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 has candidly opened up on her experience with bullying in school and said she was targeted because she was too popular.
Reality star Gemma, 39, revealed she was once physically attacked by a bully for her outgoing personality. Gemma candidly opened up about the ordeal on her podcast, The Gemma Collins Podcast, and revealed she was even forced to move from the all-girls school.
Speaking to her listeners Gemma, who recently revealed she had a miscarriage during lockdown, said: “I never got bullied because of my weight, I actually wasn’t overweight at school.
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