Gemma Collins hits out at 'bully' Jason Gardiner after he calls her a 'refrigerator'

Oh dear!

Author: Alex RossPublished 5th Mar 2019
Last updated 6th Mar 2019

As well as showcasing a whole host of amazing talent, this year's series of Dancing On Ice has certainly had its fair share of drama!

Where do we even begin? From Megan Barton-Hanson laying into Wes Nelson's partner Vanessa Bauer, to Gemma Collins and Jason Gardiner's never ending feud. And just as we thought the drama was over with the final is set to take place on Sunday 10th March, Jason has only gone and thrown another spanner into the works.

Appearing on today's (Tuesday 5th March) episode of This Morning with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, Jason was on the show to chat about the final three contestants, but he just couldn't help himself having a final dig at Gemma when Phillip mentioned her.

When Phillip revealed that The GC would be returning for the final, Jason said, "Who?", before adding, "Oh I thought that was a refrigerator."

Despite his comment, Jason went on to add that he's 'over' his feud with the TOWIE star, telling the hosts, "I'm over it. I don't hold a grudge, I don't really know the woman. And in one final there are enough things to be worried about."

Clearly NOT happy with his words, Gemma was quick to hit back at the controversial judge, calling him a 'bully' on Instagram.

She wrote, 'I’m really tired of being BULLIED by this man .... I wish you would stop ..... it’s very very upsetting and hurtful let it go Jason stop bullying me ENOUGH is ENOUGH I won’t be bullied any more making me feel uncomfortable to come back to the final on Sunday ! I was looking forward to Sunday but won’t be anywhere near someone who’s BULLYING me .... this is NOT ACCEPTABLE on any level comparing any human to an electrical appliance is not acceptable #STANDUPTOBULLIES'. sic

Although most fans were quick to support Gemma, a number of her followers revealed they believed Jason to have misunderstood Phillip's question. One user wrote, 'This is hilarious. He wasn’t comparing you to a fridge????? He was saying that he thought the GC was a fridge! As is in the brand LG, that have a fridge called GC. Why anybody would think he was actually comparing a human to a fridge is ridiculous 🤔😬'. sic

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Gemma Collins hits out at 'bully' Jason Gardiner after he calls her a 'refrigerator'
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However, Jason has now responded to the claims, and hit back on Twitter, writing, 'I was not calling Gemma a refrigerator it was meant as a light hearted joke when Phillip said the "GC" which sounds like a white goods brand. What has happened to having a SoH?'

Meanwhile, after Brian McFadden took a tumble which resulted in him leaving the show last weekend, Wes Nelson, James Jordan and Saara Aalto will battle it out to be crowned the 2019 champion on Sunday 10th March.

The Dancing On Ice final takes place on ITV on Sunday 10th March.

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