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Gemma Collins Joins 'The Jump'? Former 'TOWIE' Star 'Signs Up For New Series Of Dangerous Reality Show'

Gemma Collins Lands First Post-'TOWIE' TV Job?
Daniel Welsh

Gemma Collins has reportedly landed her first post-‘TOWIE’ TV job, with rumours suggesting she’s the first celebrity sign up for the third series of ‘The Jump’.

No, we didn’t realise that there was going to be a third series either, but there you have it.

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According to the Daily Star, GC has already met with producers, having left ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ just under a month ago.

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Of course, given how difficult Gemma found her stint in the ‘I’m A Celebrity’ jungle last year, walking out after just a few days, the chances are ‘The Jump’ won’t exactly be a walk in the park either.

A source tells the newspaper: “Gemma will make for fantastic telly. Everyone is predicting she won’t find it easy. There’s also a strong chance she’ll walk out like she did in the jungle

“But Gemma has said she wants to do the show to prove people she’s not a quitter.”

The most recent series of ‘The Jump’ saw not one but two celebrities having to pull out before the show had even begun, after injuring themselves during training, with Ola Jordan and Sally Bercow being replaced by Chloe Madeley and Jodie Kidd.

Gemma’s former co-star Joey Essex was eventually crowned winner, with fellow ‘TOWIE’ graduate Amy Childs having taken part the previous year.

It was previously suggested that the reality star would be returning to the ‘I’m A Celebrity’ jungle later in the year, with Gemma admitting she’d love to make a reappearance if they’d have her back.

Reality TV Walk-Outs
Katie Price - 'I'm A Celebrity' (2009)(01 of19)
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She lasted right till the end first time around, but at her second crack of the 'I'm A Celeb' whip, the Bushtucker Trials proved too much for Katie, who had returned to the jungle to get "closure" after splitting from Peter Andre. (credit:Rex/ITV)
Germaine Greer - 'Celebrity Big Brother' (2005)(02 of19)
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Why anyone would want to spend less time with Jackie Stallone is beyond us, but when Sly's mum arrived in the house it pushed Germaine to walk out, in solidarity with her housemate, Brigitte Nielsen, who had previously been married to Jackie's famous son. (credit:Rex)
Gemma Collins - 'I'm A Celebrity' (2014)(03 of19)
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Gemma lasted just three days in the jungle, before telling her campmates she "loved herself too much" to put herself through the ordeal of being in the jungle. (credit:Rex)
Elaine Lordan - 'I'm A Celebrity' (2005)(04 of19)
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However, if Gemma Collins thought she was the 'I'm A Celeb' campmate with the shortest ever stay in the series then she's wrong - Elaine Lordan lasted a matter of hours before fainting, and deciding not to return to the jungle. (credit:Rex/ITV)
Coolio - 'Ultimate Big Brother' (2011)(05 of19)
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After upsetting Nadia Almada with his transphobic comments, a 'mutual agreement' (*cough*) was made between Coolio and Big Brother that he should leave the house. (credit:Rex)
Donny Tourette - 'Celebrity Big Brother' (2007)(06 of19)
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Jade Goody and Jackiey Budden's arrival in the 'CBB' house prompted the Towers of London frontman to scale a wall and remove himself from the show after just a few short days, claiming: "I'm not waiting hand on foot, on some f***ing moron and her family." (credit:Rex)
Leo Sayer - 'Celebrity Big Brother' (2007)(07 of19)
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Days later, clearly inspired by Donny's act of rebellion, disco star Leo Sayer kicked off big-time and kicked open a fire escape before getting into a scrap with security because he didn't have any clean pants left, and Big Brother refused to supply him with any more.It later transpired he had spare underwear in his luggage. (credit:Rex)
Vincent Pastore - 'Celebrity Apprentice' (2008)(08 of19)
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Vincent walked away from the 'Celebrity Apprentice' in its fifth week, because he'd had enough of being near Piers Morgan. Enough said, really. (credit:Rex/Startraks Photo)
Lee Ryan - 'Hell's Kitchen' (2007)(09 of19)
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Lee lasted just three days on 'Hell's Kitchen', but walked away after objecting to Marco Pierre White's use of the offensive term 'pikey'. (credit:ITV)
John Lydon - 'I'm A Celebrity' (2004)(10 of19)
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After calling viewers a bunch of "f***ing c***s" live on air, the former Sex Pistols singer left 'I'm A Celeb' after 11 days in the jungle, claiming producers refused to tell him whether his wife had landed safely in Australia, and following several disagreements with Katie Price. (credit:Rex/ITV)
Lee Latchford-Evans - 'Totally Boyband' (2006)(11 of19)
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Long before the days of 'The Big Reunion' was 'Totally Boyband', an MTV series that tried to make an ultimate boyband out of former 90s stars.He walked away from the group after falling out with the other members of the band, including Dane Bowers and S Club 7's Bradley McIntosh. (credit:Brian Rasic/Rex)
Anne Diamond - 'Celebrity Fit Club' (2006)(12 of19)
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Anne was criticised by her fellow 'Celebrity Fit Club' teammates after it emerged she had had a gastric band fitted. She later chose to leave the series, after being branded a "cheat" by fellow weight-loss competitor Carole Malone. (credit:Rex/ITV)
John Sergeant - 'Strictly Come Dancing' (2008)(13 of19)
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Let's face it, John Sergeant is a very impressive man, but he can not dance. We knew it, the judges knew it and even he knew it. That didn't stop the public voting for him week after week, until he eventually decided to leave of his own accord... but not before dragging Kristina Rihanoff along the floor behind him. (credit:BBC)
Chesney Hawkes - 'Dancing On Ice' (2012)(14 of19)
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Poor old Ches never even got to the first week of 'Dancing On Ice', after an ankle injury left him unable to participate.You might say his good ankle was 'the one and only' functioning ankle he had left.Or... you might not. (credit:Rex/ITV)
Danniella Westbrook - 'I'm A Celebrity' (2003)(15 of19)
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Claiming she was homesick and missed her kids, a tearful Danniella walked out of the 'I'm A Celeb' jungle, after hoping she would have been voted out in the first elimination. (credit:Rex/ITV)
Nigel Havers - 'I'm A Celebrity' (2010)(16 of19)
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Who'd have thought that sitting round the jungle with Gillian McKeith and Aggro Santos wouldn't be Nigel Havers' cup of tea, eh? (credit:Rex/ITV)
Uri Geller - 'Back To Reality' (2004)(17 of19)
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After Jade Goody and Rik Waller got into a massive row (ah, the early 2000s), Uri walked out for good, meaning he never got to see Ricardo's iconic smashing-up of the house kitchen. (credit:Rex)
Gareth Thomas - 'Dancing On Ice' (2013)(18 of19)
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Gareth Thomas had been doing brilliantly in 2013's series of 'Dancing On Ice', until he was hit with a bout of motion sickness while performing a 'flying' routine and was advised to bow out of the contest. (credit:Rex/Matt Frost/ITV)
Josie Gibson - 'Ultimate Big Brother' (2011)(19 of19)
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After winning her series of 'Big Brother', Josie was invited to stay for 'Ultimate Big Brother', but grew upset by the celeb egos she was joined by. In a tearful Diary Room chat, she said "I'm not a celebrity... I'm just normal". She was obviously intimidated by being in the house with A-listers like John McCririck, Preston from The Ordinary Boys and Makosi.She later made a break for it so she could get a snog from John-James, although if we had a David Beckham lookalike waiting for us on the outside, we'd probably have done the same. (credit:Rex)

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