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 was so spoiled by her parents that she didn't know what bills were until she moved out at age 30. The former TOWIE star has admitted that she had no idea she had to pay for things like water, power, and Sky television.
Gemma, now 39, confessed on her BBC podcast: "I didn't move out till I was 30 years old. I had it far too good at home. "I remember calling my father and saying, 'What the hell is a water bill?' "Then the council tax, then the Sky, then the TV licence.
I had the biggest shock of my life." Gemma has said a number of wild things on her podcast, and particularly enjoys sharing the conspiracy theories that she believes in.