Gemma Collins has reportedly been threatened with legal action by Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner amid their ongoing 'bullying row' reports The Sun.
The TOWIE star, 37, accused Jason, 47, of selling stories on her during a vitriolic exchange on Sunday night's show.
And now Jason is said to be planning to take legal action over her alleged defamation of his character.
Claim: Gemma Collins has reportedly been threatened with legal action by Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner amid their ongoing 'bullying row' reports The Sun
Fury: The TOWIE star, 37, accused Jason, 47, of selling stories on her during a vitriolic exchange on Sunday night's show
A source told the website: 'Jason has made Gemma aware that he intends to sue her. He's livid.
'He insists that all he did was give an interview, where he was asked about lots of things, including Gemma.
'She's very stressed about the idea of being sued and she wants the situation to die down so she can focus on her skating. This has become the biggest reality show war ever.'
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Jason and Gemma for comment.
Spat: And now Jason is said to be planning to take legal action over her alleged defamation of his character with a source telling the website 'Jason has made Gemma aware that he intends to sue her. He's livid'
This comes days after their exchange on the show, where the steely tongued judge awarded Gemma a paltry 3.0 for her routine.
Gemma retorted: 'Maybe if you didn't sell stories on me, I wouldn't be so upset this week, so take that.'
He said: 'I know you were channelling Marilyn Monroe ... There wasn't any elegance like you were saying in the VT. She has to be elegant. She is a woman in control of her femininity. You were all over the place hun.
'And as Ashley said, there's not enough skating. This is your second skate now. You need to up the ante. We're not going to see big lifts from you. We're not going to get any impressive moves.'
Last week, he branded Gemma 'lazy' in an interview with The Sun.
Loggerheads: This comes days after their exchange on the show, where the steely tongued judge awarded Gemma a paltry 3.0 for her routine
He said: 'I can always see who's lazy. Gemma is lazy. She doesn't look like her heart is in it at all. I do despair — at the state of our society today and also the entertainment industry.
Sunday's instalment of Dancing On Ice saw judge Jason branded 'a bully', with the show receiving 80 complaints after its transmission.
Gemma stood up to Jason after he called her 'more Anna Nicole Smith than Marilyn Monroe' during her performance with partner Matt Evers.
Jason's scathing remarks - which also come after Jason went to The Sun to badmouth Gemma earlier in the week - were met with
