Gemma Atkinson gives exact reason why Gorka Marquez relationship 'works' as they spend time apart

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Gemma Atkinson has shared the exact reason she thinks her relationship with Gorka Marquez 'works' after previously branding them 'unstoppable'.

She had previously said how a concerned family member checked in on the pair after reports of a 'rough patch' between them. The couple met on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017, where Gorka is a professional dancer on the show, and have since gotten engaged in 2021 and are also now proud parents to daughter Mia, four, and son Thiago, 10 months.

But during a TV appearance earlier in the year, Gemma was asked by host Lorraine Kelly about the rumours that she and Gorka were going through a tricky period, which is when the Hits Radio host revealed that some members of her family were worried about the speculation. READ MORE: Stacey Solomon asks 'where has the time gone' as fans rush to respond to emotional family update Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link She revealed as Lorraine brought up the relationship reports: "It was actually my Auntie who messaged me and said ‘Is everything okay?’ and I was like ‘Yeah, yeah it’s fine’ but I get that people find it strange that we are apart a lot but that’s how it’s always been since we met." Gemma went on: "Because I have done Strictly and I know that side of it, it’s not a shock to me.

Army wives, their partners are away for six or seven months and they make out that I’ve been moaning that I’ve been on my own for three weeks but really I am having the best time. "You don’t want to be so dependent on each other that you can’t do anything without them and I think that’s what’s great about me and Gorka is that on his own he’s great, on my own I’m great but together it’s like unstoppable." And Gemma