Gemma Atkinson says Gorka Marquez's Strictly co-star played peacemaker when couple rowed
dailystar.co.ukGemma Atkinson revealed that when she and her Strictly boyfriend Gorka Marquez were feeling 'resentment' towards each other his co-star Giovanni Pernice helped patch things up.
The former Hollyoaks star discussed the "grief" that she and her fiancé received from the public following the birth of their daughter, Mia, in 2019.
She told how people were criticising Gorka for going on tour with the Here Come The Boys dance show - but there was also issues with their relationship.She told how she resented that he was back on the road touring, while Gorka resented the fact she was at home with their baby.But she said the fellow Strictly pro Giovanni Pernice, who the Spanish dancer was on the road with, intervened and helped patch things up.Gemma told The Sun: "We got a lot of grief for that.
He had people messaging him saying: ‘What kind of father chooses his work over his child?' They didn’t realise he was contractually obliged – and how do they expect him to fund this child without working?"But I resented that he was back on the road touring.
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