Gorka Marquez has received the firm backing of girlfriend Gemma Atkinson over his passionate speech in support of Strictly Come Dancing partner Helen Skelton, after the pro was brandeds "patronising" by Loose Women star Janet Street-Porter.
Since the new series kicked off in September, popular Strictly professional Gorka, who has reached the final with Alexandra Burke and Maisie Smith, has been working hard trying to get boost ex Blue Peter star Helen's confidence, after she fled rehearsals through a fire exit when the pressure of rehearsing for the first live show got too much.
He even took the drastic step of surrounding her with mirrors during training in week two, so that Helen had no other option but to look at herself. The couple have seen their scores and comments from the judges improve in recent weeks and on Saturday night they got 29 out of 40 for their paso doble.
