Gemma Collins was left overjoyed after pocketing £20,000 during day three of the Cheltenham races on Thursday, £5,00 of which was from one £500 bet alone. 

The reality star, 45, quaffed champagne and punched the air with glee after her horse, Meetmebythesea, came first in the 2pm race with 9/1 odds.

And in a video obtained by The Sun, Gemma made sure to celebrate her wins as she exclaimed: 'I’m f***ing loaded!,' adding: 'I’m coming home with 20 large ones.'

A source told the publication: 'Gemma was over the moon and kept showing her wads of cash to James Nesbitt in the Paddy Power box. She made £20k the whole day – and £5k off one £500 bet.'

Taking to her Instagram at the end of the day, the former TOWIE star fanned herself with the wad of bank notes alongside the Britney Spears track Work B***h. 

She penned: 'Absolutely had the best day ever I’ve been very lucky today ☘️☘️ @paddypowerofficial thank you for all the luck ☘️ I’ve absolutely smashed it out the park today with the horse picks'.

Joining a host of other stars on the day, Gemma arrived by helicopter and stood out wearing a plaid coat with brown furry sleeves and a silk headscarf. 

She wore pink gloves and carried a large Mulberry Bayswater bag – and wore sunglasses, of course.

Elsewhere, Georgia Toffolo got in the spirit as she sported a bag in the shape of a horse. 

Leading the stars, the duo were injecting glamour into proceedings with Georgia clad in an elegant 20s-inspired suit while Gemma went for traditional attire. 

Georgia, 31, who found fame on reality series Made in Chelsea and went on to win ITV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2017, has previously described Cheltenham as the 'highlight' of her year.

Also in attendance was Danny Dyer, who was showing off his thick moustache and crossing his arms to pledge allegience to his beloved West Ham while posing for the cameras, while Peter Crouch and Sir Alex Ferguson were more football representation.

EastEnders and I'm A Celebrity star Shona McGarty was sure to bring the glamour in a bold blue ensemble with a chic complementary fascinator. 

Naturally the royals were out in force with Princess Anne leading the pack with her daughter Zara Tindall and son-in-law Mike Tindall. 

Peter went for classic race attire with a tweed baker boy cap paired with a suit layered over a grey cardigan and shirt and tie. 

Danny too was dressed to the nines in a stylish green three-piece suit paired with stylish sunglasses – despite the dreary weather. 

James Nesbitt was fondly greeting Sir Alex, who beamed while warmly shaking the actor's hand as they got stuck into the festivities.  

Away from the celeb attendees, Alan Brazil was absent from his talkSPORT breakfast show for the third day of the Festival due to illness, the broadcaster has confirmed.

Brazil, 66, had a pre-agreed day off on Wednesday but was initially expected to be back hosting his show on Thursday from the festival.

When listeners tuned in to the show from 6am, Shebahn Aherne was instead standing in for the second consecutive day.

'Surprise, you're listening to talkSPORT Breakfast, it's Shebahn Aherne in for Alan Brazil,' Aherne began. 'He needs a little bit more rest today, don't we all?

'But Alan will be back with you tomorrow morning, fit and firing for Gold Cup Day.'

While Georgia has been attending the races daily, she has been without her husband James Watt, who is currently in the midst of business woes. 

The BrewDog co-founder husband said he is 'heartbroken' after his firm was sold off for just £33million this month – with the loss of almost 500 jobs.

The Scottish brewery, which was speculatively valued at £2billion just a few years ago, was sold to US cannabis and drinks firm Tilray for a fraction of that earlier this week.

A total of 38 UK Brewdog bars closed this month, when CEO James Taylor told 484 staff in an all-hands conference call that they were no longer employed.

Shares owned by the 220,000 'equity punks' who invested some £75million in Brewdog over seven funding rounds are now practically worthless.

In a post shared across several social media channels, self-espousing 'punk' and multimillionaire Mr Watt expressed contrition over the company's downfall. However, it failed to impress some observers.

Describing the last week as 'incredibly hard', he wrote: 'I am heartbroken for all of the hard working and passionate team members who have lost their jobs.

'I am heartbroken for all of our brilliant equity punks who did not get the return on their investment they wanted.

'And heartbroken to have dedicated the best 20 years of my life to something that ultimately did not have the ending we all wished for.'