How Old Is Gemma Collins? – What Is The Reality Star’s Age This Year?
Thank you The Only Way Is Essex for bringing Gemma Collins into our lives. If you live in the UK, there’s no escaping Gemma Collins as she can often be seen on the telly looking glamorous and often causing quite a stir. She came into our lives in 2011 and has remained ever since from reality TV shows, popular panel shows, podcasts, plus, the media loves her! And if you’re not following her on social media already, you’re missing out! Recently, Gemma Collin fans have been wondering – How old is Gemma Collins?
We have the answers plus more facts about Gemma Collins right here, keep reading!
How old is Gemma Collins?
Gemma Clare Collins was born on January 31st 1981 which means she’s 40 this year!
She grew up in Romford, East London, England and attended the Sylvia Young Threatre School. Before her claim to fame, Gemma was a sales person selling used cars.
No matter her age, there is no stopping the hard working celebrity as she’s been busy since her debut on The Only Way Is Essex.
Her fiery personality makes for great entertainment, which is why she was also perfect in some of our other favorites like I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, Celebs Go Dating, Celebrity Big Brother House, and also Dancing on Ice!
Dancing on Ice was especially a treat as we watched her shine in sparkly outfits while doing elaborate dance moves – on ice!
She was doing so well! That is, until she fell flat on her face while skating to Celine Dion. Yikes. She still looked good in her gold and back laced dress though!
What has Gemma Collins been up to?
The embarrassing incident also didn’t stop her from releasing her very own reality television series Gemma Collins: Diva Forever that was premiered in August 2019.
In 2020, she even got to show off her (surprisingly) angelic voice as she released a charity single for Rethink Mental Illness together with Celebrity Big Brother co-star Darren Day.
As it was the holiday season, they did a cover of the classic ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’.
This wasn’t the only time we’ve heard her sing though as it was her performance on BBC One’s The Greatest Showman that shocked everyone including then boyfriend James Argent. (more about James later)
Her performance got judges dancing along (she even got Ginger Spice moving!) as she belted the motivational classic ‘Big Spender’. In the end, the inspirational star got 88 out 100 standing in support of her performance.
Gemma Collins author
But that’s not all Gemma Collins has been up to, as she is also pretty busy off screen with several business endeavors and even written publications.
In 2013, her autobiography Basically…: My Life as a Real Essex Girl was released and did really well! It even became a bestseller a week after its debut.
Not only that, fans also swamped the reality star wherever she hosted her book signings!
Talking about her book, Gemma said:
“I am so happy that people seem to have loved my story. It’s opened up a lot of old wounds for me but also helped me deal with a lot of issues that I was bottling up.”
“I really hope it will help others who have gone through similar things to me.”
Gemma Collins business woman
In 2018, Gemma collaborated with popular online fashion brand boohoo.com for a collection of plus-sized swimwear.
She looked breathtaking as she posed by the beach in a bright red bikini channeling the spirit of Baywatch’s Pamela Anderson.
The collection was described by Boohoo as:
“takes you from pool to party with a selection of slogan swimsuits, glamorous maxi kaftans and relaxed knot tie shirts in luxurious fabrics and bold baroque prints. All inspired by her unique and daring style, there is something to get everyone looking poolside glam.”
To which Gemma added:
“As you all know, I’m the Queen of Marbs so filming here has made it extra special. What I love most about Boohoo is that they go up to a size 24, they’re always on trend – it fits amazing and makes you feel amazing!”
So, if you’re aiming for ‘poolside glam’ once travel restrictions are (hopefully) lifted by summer now you’ll know where to turn to!
Gemma Collins and James Argen
Now that we know how old is Gemma Collins and caught a glimpse of her impressive career, let’s get to know a little bit about her personal life.
When it comes to Gemma Collins’ personal life, we of course have to mention her whirlwind romance with Love Island star James ‘Arg’ Argent. The pair met back in 2012 on the set of TOWIE.
And by whirlwind, we mean their on again, off again relationship (including an engagement in 2013) among other dramas that occurred including James fat-shaming Gemma and her kicking him out of the house!
It all began with Arg insensitively shared a video of Gemma sleeping while snoring away on Instagram.
While Gemma didn’t really like that, fans loved it!
Gemma Collins and James Argent II
But what happened after that was even more painful as Arg apparently sent mean messages to Gemma saying:
“You are a fat joke of a woman. An absolute car crash! You’re nearly 40 f***ing years old, you embarrassment.”
To which Gemma responded by kicking him out! And to which we say you go Gemma!
Nevertheless, there were also good times as the couple always looked flawless together.
Let’s not forget Gemma was also extremely supportive when Arg was having complications with drugs.
Gemma Collins personal life
Arg wasn’t the first person Gemma was engaged to be married though, as back in 2013, Gemma got engaged to then boyfriend Rami Hawash. The proposal came in the form of a Christmas pudding!
Unfortunately, however, the wedding was called off because Rami apparently said something offensive about her not being sexy.
Fast forward to 2020, the year that didn’t happen, Gemma recently revealed that she lost a baby boy with Arg early last year due to a miscarriage.
However this doesn’t stop the star from wanting to start her own family as when asked about her 2021 visions, Gemma said:
“Well, I hope I’m married, I hope I have a baby this year – I feel that it’s going to happen for me.”
“My main focus this year will be to really be comfortable being Gemma Collins, and definitely committing and giving quality time to a relationship and, hopefully, I’m going to have a baby.”
Are Gemma Collins and Arg back together?
And to answer the golden question of is Gemma Collins and Arg back together? It seems like they are back together and stronger than ever!
Arg has apparently been really supportive as Gemma also shared that her parents recently became diagnosed with the Coronavirus.
A source commented:
“Arg has been a huge support to Gemma over the past few weeks, especially with her parents’ illness.”
“He’s shown how far he’ come on his sobriety journey – checking-in on her constantly and being on the other end of the phone for her whenever she needs a shoulder to cry on.”
And we sure hope so! Because looking back at Gemma’s love life, she could really use a break! Or at least someone she truly deserves.
No matter how old is Gemma Collins, we can’t wait to see what other remarkable things she has in stored for 2021!
