Moment Gemma Collins screams ‘I’m f***ing loaded!’ as she wins £20k at Cheltenham races
GEMMA Collins has won £20k at the Cheltenham races and made £5k off of just one bet.
The reality star, 45, was left overjoyed today when she raked in the cash and took home the huge amount of money.
A source told The Sun: “Gemma was over the moon and kept showing her wads of cash to James Nesbitt in the Paddy Power box. She made £20k the whole day – and £5k off one £500 bet.”
In an exclusive video obtained by The Sun, Gemma was seen shouting: “I’m f***ing loaded!,” as she revelled in her glory, before adding: “I’m coming home with 20 large ones.”
She took to Instagram to give fans a peek into her winnings as she showcased just one of her successful betting slips.
On the slip, it revealed that the former TOWIE star had won £5k from a £500 bet.
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The television icon wrote over it: “I won @paddypowerofficial. Best day ever!,” alongside horse and four leaf clover emojis.
Gemma certainly looked the part at the Cheltenham Festival as she stunned while standing on a balcony with pals.
She kept warm in an eye-catching blue and purple checked coat with brown fur sleeves and a belt which perfectly synched in her waist.
She accessorised with a white and red headscarf and a pair of blacked out sunglasses.
Her winning moment was captured as she enjoyed a glass of bubbly and was hugged by friends surrounding her.
One of those people was Danny Dyer, who was seen throwing up a fist in celebration for the Celebrity Big Brother star.
In true Gemma fashion, she was spotted looking very animated as she celebrated her exciting victory.
Her big win comes after she was announced as part of the line-up for the second series of I’m A Celebrity… South Africa.
The show was filmed last year and will see familiar faces return for a second stint on the hit ITV series.
After it was announced earlier this week, Gemma revealed she nearly pulled out of it but was put in her place by her make-up artist.
Speaking at the press launch, Gemma said: “It didn’t work out for me the first time around in there and ever since it’s been like this black cloud hanging over my head.
“Obviously I’m older now and I just thought, I have to do this. It was one regret that I had that I left.
“I was absolutely bricking it. I was petrified. My makeup artist slapped me at Heathrow Airport because I actually said I don’t think I can actually go through with this.
“But do you know what? I took a deep breath. I went in strong. And to be honest, I think I shut it down.
“It’s not the GC in there. It’s Gemma Collins as you’ve never seen her before. You’ll see me vulnerable in there.
“I was so stripped bare going in there. And because I knew it was so disastrous the time before, I had no chance to back out of any of it.”
“The one thing that troubled me was the copious amounts of washing up,” said Gemma.
“I was on camp duty with Adam and obviously, it was a massive camp, and I’m not going to lie, I’ve got two dishwashers at home.”
ITV viewers will remember Gemma’s meltdown back in 2014 and refusal to get into a helicopter to get into camp on day one.
She was then forced to make her own way to camp, but things went from bad to worse.
After struggling with camp life and the food rations, she sensationally quit the series on day two.