Gemma Collins says she’s earning more money than Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Celebrities often play coy when asked about money – but not Gemma Collins.

The reality TV icon has boldly claimed that she’s earning more than Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer by a fair few million.

Gemma, who shot to stardom on The Only Way Is Essex in 2011, took to social media with some glam, confident snaps, posing with her hands on her hips and pouting.

Looking stunning in a white floral mini-dress with gold heels and cute accessories, including a bedazzled headband and rose-tinted sunnies.

Famous for her say-it-how-it-is attitude, she captioned the pics with a sassy, ‘Just google my name HUN ✌🏻’

The GC, 45, added a response seemingly taken from an internet search: ‘Gemma Collins: The reality TV star can command premium fees, reportedly earning up to £75,000 for a single sponsored Instagram post. 

‘Her wealth is sustained through her own fashion and fragrance businesses, paid social media endorsements, and prominent reality TV and media appearances.’

The caption then stated: ‘Yes, Gemma Collins does earn significantly more than the Prime Minister.’

‘While the Prime Minister’s total salary is capped at approximately £167,000, Collins has built an estimated net worth of £3 to £4million,’ it continued.

‘Her annual earnings frequently surpass the PM’s salary, driven by high-value brand collaborations, social media deals, and reality TV appearances.’

In the comments, fans were flooded to hype Gemma up, with @lynne_williamss writing ‘Shame there isn’t more humans like GC in this world 🥰’

‘Gemma for PM!? 😉 Count me in ❤️’, declared @littlehouseinlondon.

Indeed, the PM’s salary is generally in the high-£160,000s to mid-£170,000s a year. This has fallen in recent times, with former Labour PM Gordon Brown (2007-2010) entitled to a salary of over £197k.

And in very stark contrast, media personality Gemma has proven that, for celebs of her popularity, the only way is up.

She’s had stints on some of the country’s biggest programmes, including Celebrity Big Brother, Dancing On Ice, Celebrity MasterChef, and The Real Full Monty.

She’s also done I’m A Celebrity twice, returning last year for the South Africa all-stars edition after her brief 2014 appearance became widely memed thanks to her emotional outbursts and walk-out.

For round 2, she reportedly received a £100k fee.

Gemma’s other ventures include podcasting, documentary hosting, panel show appearances, music, her fashion boutique, and brand deals galore, from Ninja and New Look to Walkers and Boots.

And while her fanbase has remained fiercely loyal since her showbiz career began (she has 2.3m followers on Insta alone), Gemma recently felt the brunt of backlash due to a campaign gone wrong.

In what was slammed as a ‘disgraceful’ move, the Department for Education released an ad featuring the Towie diva, in which she stated that she’d been enlisted to ‘help sort things out’.

Shared online, the short clip showed Gemma turning around and revealing herself to the camera outside the Westminster building, making a peace sign before getting into a lift.

Cutting to her in the offices, the footage then showed her asking: ‘Right, what are we doing to help the children?’

Education Minister Bridget Phillipson quickly appeared, opening the door to her own office and telling Gemma to ‘come in and have a chat’.

The bizarre mash-up did not go down well with viewers, calling the DfE out for ‘missing the mark’ and imploring them to speak to ‘people who are actually in education’ so informed changes can be made.

After the ad was labelled ‘tone-deaf’, Gemma responded, writing: ‘I see all your comments I’m going to change everything and help Everyone please do not worry ❤️’

Although this only seemed to rile people up further, who told Gemma it ‘wasn’t a time for joking around’.

The Minister even pushed back, telling BBC Radio 5 Live listeners that she felt the criticism stemmed from ‘snobbery’.

‘You know, what’s she got to offer? What does she have to contribute? I do have to question why people are saying that. And I do think it is snobby.

‘And I think it’s also, she can reach some of the audiences that we want to reach to make sure that they know what the government is trying to do to work with them.’

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