Gemma Collins 'inspired bigger girls to go to the gym' says Dancing on Ice partner Matt Evers

The ice skating pro said that the GC's Dancing on Ice fall had "gone viral" across the Atlantic
Inspiring: Matt Evers hailed Gemma Collins' Dancing On Ice stint for providing gym motivation
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Natasha Sporn30 April 2019
The Weekender

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Matt Evers has hailed his former Dancing On Ice partner Gemma Collins for “giving bigger girls gym motivation”.

The professional skater, who was paired with Collins on the ITV show earlier this year, said that he credits the reality star with inspiring “bigger” girls to “try new physical activities”.

“Everybody just commends her for doing it because of the lack of physicality and her body type, and anything like that,” Evers said in a recent interview.

“It’s given the bigger girls motivation to get into the gym and try new physical activities. So it's had a positive effect I think worldwide, of people with that body type.”

Skating partners: Matt Evers and Gemma Collins (Matt Frost/ITV/REX )
Matt Frost/ITV/REX

Evers also revealed that the 38-year-old had “gone viral” in the US after the clip of her falling on the ice during one of her routines was circulated online.

He said: “They commend her, especially in the States. Americans have a different sort of mentality, they don't really know who Gemma Collins is in regards to her character and where she comes from.”

The star later revealed the extent of her injuries and said that it had “knocked her confidence” for the following week.

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He said it “took a lot of work” to be “comfortable” taking his clothes off in front of other people, having to find the right “mental space”.

The male All New Monty: Who Bares Wins airs at 9pm on ITV on May 9, with the women’s show airing at the same time on May 10.

Additional reporting by the Press Association.

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