BBC One Michael McIntyre's The Wheel: Gemma Collins' on-again-off-again relationship with ordinary mechanic and her emotional letter to Meghan Markle
Gemma's had an interesting life
Rafi Mauro-Benady
Gemma has forged a successful career after TOWIE (Image: gemmacollins/Instagram)
Michael McIntyre is back on TV this Saturday (December 18) at 9.05pm, hosting another episode of The Wheel.
It's going to be an episode with some of the biggest names in tv and showbiz.
These include comedian Dara Ó Briain, presenter Fred Sirieix, singer Rochelle Humes, presenter Lorraine Kelly, dancer Jordan Banjo, baker Liam Charles, and reality show star Gemma Collins
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Gemma Collins' name has been ringing bells in households nationwide for a number of years.
The GC sprang to fame in 2011 after appearing in the second season of The Only Way Is Essex and has been gracing our screens ever since.
Off-screen, however, the 40-year-old has also lived a remarkable life.
She's known for dating fellow TOWIE man James 'Arg' Argent.
But what people don't know is that she's had an on/off relationship with a mechanic, who is not so much in the public eye.
In 2013, she began dating Rami Hawash and the pair became engaged on Christmas day that year.
The 45-year-old owns a car mechanical repairs company in Romford, on the East London and Essex border.
Gemma with Rami Hawash (Image: REX)
Sadly it wasn't meant to be and the engagement was called off a few weeks later.
She told podcast The Gemma Collins Love Lounge: "I knew it wasn't right because when he asked me to marry him I zoned out and sort of stared into space.
"I should have said no, but I didn't have the guts."
However, in July this year, she made a shocking revelation.
Gemma confirmed she had rekindled things with Rami several months previously after she was spotted wearing her engagement ring in April.
A source told MailOnline: "Gemma has been seeing Rami again in secret for the last six months.
"The pair have enjoyed spending time together and getting reacquainted during date nights in London and Essex.
"Gemma suffered a lot of stress and trauma during her relationship with Arg, which has been on and off for years – but she's finally putting herself first and moving forward with her life."
She also discussed her plans to have a baby with him as well as a television show to document the pregnancy and baby's birth.
Although Gemma's now found love again, it wasn't always this rosy as in July last year she tragically had her third miscarriage.
She initially thought it was a heavy period, but when she learnt otherwise she wrote an open letter to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex detailing her struggles with infertility and thanking her for her "bravery and honesty" for opening up about her own miscarriage.
Gemma's pregnancy complications are a result of her polycystic ovary syndrome, which causes cysts to form in the ovaries.
The Wheel is on at 9pm on BBC One tonight.
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