Gemma Atkinson swaps Gorka Marquez for another Strictly Come Dancing pro after 'don't come near me' remarks to fiance
09.10.2023 - 14:15
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Gemma Atkinson was seen swapping Gorka Marquez for his Strictly Come Dancing co-star as they posed for a smiling snap at the Pride of Britain Awards. The Hits Radio host was finally reunited with her fiance after four weeks apart due to him working on the BBC One dance contest.
Over the weekend, Gemma, 38, made the trip to London, where Gorka, 33, has been based while training with his celebrity dancer partner Nikita Kanda, for the emotional event but the reunion may have been bittersweet as Gorka will have discovered on Saturday night that he'd been eliminated from Strictly before the pre-recorded results show aired while he was at the Pride of Britain.
After hitting the red carpet with her beau and listening to the inspirational stories at the annual awards bash, Gemma has since taken to her Instagram Story on Monday morning (October 9) as she prepared to head back home to her two children, Mia, four, and nearly three-month-old Thiago.
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It was then that she revealed she had met Nikita for the first time at the event and told fans what she told her. "I got to meet Nikita, Gorka's partner. She's lovely. So, so lovely," the Bury-born star said. "Literally no dance experience, no acting experience, getting up at four o'clock for a breakfast show before rehearsals... I said to her, 'You should be bloody proud! Genuinely mate, be bloody proud!'"
Gemma, who met and fell in love with Gorka when she was a contestant on the show in 2017 added: "The silver lining is that Gorka gets to come home now. We've not see him for four