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 says she's heartbroken and takes social media break following friend's death
mirror.co.ukGemma Collins is heartbroken following the death of a close friend, who she says was 'like a little brother' to her. The former TOWIE star took to her Instagram on Thursday to announce the sad news and that she is 'taking it easy' with time away from social media.
She apologised to her 2.2million followers for being so quiet on the social media platform recently as she came to terms with the tragic news of Rhys Alan Smith's passing.
In a rather glam selfie, Gem wrote: "Just felt like dressing up to get a cuppa from my fave @pelliccicafe. They make you feel so special and it means so much always." She continued: "I've been so down recently and absolutely heartbroken after my dear friend more a little brother passed away.
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