‘Keep remaining positive!’ Gemma Collins shares a wistful swimsuit throwback as she urges fans to keep their chins up during lockdown
Gemma Collins urged fans to keep their chins up on Thursday morning as the country works its way through a fifth week of monotonous lockdown in the fight against coronavirus COVID-19.
The TV personality, 39, is currently adhering to strict social distancing guidelines while remaining behind closed doors at the Essex home she shares with her brother Russell.
But she appeared to be in a wistful mood while taking to Instagram, where she posted a sunny holiday snap and an uplifting message for her 1.6 million followers.
Don’t mind me: Gemma Collins shared a wistful throwback snap from a previous trip to an undisclosed exotic location with followers on Thursday morning
Taken during a previous trip to an undisclosed exotic location, the image captures Gemma posing in a white swimsuit while standing in front of a sweeping coastal vista.
Captioning the snap, she wrote: ‘The BEST IS YET TO COME. Keep remaining positive.’
Gemma has good reason to feel positive after reportedly bagging a mega bucks deal for the next installment of her popular reality show Diva Forever.
The TV personality is said to be earning £250,000 for the new series, making her the highest earner on ITVBe.
Stay positive: She urged fans to keep their chins up on as the country works its way through a fifth week of monotonous lockdown in the fight against coronavirus COVID-19
Quids in: Gemma has good reason to feel positive after reportedly bagging a mega bucks deal for the next installment of her popular reality show Diva Forever
A source told The Sun: ‘Gemma’s fee has almost tripled since the start of her own spin off shows. She knows she is a huge draw for ITV bosses and can command a big fee for them to take on her show.
‘After she made a name for herself as a standalone star Gemma has been wanted by everyone – from the BBC to Netflix.
They added: ‘Having this demand has given her a strong position when it comes to negotiating the most lucrative package.’
Quick change: Hastily renamed Diva On Lockdown, the new show will follow the reality star as she navigates through the crisis and makes changes to her daily life and routine
Hastily renamed Diva On Lockdown, the new show will follow the reality star as she navigates through the crisis and makes changes to her daily life and routine.
Taking to her Instagram stories in April, she told fans: ‘We were in the middle of filming my new series of Diva with loads of exciting stuff planned.
‘But as you know, we’ve found ourselves in the middle of a pandemic. So here we are now…I’m standing in my living room, with fixed rig cameras all over my house to bring you Diva on Lockdown.
Opening up: Taking to her Instagram stories in April, she told fans they were in the middle of filming a new series
‘You want the GC, so the GC found a new way of working. You’re going to see everything that I do in isolation. We’ll all be on our journey together.’
Using fixed-rig cameras set up around her house the three hour-long episodes will see the star fight to keep her Brentwood shop trading and secure her dream home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Gemma continued ‘I’m being filmed and I’ve also got the producers speaking in my ear so if it sounds as if I’m talking to myself…well maybe sometimes I am.
‘I can guarantee though, what you see will definitely be 100% authentic GC. I hope it cheers you up in these difficult times.’