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 taken to social media to open up about her parents having COVID in a new heartbreaking post. Sharing a photo of her mum and dad on Instagram, the former TOWIE star explained to fans how both of them are "extremely unwell" and urged followers to stick to the guidelines.
Alongside the snap, she wrote, "Seeing my dad cry which he never does ! Was a shock and say he would rather be dead then experience everything he is going through right now...