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 suffered PTSD after being rushed to hospital for CBB knife accident
Gemma Collins still has PTSD over her infamous cut in Celebrity Big Brother. The former TOWIE star appeared in the 17th series of the celebrity version of the long running social experiment back in 2016 where she went onto go viral for all her iconic moments.One moment saw her infamously cut her hand as she attempted to peel potatoes with a large knife as a favour for her fellow housemate Daniella Westbrook.READ MORE:Danniella Westbrook is unrecognisable in sweet Harry Potter throwback snapBut in a new interview with BBC Radio London's The Scene with Alice Dale, the former housemate reveals she has PTSD from the incident.Reflecting on the viral moments to make it years later from the series and her overall time in the house on the extended feature, Behind The Scene, Gemma told the station: "I was Big Brother.
I was the moment. I should have won it."The former Dancing On Ice star continued: "I think Scott won it, didn't he, off Geordie Shore.
Yeah, I think he won it that year. He was a lovely guy. So well deserved. But yeah, I just don't think people were fully ready."Whan asked by co-host Josh Rom whether her infamous viral cut had fully healed, Gemma made a surprising revelation to the two radio hosts.Gemma replied: "I mean, I've got PTSD from it whenever I go near a knife."But the reality star was full of praise for the production team behind Celebrity Big Brother as she was rushed to hospital following the nasty cut.The former I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!
campmate continued: "But you know what, you've always got around a laugh. And they [the producers] were great. They got me straight to the hospital"She added: "And I was like, Can I get KFC on the way back and they [the producers] were like, "No, Gemma." I was.
