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.
"Heartbroken" Gemma Collins went for breakfast with a friend days before sharing her shocking argument with her now ex-boyfriend James Argent.The 39-year-old was spotted tucking into a full English breakfast with her friend at a hotel in Tenerife on Friday, 10 July.
An onlooker told The Mail Online: "Gemma seemed calm and relaxed, she seemed okay." However, just a couple of days later everything turned sour when Gemma reportedly decided to end her relationship because Arg had told her he wanted to move to Spain and to have an open relationship.
On Tuesday, 14 July, Gemma shared a string of text messages between herself and Arg online. Writing over a screen grab of a WhatsApp conversation, in which an unknown sender sent her two pig emojis,.