Gorka Marquez’s fiancee Gemma Atkinson has rubbished claims that the professional dancer is set to leave Strictly Come Dancing after seven years on the show. The Sun reported on Friday that Marquez, 32, was planning to quit the BBC show after narrowly missing out on winning the glitterball trophy for the third time when he and presenter Helen Skelton placed as runners-up during the 2022 series final.
However, on Saturday former Hollyoaks star Atkinson, 38, clarified the allegations on her Instagram story. Alongside a clip of an article reporting the rumours, she joked: “Wish I hadn’t said to all the backstage crew ‘see you next year’ now” before adding “Obviously, this isn’t true at all!
“Same as it wasn’t true about Gio (Giovanni Pernice) last year. Merry Christmas.”
