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 that she would like to land a part on Eastenders in her next dream role as landlady of The Queen Vic.
The reality star shared her love for the East End soap – located not far from her Essex roots – on the latest episode of The Gemma Collins podcast, after a fan asked if she wanted to star in Coronation Street. “I do love the cobbled streets but I’m an EastEnders girl,” Gemma replied, before highlighting one fault she had with the show. “They should never have got rid of Roxy and Ronnie - I was their soul sister.
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