Gemma Collins’ dreams of making it in the US were dealt a huge blow when her agent died.
The 39-year-old star was in talks to star on American weight-loss show ‘The Biggest Loser’ thanks to her US agent, but he sadly passed away just six weeks after she signed a contract with him, and everything fell through.
Speaking on ‘The Gemma Collins Podcast’, she said: "We had a great meeting, he looked me in the eyes, he went, ‘Gemma – you’re a star, and I will make you a star in America’.
"I came back to the UK and he called me and he said, ‘I’m going to put you forward for ‘The Biggest Loser’,’ which was a really big show. Sadly he passed away."
But the ‘Diva Forever’ star hasn’t given up hope, as she still believes another job in the US will pop up again.
She added: "So I did have a little taste of a job in America and feel it’s something that might come again."
And it looks like her dreams could come true sooner than she thinks as Gemma was recently tipped to appear on ‘Dancing with the Stars’, the US version of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The GC is thought to have proved popular Stateside when she made an ‘Orange is the New Black’ cameo, and ‘DWTS’ bookers are now said to have "shown an interest" in signing the ‘Diva Forever’ star up for a future series.
A source said: "Gemma would love to have another crack at the US.
"The Americans loved her when she made a cameo in ‘Orange is the New Black’ and bookers on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ have shown an interest."