Gorka Marquez's sweet message to Gemma Atkinson as she gets career news before 'leaving'
18.05.2023 - 20:05
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Gorka Marquez didn't shy away from showing his pride - and his love - for his fiancee Gemma Atkinson as she prepared to leave her radio job. But listeners and fans need not worry as the Hits Radio host is just heading off on maternity leave as she prepares to welcome baby number two.
Gorka and Gemma announced the wonderful news back in January that they were expecting their second child together. The dancer and former soap star, who met in 2017 when Gemma was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, confirmed they were expecting a boy who is due in the summer.
Bury-born Gemma, 38, has recently been counting down to her maternity leave with Gorka, 32, set to join her at their Greater Manchester home for some precious time before their baby boy arrives. He is also finishing up on the Strictly Professionals UK tour which is currently in full swing up and down the country.
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She previously said alongside a throwback snap of the pair, which showed her pulling a huge smile for the camera while gripping onto her topless dancer beau. "My happy face knowing he's home for 10 fill weeks!!!" she wrote before she then quipped: "It'll be the longest we've spent together in 6 years so could go either way," alongside a crying laughing emoji.
But on Thursday (May 18), before Gemma hosted her last show - for now - on Hits Radio with co-host Mike Toolan, the pair discovered some great news. They found out that they have been raking in 1.5 million listeners every week in the drivetime slot from 4-7pm.
Alongside a promo picture of the pair that declared the news, Gemma tweeted: "Wow! Thank you so much! To all of our listeners who keep us company 4 to 7pm weekdays and