Gorka Marquez has shared his own emotional message as Gemma Atkinson confirmed their family had suffered a heartbreaking loss.
Fans had been checking in with the Hits Radio star after she revealed her beloved dog Norman's sudden decline earlier this month (June).
Gemma told how the family had had a fraught 24 hours with Norman after she found he was unable to move. A trip to the vet unused where the mum-of-two was heartbreakingly told there was nothing more they could do.
She sadly told how she'd started making arrangements and had cried more than she has ever done during her six-year-long relationship with Strictly Come Dancing star Gorka.
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