I’m A Celebrity’s Gemma Collins forced to hit back after career misconception

The reality TV star made a tearful admission before being confronted by an I’m A Celebrity… South Africa star.

Gemma is forced to hit back(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)

Gemma Collins becomes emotional during the latest instalment of I’m A Celebrity… South Africa before receiving a pointed remark from Sinitta.

The Towie star, 45, has made her comeback to tackle more of Ant and Dec’s bushtucker trials following her iconic first appearance in 2019.

The GC is reuniting with the likes of Scarlett Moffatt, Seann Walsh, Adam Thomas, Harry Redknapp, Ashley Roberts, Beverley Callard and Sir Mo Farah in the jungle.

David Haye, Sinitta, Craig Charles, Jimmy Bullard and Adam Thomas round out the cast for the eagerly awaited All Stars series, which launched earlier this week.

Viewers have been assured this series promises to be more dramatic than ever, with tensions seemingly starting to simmer in tonight’s instalment, reports Wales Online.

Gemma is determined to win I’m A Celebrity this time(Image: ITV)

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Following her separation at Savannah Scrub, Gemma eventually arrives with several of her fellow campmates at Main Camp, where she takes Craig to one side for an emotional confession.

She admits: “No one else knows me here and I don’t want them to think I’m weak.”

Craig offers comfort, saying: “You’re going to fit right in, just be yourself.”

However, shortly after the initial gathering in camp, Sinitta challenges Gemma directly.

She questions her: “But what happened with Chicago? You were supposed to follow me as Mama Morton, it was announced and everything.”

Sinitta confronts Gemma in tonight’s episode(Image: ITV)

Gemma responds, “I had a terrible injury… it was something to do with the insurance.”

Sinitta says: “We were like, is this sort of a joke announcement?” to which Gemma hits back: “Not a joke, Sinitta, I auditioned for it and got it fair and swear! Did all the training and everything, and had the voice coach.”

Sinitta then says: “I’m sorry, but I’m going to admit it, when I heard you were going to do it, I thought it was a joke announcement.”

“I think you’d just presented something at an awards show and fell off the stage. It was like you were more of a comedian,” she adds, before saying she thought Gemma was a “glamorous” type of girl who “doesn’t really do anything but makes a great entrance and makes everybody laugh”.

Wide-eyed and hiding in her hammock, Scarlett mouths to Seann, “What is happening?” as Sinitta goes on to Gemma: “I didn’t know you could actually sing, dance and all of that jazz.”

The celebrities are returning to I’m A Celebrity to take on even more bushtucker trials(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)

Gemma hits back: “I don’t think you’d get cast as Mama Morton in Chicago if you didn’t pass the audition.”

This comes after Gemma insisted she was going back on I’m A Celebrity determined to win.

Gemma 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. Last time, there were no highlights for me. But I wasn’t the strong, assertive woman I am today and I’ve got a totally different mindset.”

She went on: “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.”

I’m A Celebrity… South Africa airs weeknights at 9pm on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player.