Gemma Atkinson has "not planned anything" for her wedding.
Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez have made no plans for their wedding
The 37-year-old actress has been set to tie the knot with 'Strictly Come Dancing' professional Gorka Márquez since 2021 but the pair have struggled to find a time for the ceremony and have often considered "just doing it" when the chance upon registry office.
She said: "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."
The former 'Hollyoaks' actress - who has three-year-old daughter Mia with her fiancé - went on to explain that because Gorka is away during the latter months of the year competing in the BBC Latin and ballroom competition, she needs to be "full-on" with their daughter in the run-up to Christmas and admitted the pair feel "lucky" because of how easily they are able to spend time apart.
She told OK magazine: "I'm always aware that from this time until Christmas I need to be full-on with Mia because Gorka's away. 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."
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