Gemma Atkinson revealed that she's related to a famous face as she switched the telly on. The former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale actress was watching Steph's Packed Lunch on Channel Four when she was pleased to spot Antonella Brollini, who took the Internet by storm with her hilarious videos giving no-holds-barred opinions on everything from push-up bras to toilet spray.
Hits Radio presenter Gemma pointed out the family connection between herself and the reviewer, presenter and agony aunt known as Antonella the Uncensored Reviewer. The GPs' receptionist from Rossendale started “vlogging” after making a 50p bet with a pal over who could get the most likes on a Facebook post. Her first review - of Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby’s Three Minute Belly Blitz fitness DVD - in 2017 has been watched a staggering 30m times.
"People don't know this," said Gemma on her Instagram Stories as she explained their link, telling fans they're "related." She said: "Her sister and my brother have been married 23 years."
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Gemma, 38, from Bury, also took to Instagram to share a defiant response after one of her videos was used as a 'bad example' of parenting with dogs in the home. The star had shared a throwback video of her three-year-old daughter, Mia, as a baby alongside her beloved pet dogs Ollie and Norman.
It showed Mia crying and upset while sitting on the sofa. Under her doting dad Gorka Marquez's supervision, she started to play with the collar of one of the adorable pet dogs and suddenly began to smile.
This just came up as a memory. The calming effect of dogs," Gemma wrote alongside the video to her 1.8m followers. She went on to say: "I've lost count of the amount of times Norman or Ollie have without even knowing comforted Mia or instantly changed her mood (as they do with me daily) The amount of patience and love they have for her is so heartwarming."
The video was quickly flooded with comments from Gemma's celeb pals and her followers as it pulled at their heartstrings. Former Big Brother winner Kate Lawler replied: "He’s just the best boy, the way he glances at you while Mia pulls his tag."
Former Bake Off winner and Strictly star John Whaite replied: "Omg," alongside a string of love heart eye emojis. Former Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley posted: "I can’t," with a flurry of crying emojis and love heart eye emojis.
But it appears some didn't take as kindly to the video and taking to her Instagram Story on Thursday, Gemma shared how she was alerted to the fact that one dog trainer chose to re-share the video as an example of "irresponsible" dog ownership and parenting on her own Instagram feed.
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