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 reportedly turned down the chance to star in the new line-up of Celebrity SAS: Who Dare Wins. The former TOWIE star, 39, has been a big hit on TV programmes like CelebrityBig Brother, and Dancing On Ice not to mention as a leading star of TOWIE which sparked her solo show Diva Forever.
The GC was said to have been targeted by bosses of the gruelling Channel 4 show after her three stone weight loss. But it is claimed she has declined to appear on Celebrity SAS because she "hasn't got time" and doesn't think "army boots are camouflage are her style".
A source told The Sun Online: "Channel 4 have been desperate to sign Gemma up for the next series as they know she would pull the viewers in and be a ratings hit. "They wanted