Gemma Collins first graced our TV screens in 2011 making her debut on The Only Way Is Essex.
Joining series two of the show, the Romford girl appeared as a used car sales woman and was attempting to woo Sugar Hut owner Mick Norcross.
As her popularity grew on the show, she started to take part in other television programmes.
This includes Celebs Go Dating, Celebrity Masterchef and I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
Most recently she starred on Dancing on Ice and was only eliminated from the competition in week six.
Over the course of the show, Gemma lost two-and-a-half stone after following a gruelling training schedule.
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According to skating partner Matt Evers, Gemma spent around three hours a day on the ice burning thousands of calories.
We take a look at how she has changed over the years from being a feisty brunette to a bubbling blonde.
Gemma as a child
She may have only been a young girl, but from an early age Gemma Collins knew how to work the camera.
In this throwback picture, with her brother Russ, 'The GC' has her hair in cute plait pigtails and pink bows.
The fresh-faced schoolgirl had no idea what was to come.
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Start of TOWIE - 2011
In 2011, Gemma joined The Only Way Is Essex after Julie Childs, mother of Gemma's schoolfriend Amy, told producers about the used car sales woman.
Viewers were first introduced to Gemma as a potential love interest for Mick Norcross.
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His son, Kirk, attempted to set Gemma up with his dad, but Mick's attention wanders elsewhere towards Chloe Sims.
In this throwback picture, Gemma can be seen with former castmates Lauren Goodger and Lydia Bright.
But most notably Gemma is not a blonde, but instead a brunette.
Relationship with Arg begins -2012
At the end of 2011, Gemma confided to James 'Arg' Argent that she was romantically interested in him, despite the fact he was dating Lydia Bright.
By 2012, Arg and Lydia had split and Gemma was in a relationship with Charlie King.
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However, her relationship soon ended and Arg and Gemma started a casual fling.
The pair look youthful in this snap of them on their way to filming as Gemma sports a bob-cut look.
Splash -2014
In 2013, Gemma had made a name for herself on TOWIE as a bubbly character and she began appearing in other television shows.
One of her first TV debuts was Splash, a series that followed celebrities as they try to master the art of diving.
The GC was the third to be eliminated.
In this promotional photoshoot, Gemma looks glamorous in a hot-pink plunging swimsuit.
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I'm A Celebrity -2014
Gemma Collins became a household name when she starred in the 2014 series of I'm A Celeb.
But she pulled out just three days into her jungle stint.
She hadn't made it into the main camp at the time, and had refused to get in the helicopter as she was scared of heights.
But the 37-year-old TOWIE star says that she's in a better mindset to face the critters - and said she's ready to try again.
Celebrity Big Brother -2016
Some of Gemma's most iconic moments come from her stint on Celebrity Big Brother in 2016.
Who can forget when she covered Shirley Bassey's Big Spender while wearing a mini top hat and straddling the table with Danniella Westbrook.
Finishing in seventh place, Gemma revealed the lengths she will go to tame her blonde locks.
She told Big Brother: "My hair – this is very expensive hair. It’s f****** frazzled, because you’ve only got straighteners in here, you haven’t got heated rollers.
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"So you can pay for me to have a new set of extensions. The f**king hair is frazzled. Why didn’t you think of putting heated rollers in here?
"Straighteners are what f****** weirdos use on their hair. That’s what you think of me."
Holiday - 2019
After starring on Dancing On Ice, Gemma enjoyed a well-deserved holiday abroad.
Revealing her new weight loss, James Argent's girlfriend struck a seriously sultry pose for the camera.
Showing off her curves in a daring white swimsuit, The GC appeared to be bursting with confidence as she modelled the strapless one piece.
Adding detail to simple yet elegant swimsuit was a ruched bodice, and she finished off the look with a fedora hat.
