Gemma Atkinson shares sweet gift from Strictly star to daughter Mia as she prepares to welcome second child

Pregnant Gemma Atkinson is due to give birth in weeks to a baby boy, and she was moved by a sweet gift for daughter Mia from a Strictly Come Dancing star. The Hits Radio presenter reached out to thank Carlos Gu, who is a professional dancer on the BBC show along with her fiance Gorka Marquez, for sending three-year-old Mia a cuddly rabbit as the excitement builds ahead of the new arrival.

"So kind Mia is surrounded by so many lovely people," wrote Gemma, 38, as she shared a picture of their new furry friend on her Instagram Stories. Along with the rabbit was a thougtful card from Carlos, who joined the Strictly family in 2022.

The note read: "Dear Mia is Uncle Carlos - send you a big rabbit with love. Let me know if you give she/him name. Wish you happy and health lots of love Uncle Carlos."

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Carlos is currently on the Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals tour with Gorka, Dianne Buswell,Vito Coppola, Karen Hauer, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal and Nancy Xu. The loved-up couple, who met on Strictly in 2017 when Gemma was a celeb finalist, announced back in January that they are expecting baby number two after welcoming Mia in July 2019.

Bury-born Gemma has now finished work on Hits Radio, handing over to former Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent who will keep Gemma's seat warm while she heads off to welcome baby number two this summer. Brooke, who is famed for playing Sophie Webster in the ITV soap but hasn't been seen on screen since 2019 when the character left in the back of a taxi, has been announced as the new host for Hits Radio’s evening show, from 4pm to 7pm, and will be heard across radiowaves with Mike