British TV star falls down a hole on stage, but posts the perfect Instagram response
It's not how you fall, it's how you get back up.
British TV celeb Gemma Collins was presenting an award at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards earlier on Sunday — when she took a nasty tumble down a hole on stage.
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Collins was mid-way through her announcement when a trap door in the stage opened up beside her to bring the winners up. She failed to notice the door and took a swift tumble down.
Here's the moment it happened:
And the same moment, from a different perspective:
Thankfully, Collins escaped unscathed, and jumped straight back on her feet after the fall, telling the crowd "Oh my God, I am so sorry...this is live, this is what happens."
Image: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock
She also promptly won the internet with the perfect Instagram response:
A post shared by Gemma Collins (@gemmacollins1) on Oct 22, 2017 at 2:03pm PDT
She also tweeted to say this was a "Bridget Jones" moment for her, and posted a triumphant picture with Rita Ora, saying it was "all worth it."
Guys it’s ok I’m alive I’ve always said I’m like Bridget Jones 😝 don’t worry everyone xx best and worst moment of my life
— Gemma Collins (@missgemcollins) October 22, 2017
It was all worth it ✌🏻 I got my selfie with @RitaOra 💖 pic.twitter.com/l6BLRPkBE1
— Gemma Collins (@missgemcollins) October 22, 2017
People quickly posted online in response, with many identifying with Collins' misfortune:
Just when you thought we were running out of meme content the queen delivers in absolute style @missgemcollins 😂👌🏻 https://t.co/wmEId1qfX0
— Adam (@ad1290) October 22, 2017
I think Iv watched Gemma Collins fall through that hole from every angle at least 6 times each
— Matthew Kapp (@Mpkapp92) October 23, 2017
Visual representation of my life as presented by Gemma Collins https://t.co/y4yqU4xCIX
— Jo Buckingham (@JoBuckingham) October 22, 2017
Gemma Collins falling flat on her face, is legit like me faling flat on my face after my GCSE results. #BBCR1TEENAWARD #TeenAwards
— Owen Purcell (@welshowenlee100) October 22, 2017
gemma collins never fails to provide the nation with what can only be described as an iconic piece of british social media history
— ryan robertson (@ryanrobertsonnn) October 22, 2017
The TOWIE star was on stage presenting the Best TV Show award to Love Island's Jamie Jewitt, Amber Davie and Marcel Somerville.
We're glad she escaped from the accident unscathed!
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