Gemma Atkinson reveals first question she asks Gorka Marquez about Strictly partner every year after son admission
05.09.2023 - 10:41
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Gemma Atkinson has shared the first question she asks Gorka Marquez when he gets a new celebrity partner on Strictly Come Dancing. The BBC One dance contest returns in a matter of weeks and Gorka will be back in the ballroom with a new celeb following his success last year with Helen Skelton.
It means he'll be spending more time away from fiancee Gemma and their children after he was forced to leave for rehearsals for the upcoming 21st series days after his son's birth. Gorka, 33, and Gemma, 38, welcomed their second child into the world in July.
The Spanish dancer to leave the family home and head to London where Strictly rehearsals were taking place just days after Thiago made his grand entrance on July 17. And as well as leaving Gemma, who he met on the dance show in 2017, and their newborn behind, he also had to say goodbye to four-year-old daughter Mia.
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Opening up about Gorka’s work commitments on Steph's Packed Lunch on Monday (September 4), Gemma confirmed how often her future husband has been able to see his son since he was born.
Admitting that it has been 'hard,' Gemma told host Steph McGovern in her first TV interview since becoming a mum-of-two: "Yeah, he's back in London. He was away for three weeks, and then he was home this Friday and Saturday, and he went back down yesterday.
"He's home at the weekend, but once the show starts, depending on where his partner is, he'll have to go [off again]," she continued to say. After being asked if he's only seen Thiago 'a few times,' Gemma replied: "Yeah, when he was born, [Gorka] had a week at home with him, and since then he's had three weekends with him, and that's it."
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