Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Márquez reveal their daughter's name and share the first photo
She's beautiful!
Last updated 16th Jul 2019
Hits Radio presenter Gemma Atkinson and her Strictly Come Dancing boyfriend Gorka Márquez have have announced the name of their little girl as Mia Louise Márquez! Gemma and Gorka shared identical posts on Instagram that included their daughter's name and her first photos!
Gemma announced the birth of her first child with Gorka telling her fans, 'And just like that, we’re a three! Our beautiful baby daughter arrived on Thursday 4th July and myself and Gorks couldn’t be happier 💗💗💗'.
Gemma went on to say that the little girl was, 'incredible and she certainly made an entrance,' but after four days, Gemma was now going home with her newborn and couldn't wait to introduce her to the couple's dogs, Norman & Ollie, saying, 'Let the next life chapter begin'.
Gorka also announced the lovely news on Instagram posting a super cute photo with his girlfriend, he wrote, 'The last pic before we became a 3.
'Our beautiful baby daughter arrived on Thursday 4th July and myself and Gem couldn’t be happier 💗💗💗.'
Gemma first announced she was pregnant back in February posting a photo of her two dogs Norman and Ollie. The photo showed the two dogs with signs around their necks, one said, 'GUESS WHAT... MUMS PREGNANT' sic, and 'WE'RE GOING TO BE BIG BROTHERS'. The photo was captioned, 'And what Amazing big brothers they will be! Myself & Gorks are beyond excited and happy and feel incredibly blessed to be meeting our new family member later this year. Baby Marquez!!! We love you loads already ❤️🤰 @gorka_marquez'. sic
Gemma recently shared a heartwarming post about being a new mum. Sharing a selfie in her house, Gemma gave a thumbs-up to the camera - and fans couldn't help but note how incredible she looked less than two weeks after giving birth!
She wrote, 'Thumbs up to the new mums club 👍🏼 what a whirlwind 9 days it’s been having little princess (my new bff) at home with me 24/7. Being only maternal towards dogs for the first 30 years of my life (which btw Norman & Ollie are still my everything 🐶🐶) I genuinely never dreamed I’d love someone as much as I do her.'
Throughout her pregnancy, Gem also kept her fans up to date with how it was progressing, even showing the first 'photo' of the unborn baby comparing her to Gorka. From the side-by-side photos, you could clearly see the couple's unborn baby had the same nose and mouth as Gorka. Cute!
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