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.
Former The Only Way Is Essex star, Gemma Collins had emergency dental work done on Wednesday to remove her wisdom tooth, just a week before she is due to start rehearsals for her debut as Mama Morton in Chicago the Musical.The reality TV star, 41, told her 2.2million Instagram followers about the pain she had been experiencing, saying: "Had a pain, been getting pains in my ear, been getting pains in my teeth.” She added: “Needed wisdom teeth removal!” Gemma posted a snap to her Instagram story wearing dentist goggles with a painful-looking swollen mouth, before videoing her dentist at Highland View Dental Surgery and showing off her removed wisdom tooth.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.The star could be heard saying: “Guys, this man is God for me today.
I’ve been in so much pain. As you know I’m going on tour next week. My life never runs smoothly, there’s always drama. “I had to have my wisdom tooth out.
It was painless, effortless and he put me at ease.” In a later Instagram story, Gemma thanked her dentists for ‘getting on board’ and getting her ‘out of the pain’.