The Gemma Collins Love Lounge
| The Gemma Collins Love Lounge | |
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| Genre |
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| Cast and voices | |
| Hosted by | Gemma Collins |
| Production | |
| Production | Wise Buddah Productions |
| Length | ~15 minutes |
| Publication | |
| No. of episodes | 57 |
| Original release | 5 August 2020 – 15 December 2021 |
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| Related | |
| Related shows | The Gemma Collins Podcast |
The Gemma Collins Love Lounge is a podcast series hosted by media personality and businesswoman Gemma Collins. It was commissioned as a spin-off of The Gemma Collins Podcast and launched on 5 August 2020 on BBC Sounds with episodes seeing Collins providing her love, dating and relationship advice and recalling her own experiences to listeners who wrote in with their queries. Four series of the spin-off aired and the final episode was broadcast on 15 December 2021.
Production
In August 2019, the BBC announced the commissioning of The Gemma Collins Podcast for BBC Radio 1 and BBC Sounds.[1] During the agony aunt segment of the episodes in which Collins answered her listeners' dilemmas, she regularly received emails asking for relationship advice, and thus amid the third series in August 2020, a spin-off The Gemma Collins Love Lounge was commissioned, focusing primarily on Collins reciting her own experiences and offering advice on love, dating and relationships.[2][3]
In June 2022, it was reported that Collins had decided to end her podcast on BBC Sounds after receiving a higher offer from another provider.[4] The BBC later confirmed this, who reportedly "couldn't afford" to match the deal and confirmed in a statement that the podcast had ended on the broadcaster.[5] The Gemma Collins Podcast subsequently moved to Acast and relaunched the following year, however the Love Lounge spin-off did not, with the final episode airing on BBC Sounds on 15 December 2021.[6]
Episodes
Series 1 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Welcome to the Love Lounge" | 5 August 2020 |
| 2 | 2 | "In-Law Trouble" | 12 August 2020 |
| 3 | 3 | "Trust Issues" | 19 August 2020 |
| 4 | 4 | "A case of the "What Ifs"" | 25 August 2020 |
| 5 | 5 | "Ghosting" | 25 August 2020 |
| 6 | 6 | "Honesty" | 2 September 2020 |
| 7 | 7 | "The friends' opinions" | 9 September 2020 |
| 8 | 8 | "Love in the workplace" | 23 September 2020 |
Series 2 (2020–2021)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "It's the Love Lounge, baby!" | 7 October 2020 |
| 10 | 2 | "Cutting out an ex" | 14 October 2020 |
| 11 | 3 | "In the friend zone" | 21 October 2020 |
| 12 | 4 | "No more Mr Wrongs" | 28 October 2020 |
| 13 | 5 | "High Standards" | 4 November 2020 |
| 14 | 6 | "Lockdown Lovers" | 11 November 2020 |
| 15 | 7 | "Cheating" | 18 November 2020 |
| 16 | 8 | "Strange behaviour" | 25 November 2020 |
| 17 | 9 | "The Spark" | 2 December 2020 |
| 18 | 10 | "Crushes" | 9 December 2020 |
| 19 | 11 | "Ready for Love?" | 16 December 2020 |
| 20 | 12 | "Relationships Vs Personal Expectations" | 6 January 2021 |
| 21 | 13 | "Awkward Conversations" | 13 January 2021 |
| 22 | 14 | "Self-esteem in relationships" | 20 January 2021 |
| 23 | 15 | "Newly Single" | 27 January 2021 |
| 24 | 16 | "Confused in love" | 3 February 2021 |
| 25 | 17 | "Stale relationships" | 10 February 2021 |
Series 3 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | "Celebrity relationship advice" | 10 March 2021 |
| 27 | 2 | "Long-distance love" | 17 March 2021 |
| 28 | 3 | "Should I stay or should I go?" | 24 March 2021 |
| 29 | 4 | "My boyfriend's flirty friend" | 31 March 2021 |
| 30 | 5 | "Leaving toxic relationships" | 7 April 2021 |
| 31 | 6 | "Should I play hard to get?" | 14 April 2021 |
| 32 | 6 | "He makes me feel stupid" | 21 April 2021 |
| 33 | 6 | "Bad breath is a no" | 5 May 2021 |
| 34 | 7 | "Blurred lines" | 12 May 2021 |
| 35 | 8 | "I'm still a virgin" | 19 May 2021 |
| 36 | 9 | "The GC's celeb crush revealed" | 2 June 2021 |
| 37 | 10 | "I don't want to be a secret love!" | 9 June 2021 |
| 38 | 11 | "Don't give away the candy, honey..." | 16 June 2021 |
| 39 | 12 | "Call it a day?" | 23 June 2021 |
| 40 | 13 | "Stuck on my Crush" | 30 June 2021 |
| 41 | 11 | "The guy's a wrong'un..." | 7 July 2021 |
Series 4 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 1 | "Wedding bells for The GC?" | 1 September 2021 |
| 43 | 2 | "Do I reveal my feelings?" | 8 September 2021 |
| 44 | 3 | "My bestie's fiancé dislikes me" | 15 September 2021 |
| 45 | 4 | "Want The GC to tell someone you love them?" | 22 September 2021 |
| 46 | 5 | "My partner texted another woman" | 29 September 2021 |
| 47 | 6 | "Gemma reveals her IVF plans" | 6 October 2021 |
| 48 | 7 | "Why Rami is a keeper" | 13 October 2021 |
| 49 | 8 | "The GC's top online dating tips" | 20 October 2021 |
| 50 | 9 | "Let's Be Friends" | 27 October 2021 |
| 51 | 10 | "Tilly Ramsay and self-love" | 3 November 2021 |
| 52 | 11 | "The GC and Jedward Love-In!" | 10 November 2021 |
| 53 | 12 | "Why love is kindness" | 17 November 2021 |
| 54 | 13 | "Can your friend become 'The One'?" | 24 November 2021 |
| 55 | 14 | "Don't mix friends with business!" | 1 December 2021 |
| 56 | 15 | "Romantic Spag Bol" | 8 December 2021 |
| 57 | 16 | "Gemma's special festive message of love" | 15 December 2021 |
References
- ^ Rosseinsky, Katie (14 August 2019). "Gemma Collins launches 'no-holds barred' podcast with BBC Radio 1". The Standard. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "The Gemma Collins Love Lounge". BBC. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 1 - The Gemma Collins Podcast, The Gemma Collins Love Lounge, Welcome to the Love Lounge". BBC. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ Campbell, Tina (6 June 2022). "Gemma Collins 'quits BBC after being offered more money elsewhere'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Bacon, Jess (6 June 2022). "Gemma Collins' BBC podcast ends after broadcaster 'can't afford' to match new deal". Metro. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 1 - The Gemma Collins Podcast, Love Lounge: Gemma's special festive message of love". BBC. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2026.