Video: TOWIE's Gemma Collins 'delighted' with new book

 
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30 April 2013
The Weekender

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The Only Way is Essex's Gemma Collins is delighted that her new book, basically, has allowed her to demonstrate her strong work ethic.

"People think we just landed in Essex and have all got nice flashy cars and big houses but that is not the truth," she said during her appearance on The London Chat Show at Floridita in Soho.

A woman who is never afraid to speak her mind, she secured a deal with Ebury Press to publish her life story and was determined to reveal a side of her personality that viewers might not see on the BAFTA Award-winning show.

Two of the issues that the book addresses are her route to fame and her close relationship with her family.

"My mum always wanted me to be a star," she revealed when recounting her time at London's Sylvia Young Theatre School.

She believes her biggest achievement since joining the TOWIE cast is launching her own plus size clothing line, The Gemma Collins Collection. "Being on the series has given me a platform to help bigger girls out there," she said.

It is now her main ambition for her fashion range to be stocked in high street stores.

"I want girls to be able to come into a shop and celebrate their curves in my clothes," she added.

Watch the full London Chat Show video interview to see Gemma talk in a relaxed and intimate environment about fame, fortune and family.

Basically: My Life as a Real Essex Girl is available to purchase now at amazon.co.uk

The Gemma Collins Collection can be ordered at gemmacollinsofficial.com/store

For more information and pictures visit londonchatshow.com

(Video and production courtesy of bambumedia.co.uk)

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