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Megan Nisbet

Strictly couples share 'last meet up' before their babies arrive and 'grow up together'

Gemma Atkinson has shared a sweet snap alongside Strictly Come Dancing professionals Gorka Marquez, Janette Manrara, and Alijaz Skorjanec. The actress, who is expecting her second child with partner Gorka, revealed it was the group's last meet up before the "first of two babies arrive".

Soap star Gemma and Strictly's Gorka shared the lovely news they were expecting a baby boy in January. The couple, who are engaged to be married, already share their three-year-old daughter Mia.

In a social media post at the time, Gemma shared a picture of her bump and wrote: "Impossible to hide my belly any longer. I’ve officially popped. Our baby boy will be joining our family later this year.

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"We feel so incredibly blessed and Grateful to be on this journey again. Mia is absolutely thrilled! Although we may need to do some negotiating on names, as so far she’s adamant he’s going to be called Barbie."

Meanwhile, Janette and Alijaz announced the news they were expecting their first child back in February and have been keeping fans updated with their pregnancy journey. In a new post, the two couples, along with Gemma and Gorka's daughter Mia, posed for a photograph inside a restaurant.

Sharing the picture with her 1.8 million Instagram followers, Gemma sweetly wrote: "The last meet up before the first of two babies arrives. How lovely that our little ones will all grow up together, and clearly get their dance moves from the best dancer of the group, ME. @gorka_marquez @jmanrara @aljazskorjanec."

Janette also shared the image, and captioned it: "Great lunch with these guys! Long overdue and wanted to get it in before life became a little busier for all of us.

"Cannot believe the next time we see each other there may be not just 1, but 2 more little humans with us! How exciting! It’ll be 7 of us soon. Loving our girl trio as well! Mia is amazing!"

Commenting on the picture, Gorka teased: "We’re gonna need the whole restaurant and a minibus." How exciting! For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.

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