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.
London being plunged into Tier 3 restrictions due to cases rising amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Tier 2 rules meant people were only allowed to drink in bars and restaurants if they ordered a substantial meal to go along with it.
The Towie star, 39, who previously lost three stone in weight, revealed that all the substantial meals she was forced to eat meant she almost had trouble getting out of the bath during a recent hotel stay.
Speaking on The Gemma Collins Podcast, she revealed: ‘I have got to stop eating. The new rule is every time you want a little glass of wine or some mulled wine, you have to order food. ‘And well, I nearly got stuck in the bath.