Strictly's Gorka Marquez says he and Gemma Atkinson are 'too busy' to plan wedding date

Fêted and eternally fabulous, Isabelle Huppert is this year’s Berlin Film Festival honorary Golden Bear laureate for her life’s work so far, with an accompanying program of some of her most celebrated films. About Joan is her newest, screened out of competition as a Berlinale Special gala (though Huppert was unable to make the trip to Berlin after testing positive for Covid). That is quite a lot of weight to carry for Laurent Larivière’s slender story about the malleability of memory. That subject in itself, broad and deep as it is, may be too much for this rickety film to bear, even with Huppert’s flickering brilliance in the title role.

EastEnders actress June Brown has turned another year older and marked her 94th birthday on February 16.The soap icon is beat known for playing Dot Cotton and joined the BBC One soap back in 1985.In 2005, she won Best Actress at the Inside Soap Awards and previously received the Lifetime Achievement award at the British Soap Awards.June was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to drama and to charity.In 2009, she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, making her the second performer to receive a BAFTA nomination for their work in a soap opera, after Jean Alexander.It was announced in February 2020 that June had decided to leave EastEnders behind and quit her role as chain-smoking Dot permanently.To celebrate the birthday girl, Daily Star has taken a look back at her wild life from opening up about being "sick and tired" of having sex to her unexpected friendship with pop sensation turned Hollywood actress Lady Gaga.June was born on 16 February 1927 in Needham Market, Suffolk and was one of five children.Her younger brother John Peter died of pneumonia in 1932 at 15 days old, and her elder sister Marise died in 1934 aged eight from a meningitis-like illness. She was educated at St John's Church of England School in Ipswich and then won a scholarship to Ipswich High School, where she passed the school certificate examinations.During the Second World War, she was evacuated to the Welsh village of Pontyates in Carmarthenshire.

Amanda Holden turned up the heat on Wednesday in honour of her 51st birthday.MORE: Amanda Holden's £35k wellness spends revealed: From fat-burning treatments to facialsThe Heart FM star took to Instagram to share a daring new snapshot with fans, showing her posing in a black bra.WATCH: Amanda Holden's 7 best bikinis and swimsuitsAmanda looks glamorous in the photo with her hair tousled into loose waves, heavy eye makeup, a nude lip and statement heart earrings. "Hello 51," she captioned the post.READ: Amanda Holden's pescatarian diet: the TV star's daily meals revealedMORE: Amanda Holden just did a workout in a mini dress and knee-high boots!The mum-of-two was quickly inundated with birthday well wishes from fans and friends – including Saira Khan, John Torode, Keith Lemon, Myleene Klass and Jess Wright.A post shared by Amanda Holden (@noholdenback)Amanda looks incredible in the daring photographAmanda is no stranger to risqué photographs.

Gemma Atkinson has shared an adorable birthday tribute to her beloved pet pooch amid some sad family news.

Strictly Come Dancing professionals Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington have appeared to confirm their romance rumours as they shared a kiss in a hotel bar. The BBC One dancers, who have reportedly been dating for months, looked very loved-up as they appeared to share a smooch in the bar at the four-star Malmaison Newcastle on Thursday 27 January. Nadiya, 32, and Kai, 26, looked very cosy as they sat on a sofa in the hotel and packed on the PDA, in pictures obtained by The Sun.

Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington made the headlines this week as the pair have reportedly been "dating for months", with it now being confirmed that they will both be a part of the Strictly Come Dancing's Professionals UK tour. Professional dancers Nadiya, 32, and Kai, 26, will be joined by co-stars Dianne Buswell, Graziano Di Prima, Karen Hauer, Neil Jones, Cameron Lombard, Gorka Marquez and Luba Mushtuk. Strictly's creative director Gavin Gilkison said of the tour: "We are delighted to announce this incredible line-up of Strictly dancers for this year's official Strictly Professionals tour.

Gorka Marquez has cheekily wished his fiancee Gemma Atkinson 'luck' after revealing their daughter is following in his footsteps.

Strictly Come Dancing star Gorka Marquez has shared the sweetest post with his Instagram followers, showing off his and daughter Mia's matching shoes. MORE: Celebrity babies due in 2022: Vogue Williams, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and more pregnant starsPosing for a photo together in their jumpers, tracksuit bottoms and identical cream trainers, Gorka wrote: "Matchy matchy days… She already loves trainers as much as I do. Good luck @glouiseatkinson. "Celine Dion delivers unfortunate news in heartfelt videoRuth Langsford unveils her major hair secretChristina Hendricks Gives Mini Tour Of Her Festive Home Wearing The Most Glamorous DressKate Middleton And Prince William Meet Therapy Puppy At Lancashire HospitalStath Lets Flats: meet the cast of season threeAmy Robach shares sneak peek inside her incredible home as she gives it the ultimate makeoverFoods The Royals Dont EatGemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez share cute clip of daughter MiaPrince Georges Cutest Moments 2021Tom Jones moves The One Shows Alex Jones to tears as he discusses late wife LindaSee The Trailer For The Witcher Season TwoAnton Du Beke shows off incredible living roomSean Penn and Charlize Theron grace the red carpet togetherStrictlys Karen Hauer causes a stir in fitness video with new boyfriendWATCH: See cute clip of Gorka and MiaLittle Mia, age two, looked so cute in her sporty outfit and seemed to love twinning with her cool dad.

Strictly Come Dancing's Gorka Marquez has opened up about bidding farewell to his co-star Simon Rimmer, who took part in the fifteenth series of the popular BBC programme in 2017.The fiancé of model Gemma Atkinson, 31, revealed that he was "sad" to see the Sunday Brunch host leave the show, as the chef had helped to bring him and his now-bride-to-be together.Simon appeared on the dance show in 2017 and was partnered with professional dancer Karen Hauer.He became the fifth celebrity to be voted off the show after judges opted to save singer Mollie King and AJ Pritchard.Addressing the moment the Saturday Brunch presenter left the programme on Halloween week, Gorka admitted that he was sad to see him go.He said: "I love Simon, for me he left too soon to be honest."Not only was the dance star teary over seeing his close friend leave, but Gorka revealed that it was the celebrity chef who had bought him and Gemma together.He went on: "When he left I was quite sad because I really like him, you know what the first time that me and Gemma went for a coffee was with him."Gemma was also taking part in the show that year and was partnered with Aljaz Skorjanec.The duo made it to the finals but lost out on the coveted Glitterball trophy to Joe McFadden and Katya Jones.Also in the interview, the Spanish dance pro admitted that he had no desire to be partnered with Gemma in the dance competition due to one specific reason.Gorka admitted: "I didn’t want to dance with Gemma."She was very tall for me."He went on to explain how vital a good pairing can be for forming a relationship between the celebrity and pro.Gorka said: "You see some people when they know who they want to dance with or who they don’t want to dance with, if they say they

Strictly Come Dancing when they took part in the same series in 2017.The couple, who first met during the ballroom competition, have become engaged and proud parents to their daughter Mia, 2.But in a new interview, the 31-year-old declared he was glad that he didn't end up having the Hollyoaks star as his partner, insisting that she was "too tall".Gorka, who ended up being partnered with former X Factor star and singer Alexandra Burke that year, made it clear in his new interview with Scala Radio that dancing with Gemma was out of the question for him."I didn't want to dance with her," he shared."No, I didn't want to dance with Gemma.She was very tall for me."Gemma ended up being partnered with Slovenian dancer Aljaz Skorjanec, which would have indeed been a relief for Gorka."You see some people when they know who they want to dance with or who they don't want to dance with, if they say they want to dance with that person over there they are very friendly, very happy, very helpful.He added: "If they don't want to dance with someone, some people don't even talk to them."Fellow dancer Karen Hauer, who was also interviewed alongside Gorka, went on to echo similar words."We try to be courteous and amicable to everyone whether you want to dance with them or not," she explained."If they can't dance they might turn out to be the loveliest person."In an interesting turn of events, Gorka and Gemma both ended up making it to the finals with their dance partners.As the series neared its end in December 2017, romance rumours between the pair were in full effect.It was just two months later, in February 2018, when Gemma and Gorka went public with their relationship.To make the announcement all the more special, they shared the news

Her Hits Radio co-star, Mike Toolan replied, quipping: “That smells like a pterodactyls egg.”She continued, visibly in pain but laughing it off as she jokingly cried from the choking.Gemma exclaimed: “That was genuinely really awful. I just nearly choked, in the radio station I nearly choked on an egg.“I’m still going though,” she concluded, finishing her egg.The radio host also included segments from the radio show earlier in the day.She was live on air earlier today with Mike and Jordan and the trio discussed the iPhone game Wordle.Gemma said: “There is something going around at the minute and it’s massive.

Strictly’s Gorka Marquez has revealed he didn’t want to be partnered with now-fiancee Gemma Atkinson when they both appeared on the BBC show.The couple first met during the 2017 series of Strictly Come Dancing and are now engaged and doting parents to daughter Mia, two-and-a-half. However in a new interview, dancer Gorka Marquez, 31, said he was happy he wasn’t paired with fiancee Gemma Atkinson, 37, when they appeared on the same series of Strictly, revealing he thought she was “too tall”.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin has reunited with Tilly Ramsay after testing positive with Covid-19.The dancing duo were forced to separate last week after Strictly professional Nikita fell ill with the virus, but he has now recovered and is no longer infectious.Taking to his Instagram story to update his fans, Nikita, 24, shared a short video of himself and Tilly, 20, embracing as he revealed that he is "finally back".Sharing his excitement, Nikita said: "We're back! Back together in Leeds."We're ready for you, I'm finally back, I promise I will not leave anymore. "While hugging him from behind, Tilly added: "I'm not letting go."Nikita replied: "She's not letting go anymore.

Kai Widdrington has been the subject of many romance rumours over the past months. During the latest season of Strictly Come Dancing, it was suggested that the professional dancer and his partner, AJ Odudu, were more than friends and now many are convinced he and Nadiya Bychkova have been together for a few months.MORE: Strictly's AJ Odudu reacts to Kai Widdrington's first picture with Maisie Smith ahead of tourSince Nadiya's split from her fiancé Matija Škarabot was announced and the two dancers were linked, Kai remained silent on his Instagram feed - until Tuesday.WATCH: Giovanni Pernice and Kai Widdrington return to London in a private jetThis week, after five days of not posting onto his social media profile, the dancer shared an image of himself taken during Strictly Come Dancing's worldwide Tour Arena in Leeds, alongside his partner Maisie Smith.READ: Strictly star Nadiya Bychkova splits from fiancé Matija after long-distance relationship RELATED: Shirley Ballas breaks silence over Strictly tour romance rumours"Leeds we're here and ready to go @maisiesmithofficial @strictlycomedancinglive," he simply wrote, celebrating their first night in the new city and ignoring all romance rumours.

Gemma Atkinson has sent fans an important message after she got back on the scales following her return to her fitness regime after Christmas.. The former Emmerdale actress shared a photo of herself chilling in a navy bra top and comfy sweatpants on Instagram, along with an important caption.

She keeps followers motivated by regularly sharing her workouts on Instagram - and fitness fanatic Gemma Atkinson has been applauded for her latest post.

Strictly Come Dancing star Gorka Marquez has revealed he and fiancee Gemma Atkinson are "too busy" to plan their wedding. The couple, who met on the hit BBC dancing show in 2017, got engaged on Valentine's Day last year.

Strictly Come Dancing favourite Gorka Márquez has revealed that he and fiancée Gemma Atkinson are “too busy” to plan their pending nuptials. Gorka popped the question to Gemma in February 2021 and their pair branded each other their “forever Valentines”. Prior to getting engaged, Gemma, 37, gave birth to their daughter Mia - who turned two last summer.

Gemma Atkinson has joked she's 'rethinking' her wedding to Gorka Marquez after revealing his doesn't like one tradition.

STRICTLY Come Dancing alumni Maisie Smith shared a flirty moment with new dance partner Kai Widdrington after being called up for the show tour. The former EastEnders actress, 20, who graced the dancefloor with Gorka Marquez on the 2019 series, has been partnered with the Strictly pro newbie for the upcoming tour.

Karen Hauer, who competed in Strictly Come Dancing in 2021 alongside Greg Wise, injured herself during rehearsals for a group routine.The Venezuelan-American dancer, 39, explained that she would have to take “a break” from dancing, which meant missing out on the show’s big finale. After seeing a specialist and having an MRI scan, Karen was told she had a tear in her meniscus and damage to her cartilage.  The dancer’s injuries were not serious enough to require surgery, but she was ordered to stop dancing for one month while her body recovered.Karen took to Instagram today to give her 282,000 followers a health update following her four-week rehab programme and various knee exercises.“Hello, hello, hello. How are you guys doing? Hope you are having a lovely start to your weekend,” she began. “I just did a nice stretch.