Pregnant Gemma Atkinson shares blunder before 'last' TV appearance as she melts hearts with throwback clip of daughter
13.06.2023 - 12:01
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Gemma Atkinson has revealed how she suffered a blunder before 'last' TV appearance as she signed off ahead of welcoming her second child. The Hits Radio host has already been away from the radiowaves for a number of weeks after heading off on maternity leave.
But that didn't stop her from working as she had a few other commitments in between preparing for her son's appearance after announcing earlier this year that she was expecting a baby boy with her Strictly Come Dancing star fiance Gorka Marquez, four years after welcoming their first child, daughter Mia, into the world.
Sitting out in the garden of her Greater Manchester home, Gemma shared how she was heading to appear for the last time before becoming a mum-of-two on Steph's Packed Lunch with host Steph McGovern.
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She said to the camera in a video posted to her Instagram Story on Monday (June 12): "Last drive to Leeds today for the Steph show, My last one before he arrives because I'm not keeping doing the drive to Leeds - I physically can't! So yeah, tune in."
Later, after being seen testing out the latest pregnancy gadgets on the Channel 4 show, Gemma returned to Instagram and posted a snap of herself showing she still has her flexibility despite being heavily pregnant as she laid on one of the show's sofas with one of her legs high up in the air.
But in the caption of the post, the 38-year-old explained that the comfy, all-black outfit she was sporting wasn't originally planned as she outed her own blunder. "Last show on @packedlunchc4 before little man arrives," Gemma began. "Thought it apt to share today's pic (I brought a lovely white top for the show but got my foundation all over it so scruffy