Gemma Atkinson hasn’t “planned anything” for her wedding to Gorka Marquez.
Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez haven't planned much for their wedding
The ex ‘Hollyoaks’ star and her ‘Strictly Coming Dancing’ pro fiance - who she met while they were paired up on the BBC One Latin and ballroom competition in 2017 - only know they want a “really small and intimate” day after they got engaged late last year.
The 37-year-old actress told OK! magazine: "There have been a few times now where we’ve driven past a registry office and said, ‘Shall we just go in and do it? Yeah, let’s do it.' We’ve not planned anything other than we know we want it really small and really intimate.
"We’ve agreed on just close family, a handful of friends, and a big party a week or so after. It’s just finding the time really. We’ve had lots of people saying, ‘You clearly don’t want to get married if you haven’t done it yet!'.
"But I think it’s because we’re so happy with how it is."
Gemma admitted it is all a bit “full-on” with their three-year-old daughter Mia during this time of year because of the 32-year-old dancer’s commitments to ‘Strictly’, on which he is partnered up with ‘Countryfile’ presenter Helen Skelton, 32.
She said: "I’m always aware that from this time until Christmas I need to be full-on with Mia because Gorka’s away.
"Since we got together, he’s always been on his tours and I have my work. Because it’s always been that way, we’re used to it. We always say how lucky we are to have each other, because if Gorka was with someone or I was with someone who was needy and couldn’t cope alone, it wouldn’t work.
"It’s not possible with our jobs. During lockdown we did nearly four months away from each other. He was in London, locked with the Strictly bubble and I was up north. We just thought, 'It is what it is.'
"I think it’s nice because it keeps you missing them and we always, always have something to talk about because we’ve been doing our own thing."
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