Pregnant Gemma Atkinson has posted a gushing tribute to boyfriend Gorka Márquez, praising him for ‘looking after’ her while she carries their first child.
Taking to Instagram, the former Strictly contestant uploaded a snap of the pair in the sea together, alongside the caption: ‘A soppy post for my fella @gorka_marquez because I’ve had a lot of lovely praise in pregnancy but you dads play a huge part in keeping us feeling safe and looked after.
‘From back rubs when baby is lay funny, to getting up in the night with me when I can’t sleep, helping me carry my things, reading with me all the baby blogs, coming to my appointments and encouraging me daily that everything will be ok when push comes to shove. (literally)
Expecting: Pregnant Gemma Atkinson has posted a gushing tribute to boyfriend Gorka Márquez, praising him for ‘looking after’ her while she carries their first child
‘All of the above you do in between the most hectic work schedule. I feel so lucky to have you in my corner and I’m grateful to have you in my life Gorks.
‘Mini Marquez is so lucky having you as papa [sic].’
Sweet: The loved-up couple announced the pregnancy earlier this year
This was met with a simple reply from the man himself: ‘I love you!!!!♥️ I’m the lucky one.’
Gemma confirmed her first pregnancy with Strictly Come Dancing pro little more than two months ago.
And she has been keeping her social media followers in the loop by sharing shots of her growing baby bump.
The latest one came on Sunday, when the former Hollyoaks actress, 34, looked radiant as she displayed her belly while sporting a white bralet and black bikini bottoms.
Captioning the shot, she wrote: ‘When you look like a palm tree with mahooosive coconuts.’
Gemma previously admitted her baby was the spitting image of a baby Gorka by sharing a comparison of the Spanish dancer alongside her ultrasound scan on Thursday.
The post was met with a simple reply from the man himself: ‘I love you!!!!♥️ I’m the lucky one’
The actress pointed out the unborn baby in the ultra scan appeared to have the exact same shaped nose and mouth as his dad when he was a toddler.
In the comparison snap, the baby could be seen in the womb while the picture of young Gorka captured the little boy’s side profile.
As well as likening her baby to the Strictly dancer, Gemma confessed pregnancy had made her feel ‘knackered’.
Blooming lovely: Gemma kept Instagram followers updated by sharing a shot of her growing baby bump on Sunday
‘The exact same nose and mouth’: She gushed that her baby looks just like his dad Gorka with a sweet comparison snap as she admitted she feels ‘knackered’
Gemma wrote: ‘Still in my tummy kicking away. Making me knackered and giving me way more cellulite than usual but already has the exact same nose and mouth as their Dad @gorka_marquez How is this fair???’
Gemma has been laying back on her gruelling fitness regimes ahead of the arrival of her first child with her boyfriend.
She took to Instagram to reveal she had both eaten a mass of eggs and felt as though she resembled the sweet treat.
Blooming: Gemma has been laying back on her regime ahead of the arrival of her first child with boyfriend Gorka as she took to Instagram to reveal she had both eaten a mass of eggs
The actress looked radiant in the shot as she cradled her bump, while adding a caption reading: ‘Who ate all the eggs?! First Easter where I actually look like and Easter Egg and I bloody love it!’
Shortly before her latest bout of social media activity from Gemma, Gorka proved they are loving life as expectant parents as the Strictly hunk took to Instagram to share a snap in which he tenderly kissed her bump.
The 28-year-old professional dancer appeared to be totally enamored as he posed with his expectant girlfriend while they kicked back for a ‘lazy Sunday’.
Sweet: The former Hollyoaks star, 34, looked radiant in the shot as she cradled her bump and beamed, while adding a caption reading: ‘Who ate all the eggs?! First Easter where I actually look like and Easter Egg and I bloody love it!’
Gemma and Gorka announced their baby news on February 1 with an adorable picture of dogs Ollie and Norman with signs around their necks – one of which read: ‘Guess what… Mum’s pregnant!’
The couple met on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017, before going public with their relationship in February 2018.
Their respective social media accounts have been littered with details of the pregnancy, with the weekend’s post proving their excitement.
As they reclined on a grey corner sofa, the duo could not stop beaming as Gorka kissed her bump and added a caption reading: ‘LAZY SUNDAYS Happy to be back home… @glouiseatkinson #home’.
Kicking back :Gemma and Gorka announced their baby news on February 1 with an adorable picture of dogs Ollie and Norman with signs around their necks – one of which read: ‘Guess what… Mum’s pregnant!’
Tucking in: Shortly after, she shared a candid post about her struggles with pregnancy, as she took a break from her fitness regime to tuck into an enormous pizza
Loved up: Gemma and Gorka announced their baby news on February 1 with an adorable picture of dogs Ollie and Norman with signs around their necks – one of which read: ‘Guess what… Mum’s pregnant!’
Gemma recently said pregnancy makes her feel like ‘superwoman’ and she’s ‘astounded’ by her body transformation.
Taking to Instagram, the soap star shared a side-by-side comparison of herself at the peak of her fitness journey and now that she’s pregnant.
Lauding her physique in both shots, she captioned the photograph: ‘Our bodies are incredible! What they are capable of doing astounds me, and in both these pictures I felt / feel like superwoman.
Happy days: The expectant actress told fans she was feeling ‘sick’ and ‘like a sloth’ as she insisted she wasn’t always committed to her fitness regime
‘I have a life inside of me ticking away ready to join us soon. The little kicks & turns & flutters are just wonderful. I feel so incredibly lucky.’
Shortly after, she shared a candid post about her struggles with pregnancy, as she took a break from her fitness regime to tuck into an enormous pizza.
The expectant actress told fans she was feeling ‘sick’ and ‘like a sloth’ as she insisted she wasn’t always committed to her fitness regime.
