Gemma Collins gives us all the festive feels as she braves the ice rink again

It’s not even December yet, but Gemma Collins won’t let that stop her from getting into the Christmas spirit.

Celebrating the opening of a new ice rink at Eastwell Manor Champneys Health and Spa, on Thursday night, the Towie star rocked on up to the venue in a bright red Santa hat covered in sequins.

And while getting everyone into the festive mood, the 38-year-old threw on her skates before braving the ice rink once again.

Earlier this year, the TV personality appeared on ITV’s hit show Dancing On Ice where she attempted to show off her moves with her partner Matt Evers.

However, despite giving it her best shot, the GC ended up falling flat on her face not once but twice when entertaining the audience during the live shows.

This hasn’t put her off the ice though, as she glided around the rink and was even pictured stopping for selfies with fans at last night’s event.

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The star is pretty much the skating pro and will be returning to the much-loved competition for their annual Christmas special.

A source told The Sun Online: ‘[Gemma] wants to be the showstopper for the Christmas special, and is proving to producers she is ready for it.

‘She’ll be giving a jaw-dropping performance when she returns to the rink alongside [former Dancing on Ice winners] Ray Quinn and Jake Quickenden.’

She also confirmed the news, as she filmed herself skating for the first time in almost nine months.

‘This the moment you’ve all been waiting for,’ she told fans on her Instagram story: ‘I’m getting this recorded because I haven’t stepped on the ice since I think March, whenever the last Dancing On Ice was, so let’s just see if my legs, which they say keeps muscle memory, works.

‘I’m not nervous, I’m really excited to get on the ice.  My guards are off because I used to step on here with my guards on and nearly break my neck, so let’s just see…’

However, it seems she had a blast as she confessed getting back on the ice was ‘actually really nice.’

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‘Oh my god I’m just warming up my legs guys wow! So this is what we always do for a warm up when we first step onto the ice,’ she expressed.

‘The ice is happy I’m back! I can feel it yeah baby Dancing on Ice is coming, Christmas special, make sure you tune in to see the GC!’

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