Paralympic athlete hit with online abuse after being confused with I’m A Celebrity’s Gemma Collins

The athlete has been attacked by trolls who meant to insult the TOWIE star

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by Gwendolyn Smith |
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Team GB Paralympic athlete Gemma Collis was bombarded with abusive tweets this week aimed at I’m A Celebrity’s Gemma Collins.

Gemma, 20, a wheelchair fencer, was labelled a “whale” and a “fat slut” and told to lose weight in the jungle.

The Durham University law student tried to deflect the criticism she recieved:

But trolls posted her abuse just minutes into the first episode of the show, which sees Gemma break down in tears and have a panic attack in a stationery helicopter. One user tweeted:

Others called labelled her a "fat b*tch" and crowed "you need a diet, cuz".

Gemma was one of the celebrities chosen to spend a few days in the jungle jail, and from fretting that her yellow poo was a sign of malaria to dealing badly with the presence of porridge, has not been having a good week.

But Gemma COLLIS pointed out that neither she nor poor Gemma should be subjected to online abuse:

Well said Gemma Collins. We mean Collis.

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