Gorka Marquez says it's 'hard' as he opens up on baby number two ahead of Strictly return with newborn
27.05.2023 - 18:31
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Gorka Marquez may be vying for the Glitterball trophy again later this year but he has something much bigger ahead of him first. The Strictly Come Dancing star is currently counting down the weeks until he welcomes his second child with fiancee Gemma Atkinson.
The loved-up couple, who met on the BBC One dance show in 2017, announced back in January that they are expecting baby number two after welcoming daughter Mia back in 2019. They confirmed at the time of sharing their wonderful news that they are expecting a little boy who is due this summer.
Bury-born Gemma, 38, has now finished work on Hits Radio but is still busy getting some projects off the ground as she starts her maternity alone before dancer Gorka finishes touring with his co-stars on the 'Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals' UK tour.
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Once he returns, he'll have a couple of weeks to bask in life as a family-of-three before their son makes an appearance, with Gemma previously sharing how she hadn't asked for a 'due date' but has been told the "back few weeks in June to the front few weeks in July he could be coming."
And Gorka will only get a few months with his expanded family before work on the new series of Strictly begins. After rumours he was to 'quit' following missing out on the Glitterball in the final last year with celebrity partner Helen Skelton, the 32-year-old has since been confirmed among the string of professional dancers returning for the 2023 series, leaving fans thrilled.
Also confirmed to return to the ballroom this autumn are Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Luba Mushtuk,