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.
Ferne McCann has revisited her The Only Way Is Essex days in a new TikTok video, with the mum-of-two recreating her iconic 'divaship' row with Gemma Collins with a pal.The 33 year old reality TV star starred on TOWIE from 2013 until 2016 alongside Gemma, 42, with the pair's rows regularly featuring on the ITVBe show.
In an episode of TOWIE which aired back in 2016, Gemma and Ferne ended up having a heated exchange as Gemma told her friend she was unhappy with her "bizarre" behaviour on a night out, and accused her of acting like a "diva".
The row begins with Gemma saying to Ferne: "You told me I needed a gastric band. And you know you did," to which a stunned Ferne responds: "Are you actually, actually saying that?" Gemma then claims "it's the truth" prompting Ferne to fire back: "That is a complete and utter lie.
How dare you say that? That's a cheap f***** stunt Gem." Gemma then proceeds to say: "In the cab the other night, you'd obviously had a drink.