Gemma Atkinson announced a 'last' after she and Gorka Marquez shared a relatable moment with fans. The Hits Radio host is heavily pregnant and is counting down the days until she welcomed her second child with her Strictly Come Dancing star beau.
And with the arrival of their baby, which they confirmed is a boy after welcoming daughter Mia back in 2019, Gemma headed off on her maternity leave from her radio role last month. But that didn't stop her from working as she had a few other commitments in between preparing for her son's appearance.
That included a couple of live telly appearances on Steph's Packed Lunch but on Monday (June 12), Gemma confirmed today's episode would be her last - at least for now.
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Sitting out in the garden of her Greater Manchester home, the 38-year-old said to the camera: "Last drive to Leeds today for the Steph show, My last one before he arrives because I'm not keeping doing the drive to Leeds - I physically can't! So yeah, tune in."
Gemma made the video as she was enjoying some morning rays before her four-year-old daughter headed off to pre-school. It came after the mother and daughter plus Gorka were caught out when rain suddenly fell across the city on Sunday (June 11) which saw Parklife brought to a halt for almost an hour.
Sharing pictures to Instagram, the family-of-three could be seen pulling a series of unhappy faces in the mirror with it not taking fans long to spot their soaked clothing ringing from their bodies.
The post was originally made by Gorka, before Gemma shared it with her own followers, saw the dancer typed: "Tell me we are not the only ones. @glouiseatkinson." And sharing another dose of relatable reality, he added: "Garden cushions, out windows open, imagine the mess."
But as fans were quick to comment on whether they too had a downpour amid temperatures soaring above 30C in some places, others were pretty distracted by Mia whose expressions left them in stitches.
@_ms_gill laughed: "Mia's face!" @heyan3js said: "Mia’s expression is a mix of both of yours." @wal3852 wrote: "Sorry but Mia's face is everything. That girl gonna be an actress." @missjulesp replied: "Mia's face is hilarious." @miss_samj shared: "Mia wins best facial expression."
@sharyn_matildac posted: "Bless poor Mia." @hayley_mc76 commented: "Mia’s little face on the first one." @nix.psoriatic.osteo.arthritis posted: "MIAs little face in the first photo…too cute!" @shirley_pearson_1965 added: "Mia’s face like. God love her, says it all really."
Since revealing they were expanding their brood, Gemma, from Bury, has been keeping her followers updated with her honest social media posts and earlier this week, she gave a positive update on her unborn 'little man'. Sharing the snap with her 1.8 million followers on her Instagram Story, the mum-of-two-to-be bared her blossoming bump.
As she smiled with her top pulled up to show her belly in the image, she wrote alongside it: "Had my appointment with @private_midwives yesterday. Little man is exactly where he needs to be. Head down arse up. Head is well and truly down there now which I’m reminded of every time I walk, sit, get in and out the car or pick up Mia."
Adding in a couple of crying laughing emojis, former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale actress Gemma jokingly added a speech bubble coming from one of her adorable dog's head saying "what’s in there" as he looked up at her during the taking of the mirror selfie.
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