Gorka Marquez shares what daughter 'misses' as he spends five weeks away from home and Gemma Atkinson
24.04.2024 - 20:55
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Gorka Marquez has shared what his daughter 'misses' while he's away as he's set to spend the best part of five weeks away from home. The Strictly Come Dancing star is heading out on tour with a number of co-stars from the BBC One dance contest.
The Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals tour kicks off on May 1 and the 36-date tour will include two nights in Greater Manchester. Alongside stops in London, Birmingham, Blackpool, Cardiff and Glasgow, the show, which marks the largest line-up to date, will arrive at the Lyric Theatre in Salford on May 14 and 15.
As well as Gorka the other talented professional dancers taking part are Karen Hauer, Dianne Buswell, Nancy Xu, Graziano Di Prima, Carlos Gu, Vito Coppola, Nikita Kuzmin, Jowita Przystal, Neil Jones, Michelle Tsiakkos and Luba Mushtuk.
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While Gorka's been back in rehearsals and will soon be hitting the road with his co-stars, his fiancee Gemma Atkinson has returned to her day job on Hits Radio, nine months after welcoming the couple's second child, son Thiago, into the world last July.
uring her return to the drivetime slot, which starts weekdays at 4pm, co-host Mike Toolan asked Gemma how she was coping with the two children with Gorka heading into rehearsals before hitting the road.
Gemma said: "He’s away for five weeks now who knows where, he’s all over the shop. It is tough and it isn’t - it takes a village they say with kids and I’m very fortunate that me mum and me sister are very close by. But it’s all me and Gorka have known, so sometimes it is easier for me to get