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 reveals secret battle with PTSD after nearly losing Essex home while her father ‘was dying’
GEMMA Collins revealed her secret PTSD battle after nearly losing her Essex home while her father was in hospital with Covid.
The reality star, 41, said her HSBC bank account with all her savings was suddenly frozen and she was put through "hell" by the bank - just as she was about to exchange on her dream home.
The Essex favourite said the shock of being left cashless while making the biggest financial move of her life left her traumatised and "embarrassed".
Gemma jumped on an Instagram live with a small flower business owner friend called Andie who said the same thing had happened to her with HSBC.
