Gemma Collins is to make a swift return to The Only Way Is Essex, in time for the Christmas special.
The reality star will star next month on ITVBe in the festive special after her dramatic exit from I'm A Celebrity - spending just three days in the Australian jungle.
A source close to Gemma said to the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Gemma's first thoughts after the jungle were to contact the producers and secure her spot in the end-of-the-year special.
"She's an Essex girl at heart, so that's where she feels at her most confident and best."
Reportedly telling her friends before entering the jungle that she wouldn't come back to TOWIE until February, the feisty blonde has had a change of heart and wants to be "surrounded by her mates", coping with the aftermath of her messy break-up from Alex Moss.
The source continued: "She did think about taking some time off because she has been having such a difficult spell recently.
"But then she realised that she feels at her absolute best when she is surrounded by her Essex mates, in places she
knows and loves. That's where she can be the fabulous GC."
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