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.
Inside Ferne McCann’s biggest feuds – from vicious brawl with Gemma Collins to Marbella showdown with TOWIE co-star
SHE provided drama on TOWIE for years - and has become a firm telly favourite since. But fans may have seen a different side to Ferne McCann after an anonymous Instagram account started leaking vile voice notes alleging to be her.
The most recent voice note appeared to be Ferne calling one of her convict ex Arthur Collins’ acid attack victims, Sophie Hall, an “ugly c***”.
The voice on the note is not confirmed to be Ferne, but she’s been involved in no shortage of rows over the years. Sam Faiers Ferne was best friends with Sam Faiers for years, having grown up together in Essex.
They co-starred in TOWIE before Sam left in 2014, with Ferne leaving two years later. Their friendship became strained in 2017 when Ferne launched her own reality show, Ferne McCann: First Time Mum a few years after Sam launched The Baby Diaries, followed by The Mummy Diaries.
