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 revealed that "absolutely repulsive" fans have been begging for her used underwear. The 39-year-old TOWIE icon shot to fame almost a decade ago and is used to being asked for her autograph, but the requests have taken a bizarre turn over the last few years.Speaking on her BBC podcast, The GC explained: "The weirdest thing that people do ask me for is my underwear."It's really disgusting and whoever you are, please don't waste my time because you ain't getting my underwear honey."People message in to the shop, or they get in contact with me, and they want underwear."They'll come on all my social platforms if I'm selling stuff, they ask me for underwear - worn, used underwear.