Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez’s romance continues to blossom, with Gemma saying she is “missing” her partner and that a second child is planned for the future.
The dancing duo tangoed their way to romance in series 15 of the BBC’s flagship entertainment show Strictly Come Dancing.
The former Emmerdale and Hollyoaks actress said of her husband, who is away on tour on Strictly’s professional tour: “Missing Gorks at home these spring nights. He left for the tour the day we landed back from Tenerife so it’s been face times with a cuppa the last two and a bit weeks.”
Gorka replied: “I miss you both so much.”
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The show is known for flowering steamy romances as waltzes and foxtrots make for some intense training. So how did the two get together?
How did Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez get together?
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Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez got together during series 15 of Strictly Come Dancing, becoming friends behind the scenes of the show.
Gemma, 37, was actually paired up with Janette Manrara’s husband Aljaz Skorjanec in 2017, while “Gorks” danced with singer Alexandra Burke.
The two denied rumours of a romance during the show, but stayed friends and confirmed their romance on Valentine’s Day in 2018.
Their happy time together continued with the Spanish singer taking Gemma to his home city of Bilbao.
Gemma said: “Today Gorks showed me his old school, where he learnt to surf, the local parks, his favourite coffee shop and his mum’s beach house. Bilbao is beautiful [love heart emoji] @gorka_marquez.”
In February 2019, the couple confirmed they were expecting their first child together. Daughter Mia was born a few months later in July.
On Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two, Gorka, 31, gushed about his fiance: “I think she’s the best person in the world. She inspires me every day.
“She makes me a better man, a better person, a better everything.”
When are Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez getting married?
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Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez have not yet confirmed a date for their wedding, but have been engaged since Valentine’s Day 2021. She also dated the likes of footballers Alan Smith and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Gemma has been engaged twice before, previously to footballer Marcus Bent and Britain’s Got Talent star Liam Richards.
Baby number two is said to be around the corner with Gemma revealing that they would likely try for a second child before finally tying the knot.
Speaking to The Sun, she said: “We’ve said we would prefer to try for another baby rather than have a big, fancy wedding.
“There are people who will spend £50 on a wedding and you think, ‘Oh my God’. Twice we have thought about going to the register office and just doing it and then having a big party.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
