Gemma Atkinson shares her plans for 'low stress registry office wedding' with Gorka
12.10.2022 - 09:55
/ ok.co.uk
Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez have been together for almost five years, and got engaged on Valentine’s Day last year. But when we ask Gemma about their wedding plans, it’s fair to say the couple are decidedly laid-back. "There have been a few times now where we’ve driven past a registry office and said, ‘Shall we just go in and do it? Yeah, let’s do it!’" says Gemma, 37.
"We’ve not planned anything other than we know we want it really small and really intimate. "We’ve agreed on just close family, a handful of friends, and a big party a week or so after. It’s just finding the time really.
We’ve had lots of people saying, ‘You clearly don’t want to get married if you haven’t done it yet!'. "But I think it’s because we’re so happy with how it is." It’s no surprise Spanish Strictly Come Dancing professional Gorka, 32, and former Emmerdale and Hollyoaks actress Gemma don’t have much time to spare at the moment. While he is to-ing and fro-ing between Manchester, Leeds and London with his hectic schedule, Gemma is holding the fort at home with their daughter Mia, three.
"I’m always aware that from this time until Christmas I need to be full-on with Mia because Gorka’s away," she says. It’s a routine the couple are familiar with. "Since we got together, he’s always been on his tours and I have my work.
Because it’s always been that way, we’re used to it," she continues. "We always say how lucky we are to have each other, because if Gorka was with someone or I was with someone who was needy and couldn’t cope alone, it wouldn’t work. "It’s not possible with our jobs.
During lockdown we did nearly four months away from each other. He was in London, locked with the Strictly bubble and I was up north. We just thought, 'It is what
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