Gemma Atkinson 'scared' as she shares pact with pals after clapping back at 'awful' appearance comments weeks after birth

Gemma Atkinson has shared the secret behind her youthful looks after she was complimented days after clapping back at 'awful' appearance comments. Last week, the Hits Radio host appeared on Instagram to address comments sent to her about the way she looks weeks after giving birth.

Bury-born Gemma and her Strictly Come Dancing star beau Gorka Marquez welcomed their second child into the world on July 17. The couple, who met on the BBC One dance show in 2017, announced their son's arrival a couple of days later before confirming his name as Thiago Thomas Marquez.

Thiago, or Tio for short, made his entrance into the world as Gemma, 38, neared 41 weeks in her pregnancy and just missed his older sister Mia's birthday as she was born on July 4 in 2019.

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After keeping her fans and followers updated throughout her pregnancy, the former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale star has continued her honest posts as she documents her new life as a mum-of-two and last week, she addressed some awful comments she had received which were sparked after she was spotted out and about with her mum and Thiago.

She explained that she had dropped Mia off at pre-school and was heading to the doctors when they were papped. As she set the reason she was out with her mum straight, she laughed as she said: "I did look like a bag of rags, to be fair. I didn't look my best."

She explained her ongoing C-section recovery was the reason she wasn't pushing Thiago's pram after she was branded 'lazy' for not doing it. "My mum was pushing the pram, because it's quite hilly where I live, so downhill I could push him. Uphill, it was a little bit tender and I don't want to overdo