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 broke down in tears on stage on Monday night as she spoke about her father's Covid battle which left him fighting for his life.
Alan was rushed to hospital in January 2021 before being placed in the ICU where he needed around the clock support to help him breathe.
Thankfully, he pulled through but he's now taking things much slower to aid his recovery. Fighting back tears on stage at Troxy in East London, Gemma said: "Do you know what? "When my dad was in hospital - and I am not just saying he was the only guy in hospital as I know a lot of families have been through a terrible time - but I never thought in that moment when he had a ventilator on him that this moment would happen." .css-16e4f55{margin:16px 0;}.css-u6yh49{background-color:rgba(246,242,249,1);margin:16px 0;}.css-1tapza8{padding:20px 15px;}.css-1bk4jdt{padding:20px.