Eastenders star Jamie Borthwick and professional dancer Nancy Xu have been crowned this year's winners of the Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special.
08.12.2023 - 17:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Gemma Atkinson is known for keeping it real on social media and her latest update was no different as she appeared to be counting down the days until her fiancee Gorka Marquez returned home.
The Hits Radio host will be marking her first festive season as a mum-of-two this year after welcoming her baby son into the world with her Strictly Come Dancing beau. Back in July the couple, who met on the BBC One dance contest in 2017, welcomed a son named Thiago Thomas Marquez.
Gemma, 39, and Gorka, 33, announced back in January that they were expanding their brood after welcoming their first child, Mia, just over four years earlier at the start of July 2019. They have since been getting used to life as a family of four - or six if you include their beloved dogs, Norman and Ollie.
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But Gorka has been having to spend time away from home due to his Strictly commitments, which come to an end after the grand final next Saturday (December 16). And taking to Instagram, it appears Gemma is facing one particular challenge with their baby boy, known at Tio for short.
She explained to her fans and followers that they had hit the 'five-month sleep regression', as well as teething, which meant Gemma at Tio have had a number of restless nights together. Gemma then shared a picture of her feeding her four-month-old son while Mia sat along with them.
While she smiled for the selfie, the former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale star confessed: "Knackered but we keep moving! Papa's back in 11 days too." Then, in a follow-up video, Gemma said she was
Eastenders star Jamie Borthwick and professional dancer Nancy Xu have been crowned this year's winners of the Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special.
BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans were left making the same demand after being left speechless by Danny Cipriani.
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Michelle Keegan has said she's been left 'screaming' as her co-star revealed something rather exciting about their upcoming project. Over the summer, the actress declared 'that's a wrap' as she finished filming on her biggest project to date after months of hard work across the North West.
Gemma Atkinson has admitted to being confused by how old her son actually is after getting messages from her online followers. The Hits Radio host took to Instagram this week to give her fans an update on her training after sharing less of her gym content in recent weeks.
Gorka Marquez was quick to respond to a post from Helen Skelton as he was featured in her Strictly Come Dancing highlights after attending the final. Last year, the pair were the ones competing as the BBC One dance contest reached its climax.
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Rochelle Humes has said she's made a realisation about the dynamics of her marriage to Marvin Humes as they remaining apart during his I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here stint. The JLS star was one of the 12 campmates to head Down Under for this year's edition of the ITV reality show.
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Christine McGuinness told fans she'd 'had enough' before saying she was 'lost' as she stunned her fans and followers with a string of new snaps. The model and TV personality has been treating her loyal following to a bunch of fresh content after a previous period of silence.
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Kate Garraway has told how her husband Derek Draper is still in hospital where he is receiving planned treatment as she said 'we wait and see' in terms of progress in his health. The Good Morning Britain host confirmed Derek was in hospital at the end of last month.
Rochelle Humes was left issuing a fresh plea as her husband Marvin was close to exiting the jungle in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. The This Morning presenter rushed to catch the latest episode of the ITV reality show on Monday night (December 4) after slamming up for the Fashion Awards.
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