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.
Emmerdale, made the remarks during a red carpet interview with the Daily Star. She said: "All these reality stars, I haven’t got a clue who they are.
That Gemma Collins, I think I’d punch her if I ever came across her. "I don’t know - how can someone so talentless and revolting have made so much money.
I wouldn’t mind if she’d give it away and did something good with it, but all she seems to do is put more s*** on her face and do her nails. " READ MORE: Rebekah Vardy was 'not thinking' when she called Coleen a pigeon The TOWIE personality hit back at the remarks on her Instagram Story and encouraged her fans to "be kind".
Gemma wrote, alongside screenshots of the interview: "I don't find someone wanting to punch me a joke. "Really upsetting. To think I loved her in Corrie.