Jemma Sara Palmer[1] (born 10 April 1983)[2] is an English businesswoman, television personality, model and former professional wrestler.
[8] Following Palmer's success at gaining celebrity status within the fitness and entertainment industries, she now also judges the types of contests that launched her career.
[9] As a fan of Gladiators growing up, when rumours mounted of a revival show in 2008 she began sending promotional material to television companies.
Her wrestling manager landed her an audition for the similarly timed American Gladiators revival, but she received a call up for Sky1's British version days later and passed their fitness test.
[10] Palmer became a contestant on the twelfth series of Big Brother, replacing Mark Henderson who chosen to walk on Day 27.
During the "stranded world" shopping task the housemates were given a Big Brother's clue to the correct combination was "Jem's age (28) / the number of people whom Aaron had snogged", viz.
[citation needed] This led to her having a try out match with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), alongside Katarina Waters who went on to become Katie Lea Burchill.
[12] During her time on the circuit, Palmer filmed a reality television show based on professional wrestling as one of the three lead stars.
[citation needed] After much training, she was booked for her debut match against Jetta at Pro-Wrestling: EVE's first show on 8 May 2010 in Sudbury, Suffolk.