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.
James Argent says Gemma Collins' tough love saved him but he hated her at times
mirror.co.ukJames Argent says the tough love dispensed by girlfriend Gemma Collins helped him confront his drug addiction problems – even though he “hated” her for forcing him to confront his faults.
The 32-year-old former The Only Way Is Essex star has credited 39-year-old lover Gemma for helping him acknowledge he was addicted to cocaine – and for making him be more truthful about his problems.
On Sunday, the reality star opened up about his secret drug addiction – which, he says, almost claimed his life after he endured two overdoses last year.
While the star says he would take drugs to hide his inner pain, he says on-off girlfriend Gemma was instrumental in getting him on to the straight and narrow – and she took no nonsense from him in the
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