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 gearing up to 'sign agreement' to play mega role in Chicago: The Musical
Gemma Collins is in talks to star in the hit musical, Chicago – which could mean a huge career U-turn is on the horizon for the GC.The blonde beauty could potentially take on the role of prison governor Mama Morton in the production, replacing X Factor icon and Simon Cowell's close pal Sinitta.
A source told The Sun: "Gemma has been in secret talks about playing Mama Morton for some time and is very excited about the opportunity. "She has not signed anything yet as there are still issues to be ironed out with the agreement.
But all being well, she will sign in the coming days."The source then added: "Gemma is the ultimate TV diva. So who better to play Mama Morton — the Chicago prison mistress who rules the roost?"Gemma has always been a fan of musical theatre, and has enjoyed performing arts from a young age.
At the age of 14 she attended Sylvia Young Theatre School and successfully auditioned for a part in The Sound of Music.She segued away from musical theatre, but it always remained one of her biggest passions.In 2019 she shared a video of herself as a teenager singing and tap dancing – the clip was from while she was a student at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in the 1990s.Gemma rose to national fame when she first appeared on the second series of The Only Way Is Essex in 2011.After her stint in TOWIE she went on to star in other reality shows like Celebrity Big Brother and then Dancing On Ice – both shows led to iconic memes, quotes and gifs being created.In week four of her Dancing On Ice stint she suffered a fall during a live performance and nearly broke her jaw and neck, while injuring her knee.Soon after her skating stint she started filming her very own reality series, Gemma Collins: Diva Forever, which.
