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 says it's 'so tough right now' amid dad's desperate Covid battle
Gemma Collins has been focused on her family in recent days, after revealing her dad Alan was "fighting for his life" in hospital with coronavirus.
Admitting it was "so tough right now" the reality star gave fans an update on how she was coping as she took to Instagram on Thursday.
The former Towie star explained she was using exercise to help her stay "positive" and advised fans to follow her lead. Sharing old pictures of herself on a run with friends, the 39-year-old - who turns 40 later this month - shared her new mindset.
She wrote: "She believed she could and she did." And Gemma, who recently transformed her health by losing three stone, explained: "For anyone who is feeling totally fed up right now just remember one small step can
