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 was left stunned when a thief stole her £50 handout to a homeless man. The reality TV millionaire – said to be worth £7.
2 million – was shocked when she got caught in a tussle after giving the beggar the note. Seconds after she gave the man the money, a fellow beggar snatched the cash from her hand and ran off.
Onlookers said Gemma, 41, screamed when the thief grabbed her hand to steal the note. An eyewitness told The Sun On Sunday: “She wanted to do a good thing.
She only had two £50 notes in cash. “The homeless man had a sign saying he was hungry and needed food. “She was shocked that this happened – she would have helped him too if he had just asked. ” Gemma is understood to have handed over the cash so the homeless man could buy food.