Gorka Marquez says 'I just feel sorry' as he leaves Strictly Come Dancing star 'crying'

Gorka Marquez has seen heaping praise on his fiancee Gemma Atkinson as he broke down in tears over spending time away from her and their children. The couple are constantly quizzed on how they cope with long periods of separation with Gorka's dancing career often taking him away from weeks - even months- at a time.

Gorka and Gemma met on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017, where Gorka is a professional dancer on the show, and they got engaged in 2021. They are also proud parents to daughter Mia, four, and son Thiago, 11 months.

But Gemma, 39, has previously said how a concerned family member checked in on the pair after reports of a 'rough patch' between them. "I get that people find it strange that we are apart a lot but that’s how it’s always been since we met," the Hits Radio host said on ITV's Lorraine.

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Gemma went on: "Because I have done Strictly and I know that side of it, it’s not a shock to me. Army wives, their partners are away for six or seven months and they make out that I’ve been moaning that I’ve been on my own for three weeks but really I am having the best time.

"You don’t want to be so dependent on each other that you can’t do anything without them and I think that’s what’s great about me and Gorka is that on his own he’s great, on my own I’m great but together it’s like unstoppable."

Their most recent time apart came as Gorka reunited with his co-stars from the BBC One dance contest on the Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals UK tour. And during the last episode of his and Gemma's reality show, Gemma & Gorka: