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Gemma Collins compares herself to Caroline Flack after I’m A Celeb

Gemma Collins compared herself to Caroline Flack after facing nationwide ridicule for her short-lived appearance on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! 

The TOWIE star famously lasted just 72 hours in the Australian jungle back in 2014, and at the time faced backlash for shedding tears over the prospect of jumping from a helicopter and the lack of tasty treats on offer.

Speaking in the new episode of The Mail’s Everything I Know About Me podcast, Gemma noted that she had to develop a ‘thick skin’ after being cruelly trolled following her stint on the show.

She noted that ‘she could have been’ like Caroline, who died by suicide in 2020, after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting her then-boyfriend Lewis Burton.

In the third episode of the podcast, Gemma also shares the ’embarrassment’ she felt for rekindling her relationship with her ex-boyfriend Alex Moss, after he attacked her just days before she was due to appear on I’m A Celebrity.

Listen to our shocking interview with Gemma Collins in full below or on Mail Podcasts: 

Listen to Gemma Collins on the Mail’s Everything I Know About Me podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. New episodes released every Thursday, with episode 3 available now.  

Gemma Collins compared herself to Caroline Flack after facing nationwide ridicule for her short-lived appearance on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!

Caroline died by suicide in 2020, after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting her then-boyfriend Lewis Burton

Caroline died by suicide in 2020, after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting her then-boyfriend Lewis Burton 

The TOWIE star lasted just 72 hours in the jungle in 2014, and at the time faced backlash for shedding tears over the prospect of jumping from a helicopter and the lack of treats on offer

The TOWIE star lasted just 72 hours in the jungle in 2014, and at the time faced backlash for shedding tears over the prospect of jumping from a helicopter and the lack of treats on offer