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.
Gemma Collins has revealed she's been "very poorly" after sharing a snap of a tube attached to her arm and a plaster.The blonde TOWIE star, 40, announced she was battling a mystery illness last week.The self-confessed diva has said she felt like she has got "some sort of virus" which had "knocked her for six" - and so she decided to treat her ill health by trying to sweat out the toxins using her home sauna.It comes after the Celebs Go Dating alum has been quiet on social media lately whilst she's been feeling unwell.However, the television panellist took to Instagram to update her fans about how she's been feeling, sharing a snap of a tube fitted in her arm with the caption: "Sorry been quiet guys, I have been very poorly but I am feeling.