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Manchester Evening News
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Katie Fitzpatrick

Gemma Atkinson says it's 'weird' as she snuggles up on her own to watch BBC Strictly and sends supportive message to Helen and Gorka

She's been cheering on her fiance Gorka Marquez as he dazzles on the dancefloor with former Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton, and Gemma Atkinson cut a cosy figure as she snuggled down to watch Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Hits Radio presenter Gemma was cheering on her man and his celeb dance partner on the BBC dance contest.

Gemma, who competed on the show in 2017 partnered with Aljaž Škorjanec and made it all the way to the final, observed the glitter and the sequins in a super-cute pair of penguin patterned pyjamas from the comfort of their lounge. However the former Emmerdale and Hollyoaks actress pointed out that it felt 'weird' to be watching it solo without her little Strictly sidekick.

Gemma explained that she usually watches Strictly Come Dancing with their three-year-old daughter Mia, but was going solo while Mia was staying over with Gemma's sister. "I'm watching solo tonight. Mia's at my sister's sleeping over bless her," she said in a video on her Instagram Stories.

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