Gemma Clare Collins (born 31 January 1981) is an English television personality and businesswoman. In 2011, she began appearing on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex, and following further appearances on television, she became a contestant on the seventeenth series of Celebrity Big Brother and the eleventh series of Dancing on Ice.
In August 2019, she began starring in her own reality series, Gemma Collins: Diva Forever.
Gemma Collins sticks a finger up at brands who wouldn’t dress her size 16 body on Towie
thesun.co.ukGEMMA Collins has stuck her fingers up at clothing brands who wouldn't dress her size 16 body in the early days of Towie. The reality diva, 39, appeared in last night's 10th anniversary special which looked back at highlights from the show.
But it also brought back memories of harsh treatment from companies who called her "too fat". In a video to her fans, Gemma said: "I was never the prettiest girl on the show.
I never had the best body. "Obviously I was confident when I went on the show, but a lot of clothing brands wouldn't lend me their clothing because they said I was too fat. "I was a size 14/16, and you know I'm bigger now, and basically I've got my own clothing brand.
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