From Gemma Collins’ Dresses To Tantrums: Most Iconic Moments
From having public (unapologetic) hissy fits to those signature Gemma Collins’ dresses, The Only Way Is Essex star is comedy gold (whether you like it or not).
Gemma Collins might not be your cup of tea, but you can’t deny that she brings hilarity, drama, diva-ishness and, of course, absolute sass to every single place she goes.
It’s time to accept that the self-titled ‘GC‘ is one of the greatest gifts television have EVER given to us…
Here’s to celebrating her most iconic TV moments…
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20. When She Told Arg He’d NEVER Get Her Candy
We all watched in absolute admiration at the bootilicious TOWIE legend snatched her plentiful ‘candy’ away from the unlucky James Argent.
And if you’ve not seen it yet… you’re in for a real treat.
19. When She Called Out Jason Gardiner For Selling Stories On Her…
After a spate of tabloid headlines about Collin’ work ethic on Dancing on Ice, the TOWIE star called out Jason Gardiner – one of the show’s judges – on live TV for ‘selling stories‘ about her.
After he described Gemma’s dance as ‘all over the place’, the GC wasn’t having any on it:
“Maybe if you didn’t sell stories on me, maybe I wouldn’t have been so upset this week…
…So take that. Boring. Next.”
18. She Swapped A Trip To PARIS For A SPRAY TAN
Given the difficult task of taking the notoriously high maintenance GC on a date, Laurence – equipped with a bouquet of flowers – decided to whisk her off to Paris (first class, no less).
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But after not showing up, Gemma admitted that she:
“Sat in it (a taxi) for 30 minutes and I thought ‘Don’t know if I’m feeling Paris’. I went home, I did a marathon of the Kardashians. I had a cheeky bar of Galaxy, had a spray tan and had a beautiful day.”
17. When She Quit I’m A Celeb… Just THREE Days In
Gemma’s 2014 stint on I’m A Celeb last longer than we ALL thought it would (although we secretly hoped she’d prove us all wrong); having said that, it was still pretty short-lived.
From her emotional arrival in a helicopter, to refusing to stomach a bowl of porridge, a lot happened for Gem in a short 72 hour stint.
16. THAT Fall Off The Radio 1 Stage
In October 2017, that moment happened: the one that would leave us with enough meme-worthy content to last for the next decade; the moment we all feared for a milli-second we’d lost one of our greatest national treasures to a faulty trap door.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ri9Dnrf3do
After announced Love Island as the winners of the Radio 1 Teen Awards Best TV Show, a door on the stage opened and the presenter fell down it. Luckily, Collins’ emerged unharmed (except her pride)…
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15. The Time She Tried To Exorcise The Spirit Of GC
There was once a time that the GC realised she needed to reign her persona in a bit, and stop wreaking havoc on the whole of Essex. As such, Gem invited friends and family to take part in what she called an ‘exorcism’, in the hopes to banish the… let’s say… diva side to her personality.
However, we’ve all learned since the event that her attempt to demolish the diva would prove to be short-lived – and THANK GOODNESS for that!
14. Her Hair Got Frazzled In The CBB House… And She Freaked Out
It quickly became clear that Collins would struggle to survive on the basics provided in the Big Brother house. But she took things to a whole new level after the producers failed to provide her with heated rollers for her hair.
“This is very expensive hair and it’s f****** frazzled because you’ve only got straighteners in here, you haven’t got heated rollers!” she fumed.“ So you better pay for me to have a new set of extensions.”
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13. When She Wore THAT Orange Dress
Yep, you already know the one we mean – that iconic orange dress that put the TOWIE star on the fashion map (for all the wrong reasons).
Last summer, Gem made sure that she was the centre of attention at the ITV Summer Party by wearing a giant, American football shoulder pad. But hey – she pulled it off, right?!
12. She Was Part Of A Hilarious Boohoo Advert
The Only Way Is Essex cast member starred in a Boohoo TV ad, where she can be seen lip-syncing to a song written about her – it’s genius.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajfZbx7BSeU
The star began working with Boohoo and launched her own collab range. As well as this, the star also launched her own Gemma Collins’ Collection, featuring lace dresses, going out dresses, maxi dress and, of course, sparkly dresses. With dress sizes ranging from size 18 up to size 24.
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11. When She Admitted She Cancelled A Club Appearance Because Of A UTI
You can say what you want about Gem, but she’s most definitely a straight-up honest.
In fact, so much so, that when she had to cancel a club appearance, she had no problem announcing that she was suffering from a urinary tract infection… Classic GC.
10. She Begged Arg For Him Back
After Arg showed off online his amazing weight less, Gemma wanted a slice of that pie…
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So, she swallowed her pride and publicly begged him to get back with her.
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9. She Was Elegant On Diving Show Splash!… But Not Always
After a few weeks of belly flopping into the water, Gemma finally managed to overcome her fear of water and performed an elegant dive.
However, in true GC fashion, she revealed the top of her boobs – which had been battered and bruised from the water – to the camera – ouch!
8. When She Told Ferne McCann She’s Earned Her Divaship
Queen Diva Gemma and hot mamma Ferne have been good pals for ages. But there was once a time that the pair had the mother of all spats during a TOWIE episode back in 2014.
Amongst numerous cutting insults, Gemma came out with the now-iconic class ‘I’m 34 years old, I’ve earned my divaship’…
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7. When Gemma Thought She Saw A Ghost… And Legged it
Whilst on Big Brother, Gemma sent the entire house into meltdown after she noticed a ‘ghost’ hiding behind a curtain…
Obviously, it wasn’t actually a ghost, but a hidden camera man. Still, would we expect anything less from our Gem?
6. ‘I’m Claustrophobic, Darren!!!!’
Up there with her I’m A Celeb helicopter meltdown, is her classic ‘I’m claustrophic, Darren’ line. The reality star flipped as the public voted her to spend time in the house ‘jail’ with her arch nemesis John.
Gemma point blank refused and (obviously) made a scene, claiming she couldn’t do it because she suffered from claustrophobia. Poor thing…
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5. She Didn’t Do A SINGLE Chore In The Big Brother House
After getting out of doing any household tasks during her time in the house, Gemma was (unsurprisingly) branded as ‘lazy’ by her fellow contestants.
So, just when she started to muck in, she cut her finger while attempting to peel some potatoes and was rushed to hospital…
Luckily, she came away unharmed.
4. When Her Luxury Meal On I’m A Celeb Was… A Ham Sandwich
After being asked what food the (very hungry) reality star was craving in the jungle, she came out with a classic…
‘Just a ham sandwich, with some quavers on the side.’
We feel you, Gem.
3. When She Thanked Her Critics For Making Memes Out Of Her
There’s a tonne of harsh memes out there of Gemma’s action and we’ve ALL seen them – and obviously, Gemma has too.
https://twitter.com/missgemcollins/status/901177214464557056?lang=en
But instead of taking it to heart, she re-branded to memes by thanking all their makers for them, completely claiming them – you go, sass queen!
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2. When She Received The Shetland Pony As A Birthday Treat
Speaking of memes…
After a (very harsh) task where the housemates had to ruins The GC’s birthday, the CBB house was given a party – which included cocktails and ham rolls (Gemma’s favourite).
As a special treat, the then 35 year old was granted 15 minutes with a shetland pony – it’s fair to say she LOVED the experience – and who wouldn’t!
1. The GC Knows How To Take The Mick Out Of Herself
You can give her all the stick in the world, but you have to admit that Gemma knows how to poke fun at herself.
There she goes…
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