Strictly's Gemma Atkinson shares Gorka Márquez's cheeky request

Gemma Atkinson has revealed her partner Gorka Márquez's cheeky request when home from filming Strictly Come Dancing.

The hectic schedule of the BBC dancing competition means Gorka is away from his family in Manchester most of the week to rehearse with celebrity dance partner Nikita Kanda in London.

However, Gemma explained that when Gorka does make it home, they tend to have very different ideas on how to spend the evening.

"My fella works away a lot, and I often say to my producer Matt, 'Gorka's back on Thursday, I've not seen him for three weeks, he's going to want the lingerie and all this'," she said on her podcast The Overshare.

Gemma then admitted: "All I want to do is get in bed and he will text me saying, 'Can't wait for tonight', and I'm like, 'oh God', because for me, I can't wait for tonight because it means you can get up and I can get some sleep."

The two met when Gemma competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017, and in 2021, they announced their engagement. Gemma and Gorka have two children together: newborn son Thiago and 4-year-old daughter Mia.

Gorka and his current Strictly Come Dancing partner, BBC Asian Network presenter Nikita Kanda, have struggled in the first two weeks of the competition, scoring 18 out of 40 for both their waltz and Charleston.

However, the duo have a chance to redeem themselves on Saturday night during Movie Week when they perform a jive to the Kim Wilde classic 'Kids in America' from the film Clueless.

Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturdays and Sundays on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

Tickets for Strictly's 2024 live arena tour are available now.

Interested in talking about Strictly Come Dancing? Visit our dedicated sub-forum

You Might Also Like

• PS5 consoles for sale – PlayStation 5 stock and restocks: Where to buy PS5 today?

• IS MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 THE BEST IN THE SERIES? OUR REVIEW

• AEW game is a modern mix of No Mercy and SmackDown