Gemma Collins labelled ‘a joke’ by I’m A Celeb campmate in awkward moment
The newest season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! may only be a few days in but multiples feuds are already forming amongst the celebs on the show, including the iconic Gemma Collins.
I’m A Celeb over the past few years has been of camps of celebs who, for the most part, get along with one another.
This year’s all-star edition of the ITV show however looks set to be the fieriest in years.
Since the show was pre-recorded several details about the newest season have already leaked: Two campmates had a ‘huge bust up’ and are now having to be coaxed back to appear on the live finale together, and another two campmates almost quit after a Harry Redknapp prank.
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Previews of tonight’s episodes shared with The Sun however have revealed an awkward moment involving the GC and Sinitta, after the singer labelled Collins a ‘joke’.
Sinitta and Collins have a surprising showbiz link after the TOWIE star in 2022 was cast in Chicago as Mama Morton the year after Sinitta played the character.
At the time this was a slight surprise for some, with Sinitta being a well-regarded singer and Chicago marking Collins’ theatrical debut.
GC ended up having to pull out just days prior due to a knee injury and never ended up starring in the production.
In tonight’s episode Sinitta asks the TOWIE icon about this, saying: “But what happened with Chicago? You were supposed to follow me as Mama Morton.”
Collins responded saying she’d ‘had a terrible injury’ and claimed she had to pull out for insurance reasons.
The American singer stuck her foot in it with her response: “Oh ok, because we were like, ‘Was this, is this like a sort of joke announcement?'”
This prompted Collins to snap back: “Not a joke, Sinitta. I auditioned for it and got it fair and square.
“Did all the training, everything. Had the voice coach.”
Though the singer gave her credit initially she doubled down on the statement, saying she had thought it was a ‘joke announcement’.
When asked why she said: “Just because, I think the last thing I’d seen – I think you’d just presented something at an awards and fallen off the stage.
“It was kind of like you were more of a comedian.
“I thought you were that girl, like, you don’t really do anything but you make a great entrance and you make everybody laugh.
“But I didn’t know you could actually sing, dance and all of that. All that jazz.”
Seann Walsh and Scarlett Moffatt were left shocked by the argument, making eye contact and pulling faces as they sat in silence to avoid being involved.
Collins ended the argument by saying: “I don’t think you’d get cast as Mama Morton in Chicago if you didn’t pass the audition.”
Despite the tense atmosphere already, Collins has appeared determined to better her previous time in the jungle, with tonight’s episode meaning she will equal her previous three-day stint.
Speaking ahead of entering the jungle, she said: “There is no way I am going to be leaving after 72 hours. I am in it to win it. I am going through to the end.
“If I could get crowned the ‘Legend’, I would just feel complete in my life. Me quitting has been a shadow hanging over me. It would be my real redemption moment of my career that I had done this and nobody could take it away from me.”
Topics: Im A Celebrity, Gemma Collins, ITV, Entertainment, TV and Film, TV, Celebrity
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