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Jessica Sansome

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Gorka Marquez shares disappointment over Gemma Atkinson's plans after 'sweet cheeks' quip

Gorka Marquez was back in the ballroom on Saturday night as he and new celebrity partner Helen Skelton competed in the second week of Strictly Come Dancing.

The pair took to the hit BBC One show's dancefloor with their Cha Cha to Rain On Me by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande after Countryfile host Helen shared how she had been trying to be 'sexy and sassy' for their latest routine.

After getting off to a brilliant start in week one, the critique got a bit harsher with the notoriously critical Craig Revel Horwood sharing how he was left unimpressed, saying: "Technically it was very poor I’m afraid. It will never look good unless you’ve got a straight leg darling and they were bent all the way through."

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However, the Spanish dancer and 39-year-old TV presenter secured a score of 27 points for the performance which was added to their score for the previous week ahead of the fist public vote. And on Sunday night, fans discovered the pair had made it through to the upcoming Movie Week.

Prior to the results show airing, Gorka had headed home back to Greater Manchester to spend a nice relaxing Sunday with his fiancee Gemma Atkinson and their daughter Mia ahead of another gruelling week of Strictly training.

But the 34-year-old's plans to chill out with his girls and watch movies were scuppered when Gemma, 37, revealed she had made plans. The family-of-three first headed out for a delicious-looking breakfast with Gorka sharing a little glimpse on his Instagram Story.

Gorka headed out with his girls on his day off from Strictly (Gorka Marquez Instagram)

He then appeared in the passenger seat of the car while Gemma drove them for their next task. Speaking to the camera, Gorka said: "Just came home from yesterday's Strictly and I was so excited to see Gemma and Mia. I thought we were going to chill on Sunday, watch a movie and she's [Gemma] like, 'Oo I've got plans for us!"

He went on: "So I was very excited for those plans and she told me we're going to... design a new kitchen." As Gorka panned the camera to show Hits Radio host Gemma, she clarified: "We're going to pick a new kitchen."

As her husband-to-be sarcastically said he was 'so excited, the former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale star clapped back: "Well, it's not going to choose itself, sweet cheeks." Gorka then smiled and asked: "Did you just call me sweet cheeks?"

Gemma was keeping Gorka busy (Gorka Marquez Instagram)

Afterward, Gemma re-shared the post with her own millions of followers on her Instagram Story to which she typed a cheeky response. She said: "He does to be fair," with a peach emoji. It comes after the mum-of-one shared how she'd had a worrying week.

She spoke about her 'horrible' month on social media after being 'full of worry' after having cervical screening, which checks the health of the cervix to help prevent cancer. Gemma said "they weren't happy" with the results so she then underwent a colposcopy, a test to take a closer look at the cervix, the opening between the vagina and the womb.

During a colposcopy a microscope is inserted to look at the cervix in greater detail. She was relieved to be told immediately that 'everything was fine' and has urged fans not to worry if they're also invited for a colposcopy. "Wanted to keep it real with you lot on here as it's always like having an extended family. It's been a bloody horrible month," she wrote on her Instagram Stories.

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