Strictly Come Dancing's Gorka Marquez distracts fans with 'early bird' snap amid family separation after cheeky Gemma Atkinson swipe
07.08.2023 - 16:07
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Gorka Marquez has got his Strictly Come Dancing co-stars and fans rushing to comment as he distracted them with an 'early bird' post. The dancer has returned to work on the hit BBC One dance contest as the group of professional dancers rehearse for the upcoming series.
Gorka, 32, was initially reunited with his co-stars last month as they start to prepare for the upcoming series. While it's not set to hit screens until September, the professional dancers pre-record their group numbers and rehearsals for those pre-recordings due to take place this month are now in full swing.
But rehearsals in London meant that Gorka had to leave his Greater Manchester home just days after his son was born. Gorka and his fiancee Gemma Atkinson welcomed their second child, Thiago Thomas Marquez, into the world on July 17.
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Their 'little man's' arrival comes four years after the couple, who met on Strictly in 2017, welcomed their first-born, daughter Mia, into the world. Gorka has been able to return home at weekends to be able to soak up the newborn bubble as well as spend time with his girls.
But his latest short stint back up north soon came to an end and on Monday morning (August 7), Gorka was up and at 'em as he posed for a selfie in the gym.
The Spanish dancer was seen in a snap shared to Instagram surrounded by weights as he showed off his ripped torso in the mirror. Gorka looked serious as he looked towards the screen of his phone as he went shirtless after working up a sweat in his grey gym shorts.
"Early morning session to start another week of rehearsals," Gorka typed alongside the snap shared with his 815,000 followers. He then added: