Gemma Clare Collins (born 31 January 1981) is an English media personality and businesswoman. In 2011, she began appearing on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex. Following a brief appearance on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2014), Collins has appeared in various television programmes including Celebrity Big Brother (2016), Celebs Go Dating (2018), and Dancing on Ice (2019). In 2019, she began starring in her own reality series and hosting a podcast on BBC Sounds.
Brave Gemma Collins walked NTA red carpet in padding and bandages after secret miscarriage
Gemma Collins has shared the secret heartbreak behind her appearance at the 2012 National Television Awards The TOWIE star had graced the red carpet at the glitzy ceremony with secret padding and bandages hidden beneath her designer gown.
Gemma has revealed how she suffered a miscarriage hours before she was due to step out in front of the cameras but decided to put on a brave face and attend.
Speaking about the tragic events in her autobiography, the star said: "It was meant to be a Cinderella moment for me – all glitz and glamour,’ she says of the NTAs 2012. "But what people didn’t realise was that under the £3,500 vintage dress I was wearing, I was covered in padding and bandages because 24 hours earlier I’d been carted off in an
