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gemma collins:
Idon’t gIve
two hoots
what people
thInk of me
#44 The Queen of Essex has got her eyes on world
domination as Gemma Calvert finds out
hetelephonecallthatevery shealsocompetedinDancingOnIce(and
T arrivesoneminutebeforewe’redue TOWIE,andlaunchedherownoutrageous
journalistonadeadlinedreads
appearedonthefestiveedition),returnedto
tocatchupwithGemmaCollins:
five-partrealityTVseriesDivaForever.Then,
theinterviewisonhold.She’spoorly
therewasthelaunchofherclothesboutiquein
andneedstoseeadoctor,andan
Marbella,plusnumeroustripsabroad andwhy
update(thepublicistpromiseson
“Lastyearwasgood,but2020,I’mcoming
theTheGC’sbehalf)willfollow. not,whenyou’rereportedlyworthacool£3.2m?
Inthefickleworldofceleb,thisisusually tocleanup,”sheproclaims.“I’mgoingtotake
shorthandforonething–theinterviewis everygoddamnopportunitythat’sputmyway.
mostdefinitelynothappening.Yetwesoon Workismymaindriveandfocusthisyear.”
discover that reality TV’s No.1 diva is a woman Her professional reinvention is clearly a
true to her word, because within 90 minutes, welcome distraction from the pain of her personal
Gemma is on the blower from her London life. Just days earlier, Gemma’s on/off boyfriend
hotel room (albeit coughing, spluttering and James “Arg” Argent, 32, reportedly flew to
sneezing). She explains she’s suffering after Thailand, where he checked into a £20k-a-month
spending six hours in a freezing London park “specialist facility” to commit to recovery after
shooting an advert for Well&Truly crisps. allegedly being “rushed to hospital” over fears he
Instead of going home to rest, her manager had “suffered a drug overdose”. Poor Gem. She
Mark convinced her to go to swanky London might be one of the most Marmite celebrities
eatery Hakkasan, which not only catapulted on the planet but, love her or loathe her, you can’t
Gemma off her post-Christmas healthy eating help but sympathise. It’s certainly no surprise that
regime, but escalated her niggling sniffle to specific talk of relationships today is off-limits,
full-blown streaming cold status. but she’s happy to wax lyrical about everything
But the 38 year old hasn’t got the time for from baby making plans and her ongoing belief
self-pity. After our chat, she’s recording her in true love, to why karma caught up with her
first podcast of the year, which launched in Dancing On Ice nemesis Jason Gardiner.
2019 on the BBC to rave reviews. Last year, Gem, we salute you!
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