Gemma Collins’ best diva moments of all time 💁🏼‍♀️

From TOWIE and Celebrity Big Brother to her iconic 72 hour I'm A Celeb stint

Gemma Collins

by Bella Evennett-Watts & Kimberley Delaney |
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She's known for her sassy quips, 24/7 glamour and diva tantrums - and Gemma Collins' alter ego, the GC, is the gift that keeps on giving.

From her famous "you ain't getting this candy" scene on TOWIE to her diva demands on Celebrity Big Brother, it's no wonder that Gemma Collins is a self-confessed diva - and the star even has her own autobiography giving tips to fans following in her fake-tanned footsteps.

She's starred on TOWIE, Celebrity Big Brother, I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and Dancing on Ice which means she's had a lot of iconic moments that let's be honest, will go down in TV history.

So we've had a look back at Gemma Collins' best moments on TV and at events...

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Gemma Collins' best diva moments of all time

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When Gemma's entourage fixed her dress on the NTAs red carpet

Can you even call yourself a diva if you don't enlist a personal helper on the red carpet? The GC had her entourage to hand, ready to smooth out any creases in her glamorous dress.

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When Matt Evers saved Gemma's precious blow-dry from the rain

Matt Evers protects Gemma Collin's fabulous blow-dry whilst leaving himself to become soaked in the rain on the Dancing on Ice red carpet.

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When Gemma went into full GC mode on Jason Gardiner

Dancing on Ice has been full of feisty celeb dramas. Gemma didn't hold back after Jason Gardiner accused of her being lazy. The TOWIE star furiously shouted "Boring!" before yelling, "Don't sell stories on me." Poor Matt Evers couldn't even hide how awkward he felt...

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When Gemma slipped during her Dancing on Ice routine

The 2019 series of Dancing on Ice is the gift that keeps on giving and poor old Gemma had viewers glued to their screens when she tripped over her foot and skidded across the ice. Ouch. The TOWIE queen soon picked herself up and styled through her ice-skating miss-hap. Jason Gardiner reportedly suggested that Gemma's fall was karma for her diva tantrum the week before.

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And when she fell down the trap door at the Teen Choice Awards

Talking of Gemma's tumbles - how could anyone forget her iconic fall down the trap door at the BBC1 Radio Teen Choice Awards?

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When Gemma paraded through the Big Brother garden with a Shetland pony

When the Celebrity Big Brother stars were asked what one-off luxury they would like to be treated to in the isolated house, what did Gemma ask for? Contact with her family? Nope. A pamper treatment? Not quite... No, the GC asked for none other than a Shetland pony - which she proceeded to dance with around the garden. While stroking the pony, Gemma exclaimed "I want pink ones with glitter in their hair".

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Basically, her entire time in the CBB house

Other hilarious moments from Gemma's stint in the Big Brother house included yelling at producers, "I don't need the money! I've got money!". She also got upset when Big Brother failed to provide professional blow-dries: "This is very expensive hair and its all frazzled, because you've only got straighteners in here, you haven't got heated rollers. So, you can pay for me to have a new set of extensions. Straighteners are what weirdos use on their hair."

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Gemma's friendship with Kim K's BFF

Gemma made pals with no other than Kim K's best-friend, Jonathan Cheban in Big Brother, where she told him "By the time you're finished with me, I'm gonna be a Gem-dashian." The stars have been friends ever since and Jonathan even flies over to the UK to visit Gemma, where the pair go on fancy shopping trips to Harrods together.

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When she spent 72 hours in the jungle

Gemma famously lasted just 72 hours in the I'm a Celebrity jungle, but she still managed to make the nation laugh with her outrageous behaviour. The TOWIE star even insisted "People that murdered get treated better than this, and thats the truth. Even a murderer gets fed three times a day."

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Gemma's infamous candy scene

Ah, the early days of Gemma and Arg's relationship. The GC was filmed in a Marbella special, when she famously told on/off boyfriend Arg "Don't ever disrespect a girl like that again. Take a good look at this, you ain't ever gonna get this candy.", before dropping her throw and strutting away in a black swimsuit.

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When she dumped her date live on Loose Women

Ah, poor Laurence Hearn - the charming man that attempted to win over Gemma, only to be dumped live on Loose Women weeks later. OUCH.

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When she was a total diva in an interview

Anyone else still cringe when they remember that painfully awkward chat between Gemma and an interviewer who hadn't read her book? The GC had a major diva-meltdown when she found out the journalist hadn't been seen a copy before holding the interview, thus ending the call, "Darling, don't worry, we're going to get the book publishers to send everyone doing an interview the book. Thank you, bye!"

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Gemma Collins' top five comebacks:

Gemma vs. Ferne McCann, 2014, “I hope Santa brings you a sack of morals for this year because you need it!”

Gemma vs. Danielle Armstrong, 2014, "Don’t ever get lairy with me. You’re f--k all darling!"

Gemma vs. Lauren Pope, 2015, "I’m pleased [Lauren’s’] done an impression of me, ‘cause it proved you have got a personality and you’re not just a tombstone!"

She added, "Where has this come from, [Lauren's] not spoke in Essex in years. All of a sudden she’s using her voice box."

Gemma vs. Jason Gardiner, 2019, "Can I just say one thing? Maybe if you didn’t sell stories on me, maybe I wouldn’t have been so upset this week. So take that. Move on. Boring. Next. Don’t sell stories on me. Don’t sell stories on me. Please don’t sell stories on me."

Gemma vs. Simon Gross, 2019, "I've never met you... I know nothing about a radio show. All I know is I was informed you were desperate to work with me but we kindly declined."

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