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 she'd 'love' to land a role on major soap
ok.co.ukGemma Collins, dazzling queen of reality TV and a die-hard Coronation Street fan, has revealed her ambition to feature on the iconic ITV soap - and she's got big dreams for her potential character.
In true Gemma fashion, she confessed her desires to The Daily Star, "It would be amazing to be on a soap one day. I'd love to be in Corrie.
I recently met Claire Sweeney and I think she's hilarious, so I could go on the cobbles with her." Not one for being typecast, the Essex star wants to surprise viewers with a raw and gritty character, far removed from her own glitzy life.
She elaborated, "I'd like to play a character that's memorable. I want to play someone people wouldn't expect... a character who's very different to what people think I'd be." Setting her sights on a challenging role, she suggested, "Maybe I could be someone who is sleeping rough on the streets...
