Gemma Atkinson emotional telling fans 'I can finally say' as she unveils latest career move
08.11.2023 - 14:43
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Gemma Atkinson appeared emotional as she said she could 'finally' share some news with her fans and followers as she undergoes another career change. The Hits Radio host is currently enjoying her maternity leave after welcoming her second child into the world.
Gemma gave birth to her and her Strictly Come Dancing star fiance Gorka Marquez's son, Thiago Thomas Marquez, in July, almost four years after their first-born Mia, now four, made her entrance into the world.
And while she isn't back on the Hits Radio drivetime show, which she hosts with Mike Toolan, in the New Year as her seat is kept warm by former Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent, Gemma has been keeping busy with some other projects, as well as motherhood, including her podcast.
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But she has now revealed that before Thiago, known as Tio for short, made his arrival into the world, she teased that she was writing away and now she can reveal why. Gemma, 38, is set to release her first-ever children's book.
Taking to her Instagram Story on Tuesday (November 7), the Bury-born star shared a typed-out message which read: "When i was pregnant I did [a] story writing away saying I was working on something I was really excited about... I can finally say what it is..."
She then followed up the post with a first look at the book, titled Dogs Don't Dance, and likely inspired by a number of things in her own life, none more so that her beloved dogs Ollie and Norman. "My first children's book!" Gemma wrote with a face holding back tears emoji.
She added: