Gemma Atkinson has hilariously relatable reaction to Gorka Marquez's BBC Strictly return as he says 'hopefully'

Gorka Marquez has shared a fresh reaction to his return to Strictly Come Dancing - but Gemma Atkinson stole the show with her hilariously relatable response. The Hits Radio host, who is currently pregnant with the pair's second child, shared her delight at the dancer signing back up for the BBC One dance contest.

He is among the professional dancer line-up for the upcoming 2023 edition of the BBC One show which was revealed by the broadcaster on Friday (April 21). The BBC has confirmed that the 21st series of the hit dance contest will air this autumn and will see Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will be back in the ballroom while Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke will be back on the judging panel.

Joining Spanish-born Gorka in the professional line-up are Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Luba Mushtuk, Giovanni Pernice, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas and Vita Coppola.

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In response to the new, a video of the returning stars were posted on Strictly's social media channels and the string of famous dancers were quick to respond including Gorka, who now lives in Greater Manchester with Gemma and their daughter Mia. And now, sharing the video to his Instagram Story, the 32-year-old penned: "Can't wait," before adding in the comments section on the Strictly page: "Excited to be back!!"

And he's now followed that up with another post. He shared a video to his Instagram grid of a moment on last year's show in which he made it to the final with TV presenter Helen Skelton.