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Megan Shaw

Strictly's Helen Skelton walks Pride of Britain red carpet alone as Gorka Marquez and Gemma Atkinson 'back door it'

Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton stunned in a cut-out bright green frock which she completed with an array of silver accessories on the red carpet at last night's Pride of Britain Awards.

However, her professional dancing partner Gorka Marquez was nowhere to be seen and this morning his wife-to-be and former Emmerdale star, Gemma Atkinson has revealed why.

The pair, who met on the BBC dance show five years ago and have a three-year-old daughter together, decided to "back door it" after seeing the queue and instead headed straight inside. Radio presenter, Gemma posted a series of stories explaining her and Gorka's absence with her 1.8 million followers.

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