EXCLUSIVE: Gemma Collins STORMED OFF set during filming of The Big Narstie Show after Vinnie Jones insulted her reality series and said he was ‘too good’ to star alongside her
Gemma Collins stormed off set during filming of The Big Narstie Show after Vinnie Jones insulted her reality series.
MailOnline can reveal the former football hard man, 55, implied he was ‘too good’ to appear on the Channel 4 chat show alongside Gemma, 39, causing the TOWIE star to leave the stage midway through her interview for fifteen minutes.
Hosts Big Narstie, 34, and Mo Gilligan, 31, were left awkwardly waiting for Gemma to return, as well as the studio audience and production team, while she calmed down and had a cigarette backstage during filming on Saturday.
Diva behaviour?: Gemma Collins stormed off set during filming of The Big Narstie Show on Saturday after Vinnie Jones insulted her reality TV series
A TV insider told MailOnline: ‘The audience loved Gemma and were enjoying her interview with Big Narstie.
‘But the atmosphere turned after Vinnie made comments about Gemma, she clearly felt uncomfortable so stormed off stage.
‘It was a shame she felt the need to leave and go backstage for a cigarette as she kept the studio audience and production team waiting – no one knew if she was even going to come back.’
A source close to Gemma said: ‘Gemma was naturally upset after Vinnie made unfair remarks about her reality series.
Awkward: Former football hard man Vinnie implied he was ‘too good’ to appear on the Channel 4 chat show alongside Gemma causing her to leave the stage midway through her interview
‘Vinnie turned his nose up at a clip from Diva Forever and even pretended to walk off stage in embarrassment of being on the same show as Gemma.
‘At one point he even grabbed a traffic cone from side of stage to put in between him and Gemma as they sat side-by-side on the sofa.
‘She took some time out from the interview with Big Narstie to have a cigarette but returned to filming after fifteen minutes.’
Gemma was a guest on the show, which returns to Channel 4 this Friday at 11:05pm, alongside former Celebrity X Factor star Vinnie and comedian Guz Khan, 34.
A spokeswoman for The Big Narstie Show declined to comment.
‘Vinnie was unimpressed’: The Celebrity X Factor star jokingly pretended to walk off stage in embarrassment of being on the same show as Gemma
Embarrassed: An insider told MailOnline that no one from the production team knew if Gemma was going to come back and the studio audience were unhappy after being left waiting
Gemma, who was last pictured at an Essex boutique trying on wedding dresses, is preparing to return with Diva Forever later this year after the show was commissioned for a second series.
Despite being snapped wearing a white dress a spokesman for Gemma confirmed to MailOnline last week that she isn’t engaged to on-off boyfriend James Argent.
Speaking on her Instagram story from a photo shoot today, Gemma said: ‘I’ve had three hours sleep.
‘I don’t know what was going on yesterday, it was one of those days, it was hectic and then my water tank blew up and I couldn’t get to sleep until half 2 and I left at half 5 this morning. But thanks to my glam team.’
Glam: Gemma, who was last pictured in Essex trying on wedding dresses, is preparing to return with Diva Forever later this year after the show was commissioned for a second series
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