low calibre.
But she came to the attention of the US dance show after impressing US audiences with her appearance on the Netflix hit drama Orange is the New Black in 2018.
A source said: “Gemma would love to have another crack at the US. The Americans loved her when she made a cameo in Orange is the New Black and bookers on Dancing with the Stars have shown an interest. “Gemma’s schedule is always jam-packed and it’s difficult for this year but the team in the US are keen to secure her for 2021.” Gemma, who also stars in her own ITVBe series, Diva, was previously.
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