{"id":435927,"date":"2026-02-20T10:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/435927\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:25:14","slug":"gemma-atkinson-and-strictlys-gorka-address-fleeing-uk-after-overseas-marriage-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/435927\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemma Atkinson and Strictly’s Gorka address ‘fleeing UK’ after overseas marriage update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strictly Come Dancing stars Gemma Atkinson and Gorka M\u00e1rquez opened up about their future plans overseas, following an update on their wedding<\/p>\n

06:00, 20 Feb 2026Updated 07:10, 20 Feb 2026<\/p>\n

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Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez opened up about their overseas plans(Image: Instagram)<\/p>\n

Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> star Gorka M\u00e1rquez<\/a> said he hopes to take a break from the UK with Gemma Atkinson<\/a> when the time is right. The couple are currently based in Gemma’s hometown of Manchester, where Gorka splits his time between the city and regular visits to his native, Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Opening up about their future, the pair discussed their children, Mia, six, and Thiago, two, growing up and moving on with their lives. Admitting she dreaded the thought, Gemma quoted the well-known saying: “A daughter is a daughter all your life, but a son is a son until he finds his wife.”<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the idea, she added: “It\u2019s true, because they [the son] bugger off.”<\/p>\n

While Gemma admitted to fearing the day their children move on, Gorka joked that he “couldn\u2019t wait,” as it would give him and his fianc\u00e9e more freedom. “Hurry up, Thiago,” he teased on their Lost In Translation podcast.<\/p>\n

Still stressed at the thought, the radio presenter continued: “Imagine when there’s another woman in his life other than me or it could be another man, we never know. Whoever it is, a man or woman, I don\u2019t want you to have him.”<\/p>\n

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Strictly stars Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez got engaged in 2021 (Image: Gorka Marquez Instagram)<\/p>\n

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The pair give fans an insight into their holidays on Instagram <\/p>\n

Sharing his contrasting thoughts, 35-year-old Gorka joked: “Even if it\u2019s a dog, just go.”<\/p>\n

“No, nobody\u2019s going to be good enough for Thiago,” Gemma replied.<\/p>\n

Putting forward his overseas plan, he added: “I can’t wait for them to be over 18, so you and I can go to Australia<\/a> for three weeks.”<\/p>\n

Later in the episode, the couple also revealed that visiting New Zealand is on their “bucket list”.<\/p>\n

Gemma said: “We have a friend who\u2019s from New Zealand, and the pictures she post, the scenery, I\u2019d love to do the whale watching.”<\/p>\n

In response, Gorka suggested they make a pact to travel to the places they\u2019ve mentioned once their children are grown, though Gemma pointed out that New Zealand could also be fun with the kids.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve done Australia, I loved it, but I haven\u2019t done New Zealand,” she added.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time the pair have spoken about going overseas. In 2024, they revealed they were considering buying a property in Spain to act as a “home away from home”.<\/p>\n

Gemma told The Mirror:<\/a> “It would be nice to have somewhere that I can just take them with my family.<\/p>\n

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Gemma and Gorka discussed plans on their Lost In Translation podcast (Image: YOUTUBE\/LOSTINTRANSLATION)<\/p>\n

“It would help with my Spanish and theirs, and Gorka\u2019s parents could drive down. It\u2019s something we\u2019re hoping to do by the end of this year. We love Spain.”<\/p>\n

The couple are also debating whether to marry in England or in Gorka\u2019s native, after he proposed in 2021. Whatever they decide, Gemma said the pair are not planning a big wedding.<\/p>\n

Quizzed by a fan on Instagram<\/a> last year about their plans to say “I do,” she said: “Possibly next year, we\u2019ve been back and forth about registry offices or going to Spain.<\/p>\n

“None of us want a big fuss or lots of guests, so we may just go and do it with just family and come back and have a huge party!”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancing stars Gemma Atkinson and Gorka M\u00e1rquez opened up about their future plans overseas, following an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435928,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,73010,2413,5780,1598,27012,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-435927","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-gemma-atkinson","11":"tag-love","12":"tag-marriage","13":"tag-strictly-come-dancing","14":"tag-talent-shows","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}