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Gemma Collins Vows To Prove 'Strictly Come Dancing' Judge Craig Revel Horwood Wrong By Appearing On The Show

'He won't know what's hit him.'
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She’s made no secret of her desire to appear on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, so it’s no surprise to see Gemma Collins is unimpressed with judge Craig Revel Horwood, after he suggested she was too low-rent to appear on it.

Earlier this year, The GC revealed her intention to sue the BBC when she infamously fell down a hole on stage at the Radio 1 Teen Awards, later suggesting she’d drop the whole thing for a stint on ‘Strictly’ next year.

In response to this, Craig admitted he didn’t think Gemma was of a high enough “calibre” for ‘Strictly’, claiming: “[She] would be fun… but it’s not very often that we have reality stars take to the ballroom. We generally have people of a higher calibre than that.”

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Speaking to The Sun, Gemma has now vowed: “We all have to start somewhere. I’ll burst onto that dance floor and show them what a samba is! He won’t know what’s hit him.”

In 2015, Gemma was rumoured to have been ditched from ‘Strictly’ at the last minute, and while BBC bosses usually have a policy of declining to comment on speculation, they made a special exception in this case.

They said: “She has never met with ‘Strictly’ bookers and there were no plans for her to appear on the show.”

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While ‘Strictly’ remains a pipedream for the ‘TOWIE’ staple, Gemma has previously appeared on reality shows including ‘Celebrity Big Brother’, ‘I’m A Celebrity’, ‘Splash!’ and ‘Sugar Free Farm’. An upcoming stint on ‘Celebs Go Dating’ has also been confirmed.

So far, only one ‘TOWIE’ cast member has made the jump to ‘Strictly’, with Mark Wright finishing in fourth place back in 2014.

'TOWIE' Stars: Where Are They Now?
Sam Faiers(01 of14)
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Sam left 'TOWIE' earlier in 2014, following her diagnosis with Crohn's disease. She's since reunited with her former fiancé Joey Essex, and still runs Minnies Boutique in Essex, with her sister, Billie. (credit:Mark Robert Milan via Getty Images)
Mark Wright(02 of14)
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Since leaving 'The Only Way Is Essex', Mark has put aside his womanising ways and is now happily engaged to former 'Coronation Street' actress Michelle Keegan.He's currently taking part in the most recent series of 'Strictly Come Dancing', the first 'TOWIE' cast member to ever take part in the show. (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
Amy Childs(03 of14)
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Her catchphrases helped make 'TOWIE' such a success, but Amy decided to move onto pastures new in 2011. Since then she's posed for Vogue, made a splash with Jedward in the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house and earned over £2 million in endorsement deals.Mind you, we still remember her best for giving Sam Faiers a vajazzle in the first episode of 'TOWIE' back in 2010. (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
Joey Essex(04 of14)
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Off the back of his successful appearance on 'I'm A Celeb' - where he famously revealed he couldn't tell the time, amid flirting with Amy Willerton - Joey bagged his own successful reality series, 'Educating Joey Essex' which is brought him all over the world.He's also still dating his fellow former 'TOWIE' cast member, Sam Faiers, who he reconciled with earlier in 2014. (credit:Iconic via Getty Images)
Lucy Mecklenburgh(05 of14)
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After walking out on her on-off boyfriend Mario Falcone for the last time and saying goodbye to 'TOWIE', Lucy has come the face of 'Results With Lucy' a fitness programme, while also taking part in the BBC gymnastics series, 'Tumble'. (credit:Mark Robert Milan via Getty Images)
Kirk Norcross(06 of14)
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Since leaving 'TOWIE', one of the show's hottest ever hunks became embroiled in a two-week relationship with former-glamour-model-turned-bodybuilder Jodie Marsh. Their brief fling ended when she reportedly refused to have sex with him.Since then, explicit images of Kirk from a Skype chat have been posted online, which he has since apologised to the more faint-hearted among his fans. (credit:Dave Hogan via Getty Images)
Lauren Goodger(07 of14)
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Whether she's slagging off her ex - Mark Wright - on Twitter, suffering a nip-slip in the 'CBB' pool or trying her hand at ice-skating in 'Dancing On Ice', notoriously publicity-shy Lauren "The Goodge" Goodger has rarely been out of the media since leaving 'TOWIE'.Earlier this year, she revealed her heartache after a six-second clip of her performing a sex act on her ex-boyfriend was circulated on mobile devices. (credit:Mark Robert Milan via Getty Images)
Harry Derbridge(08 of14)
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After a long absence, Harry returned to 'TOWIE' in 2014, where his rocky relationship with Bobby Norris had us all talking, in particular about their unusual choice of swimwear.When they split up, it was announced that Harry wouldn't be returning for 'The Only Way Is Ibiza', as he wasn't involved in any of the show's key storylines anymore. Ouch. (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
Charlie King(09 of14)
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Charlie appears to divide his post-'TOWIE' time between going to the gym and taking his top off to take pictures of the effect this aforementioned gym time is having.Long may it continue, we say. (credit:Instagram.com/charlieking85)
Frankie Essex(10 of14)
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Frankie's older sister quit 'TOWIE' in the summer, claiming the show was beginning to take over her life. Since then, she's had a difficult time of it, after being attacked by a group of girls in a night-club toilet while on a night out with Chloe Sims and Elliot Wright. (credit:Julian Parker via Getty Images)
Tom Kilbey(11 of14)
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Tom and Lydia Bright sadly split up not long after it was announced that they'd be leaving 'The Only Way Is Essex' to focus on their relationship. While Lydia has since returned to the show - and to her ex, James "Arg" Argent - former footballer Tom was recently spotted out and about with Lindsay Lohan at - you guessed it! - the Chiltern Firehouse. (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
Danni Park-Dempsey(12 of14)
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Danni took to her Twitter late last year to reveal she was "taking a break" from 'TOWIE' so she could focus on a "business venture".She gave birth to a daughter earlier this year, becoming the third member of the docuseries' cast to become a parent, after Dan Osborne and Billie Faiers. (credit:Twitter/Danni Park-Dempsey)
Mick Nocross(13 of14)
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Mick quit 'TOWIE' because he feared the arguments that regularly took place at Sugar Hut - the nightclub that he owns - were putting people off going to his venue.He recently announced plans to branch out into the hotel business, revealing he's in the process of opening a luxury hotel in Essex. (credit:Mark Robert Milan via Getty Images)
Maria Fowler(14 of14)
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Listen carefully. Shhhhhh. Do you hear that?That, friends, is the sound of Maria Fowler Googling herself.Although she was famously branded an "extra" by Kirk during a heated row, Maria is rarely far from the headlines, thanks to her penchant for turning up to the opening of an envelope, and her rows with fellow Z-listers, including 'X Factor' singer Katie Waissel, 'Geordie Shore' star Vicky Pattison and Marcus Collins. (credit:Mark Robert Milan via Getty Images)
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