Gemma Collins has blasted the ‘Only Way is Essex’ cast for being boring.
The 36-year-old star insists the reality show needs a huge cull because the "new people" who have come in don’t have what it takes to "entertain the nation" and thinks the programme wouldn’t survive without her and the other original stars.
She said: "The main cast have given their lives to the show. New people come in and think they are a star. They’re wrong.
"I won’t mention names but some don’t have what it takes to entertain the nation, so they have to go.
"When I said I’ve earned my divaship, it’s not like I walk around and expect perfume sprayed in my path but the main cast were on ‘TOWIE’ when some of these people were still in their school uniform.
"If me, Chloe Sims, Arg, Georgia [Kousoulou], Tommy [Mallet], Lockie, Yaz [Oukhellou] and Pete [Wicks] were off the show, the others couldn’t sustain it.
"We’re like the roast beef in the sandwich and they’re the pickle. Obviously they’re not going to get rid of me."
Meanwhile, Gemma is desperate to appear on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and thinks the show is "missing out" after judge Craig Revel Horwood recently insisted she isn’t a big enough star to take part.
She told OK! magazine: "I’m certainly not low-rent, darling. We all have to start somewhere.
"I’ll burst onto that dancefloor and show them what a samba is.
"He won’t know what’s hit him.
"I’ve been to Sylvia Young Theatre School and I won south east England champion for dancing.
"Of course he’d love me. It’s a shame if they take that dim view of me because they’re ultimately missing out. My hips don’t lie."
Gemma Collins slams ‘boring’ TOWIE cast
