Gemma Atkinson has clapped back at a series of social media comments she saw about herself in which one user branded her 'tubby'. The Hits Radio host, who is currently expecting her second child with her Strictly Come Dancing star fiance Gorka Marquez, outed the vile comments on her Instagram Story alongside a lengthy message
The messages appeared to be in a tweet featuring Gemma as the first response read: "She's looking a bit tubby now." A message in response then said: "She is pregnant again," to which the same writer of the first tweet replied: "No reason to let herself go."
And it's fair to say Gemma, 38, wasn't standing for it. The former Emmerdale and Hollyoaks actress typed alongside a screengrab on her Instagram Story: "This was in a Twitter thread about me recently. Looking tubby and letting myself go. Obv I will ALWAYS get this stuff. Pregnant or not."
But the mum-of-one turned her comments on their head and showed support to fellow mums and mums-to-be. "To any woman feeling a little insecure or self-conscious due o the changes in pregnancy remember that what your body is doing is remarkable! And it's something a lot of [women] are set wishing and praying for.
"Embrace the changes. My cellulite on my a**e is tenfold at the minute! My boobs are massive and I struggle to put my shoes on [crying laughing emoji]. BUT I'm growing and creating a life. My son. And for that blessing, I'll take all the above and more. Including the p****s on Twitter."
Last week, Gemma's partner Gorka appeared in awe of his wife-to-be as they worked out together in their own home gym at their Geater Manchester abode. Gemma, who announced she was expecting her second child last month, showed off her baby bump in her sports bra and leggings as she tackled her gym session with weights.
"Tuesday morning session," Gorka, who made it to the final of the BBC dance contest's 2022 run with Helen Skelton in December, said to the camera before adding: "With my best training partner," she he turned the camera to show Gemma hard at work. The shirtless 32-year-old kept flicking the camera to show himself smiling and looking on at the mum-of-two-to-be.
Uploading the video to his Instagram Story, Gork wrote: "AM session," before tagging Gemma, who he met on Strictly in 2017 before popping the question on Valentine's Day 2021. She then reshared the post to her own Instagram Story and wrote: "Bumping along."
Gorka then took to Instagram to share a sweet image of the pair after they finished up their workout session in their home gym at their Greater Manchester home which they share with three-year-old daughter Mia and their two beloved dogs, Ollie and Norman.
In the first image, Gemma can be seen with her arm thrown around her husband-to-be as he pulled an animated face while pointing at her growing baby bump. The second showed them cosied up together as they smiled for the camera. "One of us is keeping strong to grow a human," Gorka started to type before he added: "Me, well I’m just here for support."
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