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 sobs in harrowing phone call to dad as he battled Covid in hospital
mirror.co.ukGemma Collins sobbed as she spoke to her dad on video call from his hospital bed during his terrifying battle with Covid. 73-year-old Alan was taken to hospital shortly before Christmas suffering with symptoms of the deadly virus.
While Gemma's mother made a full recovery after they both contracted the disease, Alan's condition deteriorated until he was 'fighting for his life', his daughter revealed.
Thankfully, Alan recovered and was allowed home days before Gemma's 40th birthday at the end of January. Taking to Instagram today, Gemma shared with fans a heartbreaking look at how ill Alan had been as she warned people must continue to take Covid seriously.
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