Gemma Atkinson says 'sorry Gorka' as she shares reaction to her 'on a whim' visitor decision
23.04.2024 - 16:25
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Gemma Atkinson has hilariously shared her fiance Gorka Marquez's reaction to her 'on a whim' decision about a frequent visitor to their home. Fans of the Hits Radio host will know that she's a vocal animal lover with two beloved dogs of her own while also being president of a local animal rescue.
But those who follow Gemma on social media may know she has acquired a friend, a squirrel to be exact, who pays regular visits to her Greater Manchester home. She has documented the visits from 'Freddie' frequently on Instagram and even shared her worry when she was going on holiday.
The Bury-born star and Strictly Come Dancing favourite Gorka took their two children - Mia, four, and eight-month-old Thiago - to Spain for a family break earlier this month and ahead of heading to Tenerife, Gemma enlisted her step-dad's help who offered to pop round and feed 'Freddie' while she was gone.
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Gemma has now revealed that she's gone a step further in looking after the squirrel and ordered it a house - much to Gorka's dismay. "I've just on a whim - not like me - bought a squirrel house. I don't know where I'm going to put it. It's a full-on little house," she said in a video posted to her Instagram Story.
She could then be seen walking around her and Gorka's gorgeous garden that looks out onto rolling green fields as she looked for a place the squirrel house could go. "Haven't really thought this through [crying laughing emoju]. Sorry Gorks!" she wrote alongside the video.
Later, she shared a screengrab of herself on FaceTime to Gorka, who is