Gorka Marquez shares adorable snap of pregnant Gemma Atkinson backstage at his show

He was excited to see the bump!

Author: Emma DoddsPublished 1st Jul 2019

Fans of Strictly Come Dancing star Gorka Marquez and former Emmerdale actress Gemma Atkinson have been delighted by their Instagram updates throughout Gemma's pregnancy. The couple, who got together after meeting on Strictly in 2017, announced that they were expecting their first baby together earlier this year, due in July.

Although there have been a number of adorable bump posts from the pair, one of Gorka's latest Instagram posts has had fans of the dancer in a complete tizz as it's absolutely adorable!

Gorka, who is currently on a UK dance tour with Strictly pals Aljaz Skorjanec and Giovanni Pernice, shared a photo of himself kissing Gemma's bump with the cute caption, 'When mummy and baby marquez come to watch you dancing 🥰♥️ @glouiseatkinson🤰🏼.' sic

Aww!

Of course, his Instagram followers adored the snap, and many took to the comments section to share heartfelt comments. One wrote, 'Beautiful!' as another added, 'Awwwww love this pic', and one other wrote, 'Aww you make a cute couple I bet you will make an even cutie baby not long now the best of luck.' sic

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Gorka Marquez shares adorable snap of pregnant Gemma Atkinson backstage at his show
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Gorka has since shared yet another gorgeous photo of himself and Gemma, gushing over the fact that he'll get to see her again soon. He wrote, 'LAST SHOW OF THE WEEK!!! Before I get to see and kiss this Face🥰♥️ @glouiseatkinson.' sic

What a cutie!

This comes after Gemma shared an incredibly brave and honest post about how her body has changed throughout her pregnancy, and was praised by fans and celebrities alike. Sharing a photo of herself now next to one of herself before her pregnancy, Gemma wrote a lengthy caption about her body's changes.

Writing that she "couldn't be more proud of" her body, Gemma wrote, 'Admittedly, it is hard at first especially if like me, you were / are a gym bunny. However, if you change your way of thinking and realise firstly that pregnancy is a beautiful privilege denied to many woman so be grateful you have this opportunity, things do start to become easier.'

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