Gemma Atkinson says 'I know what that pain feels like' over tragic loss before opening up about decision to film second birth
08.09.2023 - 16:31
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Gemma Atkinson has addressed a tragic loss she suffered when she was just a teen following the second episode of her reality show. The Hits Radio host was back on the small screen this week alongside her Strictly Come Dancing star fiance Gorka Marquez.
Gemma and Gorka's recent second pregnancy journey has been put in front of the cameras in their new show Gemma & Gorka: Life Behind the Lens. They shared at the time of the show announcement how the 'wonderful crew' had been on hand to document their second pregnancy journey "showing not only the absolute utter chaos of our day-to-day lives at home juggling work, dogs, toddlers and hormones."
The first episode saw Gemma and Gorka share all about the moment they first met six years ago before going on to welcome their first-born, daughter Mia, in 2019 before getting engaged on Valentine's Day in 2021 and welcoming their second child, son Thiago, in July this year.
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And in the latest episode, she made reference to her late dad, David, who died when she was 17. The 38-year-old, form Bury, has previously shared how David tragically died in 2002 after his colleague found him hunched over his desk, struggling to breathe or move, as he was having a heart attack.
Within a few days, they were told her dad was OK and put it down to stress and told him to slow down. But tragically, as the family prepared for him to come, the hospital called and said David had a massive heart attack in his sleep and passed away.
Following the airing of episode number two of her show with Gorka, Gemma took to her Instgaram Story with a photo of herself and her dad taken when she was younger at Christmas. "To