Gorka Marquez reveals his surprising crush on The One Show as plea is made for first Strictly signing of 2023

13.04.2023 - 08:25 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Gorka Marquez admitted his 'crush' as he took his place on The One Show couch with his fellow Strictly Come Dancing professionals.

Gorka, 32, grinned as he revealed his ideal dance partner when questioned by hosts Alex Jones and Alex Scott. Gorka, who is engaged to Hits Radio presenter Gemma Atkinson, appeared on the chat show alongside Nikita Kuzmin and Jowita Przystal to chat all things Strictly and to discuss the the Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals tour which starts next month.

The trio were all asked who their dream dancefloor partnership would be. Nikita, who danced in the 2022 series of Strictly Come Dancing with five-time Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds, picked superstar singers Beyonce and Shakira and chat show host and Eurovision commentator Graham Norton. READ MORE: Liam Payne and Tommy Fury asked 'what is this?' over cryptic announcement as fans are left worried Jowita, who won Stricty 2022 with wildlife cameraman and presenter Hamza Yassin, picked her childhood crush actor Hugh Grant.

Then it was Gorka's turn to choose and he said: "My ideal crush, David Beckham." Explaining why the Manchester United footballing icon would be his choice, Gorka was shown a clip of David, 47, showing off his dance skills with wife Victoria and praised: "He was doing it very well.

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