Gemma Collins has admitted she was relieved she did not have to say goodbye to her Dancing On Ice co-star Mark Little, 59, after he told her to “f*** off”.
“I asked him how he was because I was being friendly but he took it the wrong way and he just snapped,” she told The Sun. “Then he criticised my weight in an interview and I thought it was a low blow.”
The 37-year-old The Only Way is Essex regular reportedly left last Sunday’s show 25 minutes early and missed the actor’s exit.
Love Island’s Kem Cetinay claimed the businesswoman went early because she was “bored”, during a live gossip segment on This Morning.
However, the reality star has insisted she was backstage with Didi Conn, and was told her taxi was outside and not to return to the ice.
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Gemma told the publication she was “hurt” by the comments made about her and admitted she felt like quitting the ITV competition.
She said: “The hurtful comments that I have had and all the nastiness towards me and Matt [Evers] when we have worked so hard has been really shocking to the point where I did want to quit because I thought this ain’t right.
“But we are not letting it stop us. I want to prove to everybody that you shouldn’t let anything stop you in life.”
Continuing, she added: “It has not been easy. There have been laughs, and we have had lots of tears this week, but hopefully, that will be the end of it. We are not letting it stop our routine.”
Earlier in the week, Gemma hit back after This Morning host Holly Willoughby criticised the star’s professionalism.
In a video uploaded to her Instagram page, the former Celebs Go Dating client shared: “Obviously I’ve been devastated by all the hurtful press reports this week which haven’t been true.
“But I’m not giving up, I’m not quitting.”
The former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star continued: “I’ve got the shakes where I’ve been so upset.
“Please don’t believe what’s been put out there. Do I want to quit? Yes, but I’m not gonna.”
Referring to reports she demanded the cameramen to stop filming her for Dancing On Ice whilst rehearsing, Gemma filmed them and said: “So did I tell you at any point to get your cameras off the ice guys?”
The two men laughed and shook their heads as Gemma poked fun at the claims.
“I know people say I’m a diva but it’s a bit of a laugh, it’s not actually true,” Gemma added.
Then, she joked and shouted to the cameramen: “Get off the ice, get off the ice now!” as they laughed and attempted to scuffle away on the ice.
After, Gemma filmed her Dancing On Ice professional partner Matt skating around the ice rink as they rehearsed for their second routine.
Express.co.uk has contacted a representative for Mark Little for comment.
Dancing on Ice continues tonight on ITV at 6pm.