Gorka Marquez is the "proudest man in the world" to have a family with his girlfriend Gemma Atkinson.
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional and the former ‘Hollyoaks’ actress welcomed their daughter Mia into the world four months ago, and to celebrate Gemma’s 35th birthday on Saturday (16.11.19), Gorka took to social media to praise the beauty on her parenting skills, whilst also dubbing her as his "world".
Alongside a series of photos of the pair, the 29-year-old dancer wrote on Instagram: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY WORLD!!
"To my love, my rock, my best friend, the person who everyday puts a smile on my face and always make every second of a day brilliant just being by your side doing nothing just looking at you!
"To the best mummy thank you for growing our gorgeous daughter inside of you and bringing her safely and healthily into this world. I am the proudest man in the world… Today is your day and I’m the happiest man knowing that I get to be the one by your side in this day to celebrate it with out little family.
"Can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives by each others sides seeing our little one grow and celebrate more birthdays together.
"I LOVE YOU SO MUCH MY WORLD
"@glouiseatkinson (sic)"
Gorka and Gemma met whilst she was appearing on the BBC Latin and ballroom dance competition in 2017, although at the time she was paired with Aljaz Skorjanec, with whom she got all the way to the final.
Meanwhile, the former ‘Emmerdale’ star recently said she didn’t "even consider having a child" until she met Gorka.
Asked if she had ever felt of herself as a mum, she said: "No, and it’s probably going to sound really bad but I never – not that I didn’t want children – like I said, my sister’s got three, my two best friends have got two babies each so I’ve grown up around babies.
"But until I met Gorka, I couldn’t picture myself with a family with anybody because the relationships that I had previously weren’t stable enough for me to even consider having a child.
"I’d just always imagined that I’d be forty-odd with six or seven dogs and I’d be fine with it. I just – when I met Gorka, something changed in me and I thought, ‘Ooh there’s a softer side of me.’ "
Gorka Marquez is ‘proud’ of Gemma Atkinson
