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Gemma Collins offers to halt plans to sue BBC over horror stage fall — but only if they let her go on Strictly Come Dancing
GEMMA Collins has offered to drop her threat of legal action against the BBC for her fall through a trap door — but only if bosses give her a contract to appear on next year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
The reality favourite, 36, was left bruised after claiming she could have been killed at the incident at Radio 1’s Teen Awards.
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She then told The Sun in an exclusive interview that she was planning to sue the Beeb because no-one had given her a safety briefing about the stage’s hazards.
But now she says will shelve her plans if they agree to her idea.
A source said: “Gemma is deadly serious about the Strictly trade off.
“She has said to BBC that she will not pursue legal action if they give her a slot on the show. She loves Strictly and has always wanted to have a crack at it. She thinks this might be her chance to get on the show.”
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The incident went viral around the world, left her bruised and nursing a bad back.
The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma, 36, said she feared being crushed by a hydraulic platform that was raising Love Island stars Amber Davies, Jamie Jewitt and Marcel Somerville on to the stage at London’s SSE Arena last month.
In an exclusive interview the day after, she told The Sun: “I’m in total shock. It is a miracle I am living to tell the tale.
“I could have died or at least been disabled at the end of it. I could have been legless. Legless!”
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She added: “I’ve got to consult a lawyer, yeah. The BBC, they’ve not been in touch with any compensation or anything — or even an apology.
“It’s very important this gets sorted out because really you know what it is — it’s negligence.
“Do you know what I find shocking? The BBC hasn’t sent any flowers. Nothing.”
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