Gemma Collins joins mile high club… after signing six-figure deal to be face of budget airline Wizz Air
IF you’re not a fan of Gemma Collins, I suggest you adopt the brace position should you find yourself on a Wizz Air flight over the coming months.
I can reveal the former Towie star has signed a six-figure deal to become the new face of the budget airline.
She jetted out to Tenerife last week to shoot adverts for the company and will be part of a drive to encourage Brits to travel abroad this summer now that air bridges have opened to destinations across Europe.
But I’m not sure Gemma will be able to persuade everyone to buckle up, no matter how good her in-flight entertainment is.
An insider said: “Gemma loves going abroad so when Wizz Air approached her team it was a no-brainer. Plus the planes are pink — her favourite colour.
“After signing on the dotted line, Gemma flew out to Tenerife with Wizz Air to shoot content for them.
“She’ll be announced as the face of the company in the coming weeks and will be plastered across billboards and online adverts — as well as being on the box.
“Gemma is a hugely recognisable face and she loves a good holiday, so the company said she was the ideal person to front the campaign.
“And she isn’t afraid to laugh at herself, so they’ve discussed doing some silly cabin crew announcements with plenty of jokes.”
I just hope the airline’s flights aren’t as turbulent as Gemma’s love life.
She dumped her on-off boyfriend James Argent earlier this week over WhatsApp after a series of rows. Sources said Arg told Gemma he wanted an open relationship, like Will Smith and wife Jada reportedly had, but Arg later insisted it was just a joke.
I think it’s best they both fly off in different directions, for good.
G'dye, Dua
DUA Lipa has only just released her second album but is already reinventing herself for the next one – after dyeing her hair from blonde to brunette.
The One Kiss singer was spotted leaving a New York music studio in a cut-away top, and was seen admiring her new locks as she fired off a selfie.
She flew to the Big Apple with American model boyfriend Anwar Hadid last week so he could be reunited with his family. It’s clear she’s already won over his mum Yolanda because they were spotted together at a pampering salon earlier this week.
Dua went to No1 with second album Future Nostalgia in April and last week released an animated video for her next single, Hallucinate.
She had wanted to release the song to coincide with this year’s now-cancelled Glastonbury, having been seen partying at the festival last year.
I wonder why the song title reminds her of Glasto.
Anne's so potty
ANNE-MARIE has turned her lounge into a forest – after becoming obsessed with houseplants during lockdown.
Speaking on Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemp and his radio DJ son Roman’s ITV show Martin & Roman’s Sunday Best tomorrow, the singer says: “I’m very obsessive so when I like something I go to the end of the world for it.
“I bought my first plant, fell in love with it, then couldn’t stop. I think I have 30 now.”
Anne-Marie, who’s just released new song To Be Young, with Doja Cat, adds of the plants: “I have a problem because obviously I’m thinking I’m going to spread them out through my whole flat, but then I realised the only place they get really good light is the living room. So now they’re all in the living room.”
Who needs a garden, hey?
Madge is hard at twerk
MADONNA battled knee and hip injuries throughout her last tour but it looks as though she’s having plenty of fun recovering from them.
The superstar posted this photo of herself in the downward dog yoga position while pressed up against the crotch of her dancer boyfriend, Ahlamalik Williams.
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She captioned the post: “Rehab doesn’t have to be boring.”
While she might be aching elsewhere, her sense of humour is still in fine form.
bizmeter charts
- JAWSH 685 and Jason Derulo’s track Savage Love is No1 for a third week, with 63,000 copies sold. It finished 11,000 sales ahead of Rockstar at No2.
- JOEL Corry and MNEK have their highest-charting single to date after Head & Heart leapt 12 places to No3. It’s Joel’s third Top Ten single in a row after Sorry and Lonely.
- JUICE WRLD’s posthumous release Legends Never Die has hit No1 in the album charts. Its track Come & Go, which features Marshmello, is doing well too – in ninth spot in the singles rundown
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