The GC has landed a major job opportunity (Picture: Netflix, Getty)

2017 was definitely Gemma Collins’ year.

From slaying in a see-through swimsuit, to taking over the internet with GIFs, to falling through the stage at the Radio 1 Teen Choice Awards, you could barely go a day without encountering the GC.

And now, the Towie star has landed a job that we can honestly say we did not see coming.

The 36-year-old is heading Stateside after landing a job with Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black.

In an amazing coup for the reality star, Gemma is believed to be flying to New York to the set of the prison comedy-drama, which is going onto its sixth series.

According to The Sun, Gemma will be working on the show’s social media campaigns, with Netflix bosses reportedly impressed by the Essex girl’s huge online following and presence.

Sadly, we won’t see Gemma alongside Piper, Taystee and Crazy Eyes in Litchfield, but we’ll take what we can get.

Gemma had teased a Stateside move on Instagram earlier in the week by posting a picture of Times Square.

She wrote: ‘So excited to finally tell you all I have landed first AMERICAN JOB so so excited NY CITY here I come ? #dreambig.’

And she later added: ‘It really is a big dream come true.’

Don’t worry though, there’s plenty of Gemma coming on UK TV this year.

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She will be appearing on the new series of E4’s Celebs Go Dating alongside stars including Ollie Locke, Sam Thompson and ‘Muggy’ Mike Thalassitis.

Metro.co.uk has contacted Gemma’s rep for comment.

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