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Pregnant Gemma Atkinson sends warning to Gorka Marquez as he prepares to wear ‘speedos’ for birth of second child
Gemma Atkinson has warned Gorka Marquez about what he can expect during the birth of their second child as he shared his plans to wear ‘speedos’. The Strictly Come Dancing star made the comments when he surprised his fiancee during her last show on Hits Radio as she goes off on maternity leave.
Gemma, who announced she was pregnant back in January and confirmed that their baby boy was due this summer, spent her last early evening on the airwaves with co-host Mike Toolan and producer Matt on Thursday (May 18) until next year.
Bury-born Gemma has recently been counting down to her maternity leave with Gorka, 32, set to join her at their Greater Manchester home for some precious time before their baby boy arrives. He is also finishing up on the Strictly Professionals UK tour which is currently in full swing up and down the country.
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She previously shared how she is set to spend a few weeks alone with the couple’s three-year-old daughter Mia before Gorka joins her for the latter stages of preparing for the arrival of baby number two.
But to mark her last show, Gorka joined Gemma and Mike over the phone with mum-of-two-to-be Gemma writing on Instagram: “And he knows I hate surprises,” as she reshared a video from the Hits Radio Instagram account.
In the clip, Mike was heard quizzing Gorka about Gemma’s plans for a water birth and the former Emmerdale and Hollyoaks star has previously shared how Spanish-born Gorka was taken aback when he was asked during an appointment with their midwife about his ‘role’ in the birth and whether he’d like to ‘catch’ their son when he is born.
“I’m very excited, I’m just not looking forward to the birth day,” Gorka confessed when asked how he was feeling about welcoming his second child into the world by Mike during Thursday’s drivetime show on Hits Radio. He then explained: “Because I’ll probably have to be by her side so I will probably lose a hand and she will tell me the ‘F word’ a few times.”
He then added: “In the baby’s bag there is obviously going to be the nappies, the clothes and everything then a helmet for me because I know she’ll throw me a punch at some point.”
Mike then moved on to ask more about the birth as he said: “”We know it’s going to be a water birth, are you prepared for this?” to which the dancer replied: “Yeah I’ve got my goggles, my Speedos. Obviously I’m going to be wearing Speedos.” And as Mike joked: “He’s diving in,” Gemma quipped: “Not again, that’s how I got in this mess.”
But he ended on a sweet message for his future wife and her co-star, saying: “I just want to say, obviously it’s the last show of Gemma and I love to hear you both. Have a good last show.”
Captioning the Instagram post, Hits Radio wrote: “@gorka_marquez has got his helmet and Speedos at the ready.” And Gemma was quick to warn her man, writing in the comments: “All the F bombs coming your way again in labour Gorks,” while Gorka commented on the clip with a string of crying laughing emojis.
Fans and listeners meanwhile also saw the funny side while also wishing them the best of luck with their expanding brood. @gillhamc said: “Good luck Gemma, happy birthing day with gorks.” @traceyosborn18 replied: “Good luck Gemma and Gorka all the best on your second baby.” @lizclarke55 added: “So funny. Lovely relationship. Good luck to both of you.”
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