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.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has announced Dawn French, Maya Jama and Jessie Ware will all be featuring as guest judges on the second series of the show, which is due to air on January 14 2021 at 7pm on BBC Three. Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton are due to return to the judging panel, with other guests including Elizabeth Hurley, Lorraine Kelly, Sheridan Smith, MNEK, Jourdan Dunn and Gemma Collins.
When Liz Hurley was confirmed as a guest judge, she said: “My whole family is obsessed with the show and would have disowned me if I hadn’t said yes to being a judge.
I am in awe of RuPaul and couldn’t take my eyes off him.” Queer music artist, MNEK, said: “I’m a fan of Drag Race, as is most of the gay community.