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 praises NHS as her dad continues to battle Covid in hospital
Gemma Collins' father Alan is currently in hospital as he fights Covid-19. And the reality TV star, 39, took to social media to praise the medical professionals who are taking care of her 72-year-old dad on Saturday night as he remains in Queen's Hospital in Romford.
Posting to her Instagram Stories, the Essex native shared her admiration for Dr Angus Ehien and his team and shared a number of snaps.
In one offering Dr Angus posed in PPE next to Alan's bed and atop of the snap Gemma wrote: "Dr Angus Ehien and his team are incredible." Alan was hidden in the photo apart from his hand being visible in the post.
Gemma - whose mum, Joan, has also tested positive for the deadly bug - also added several heart emojis to the post. Later she uploaded
