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 opened up about her horrific food poisoning incident which made her “collapse” onto her kitchen floor and left her “violently sick.” The 40 year old, who recently enjoyed a glass of champagne in the sun after her recovery, revealed how she had been left bed-bound for four days and had to cancel all of her work commitments to allow her body time to recover.The former The Only Way Is Essex star previously informed fans that she had fallen ill but kept the details of her sickness to herself.This week Gemma opened up to her fans about why she had been so quiet online throughout the week and shared the severity of her illness.