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Jessica Sansome

Gorka Marquez shows daughter Mia's latest BBC Strictly Come Dancing gift in sweet snap and fans make same 'double' remark

Gorka Marquez has left his fans cooing as he shared an adorable selfie of himself alongside his daughter, Mia. It came as the Strictly Come Dancing star brought home another gift for his little girl after it featured in his latest routine with celebrity dance partner Helen Skelton.

Gorka and Countryfile host Helen won praise lest weekend as they performed a jive in the ballroom. Dressed in complementary black and white suits, with added Strictly sparkle, the dancing pair received a score of 37 for their routine to Janelle Monae’s Tightrope. It left them joint-second in the leaderboard, just one point behind Hamza Yassin who topped the scoreboard in sparkling fashion with three perfect 10s across the board.

Motsi Mabuse again singled Helen out for the final, which is still a few weeks away, and head judge Shirley Ballas told the other competitors that if they're doing a jive, it should be like Helen and Gorka's. And after their high scores and high praise, the dancing couple made it through to week eight in the BBC One dance contest on Sunday night.

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Following the results, Gorka wrote on Instagram: "So thrilled to get through another week! Honestly thank you so much to each one of you who voted for us and for your messages of support! We wouldn’t be in the competition without you." And They'll be back in the ballroom on Saturday (November 12) with a Salsa to 'Despacito' by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber.

But it appears Gorka's little girl was impressed with her 'Papa' and Helen's look for their last performance. So much so, she got a piece of it for herself. The doting dad, 34, took to Instagram with a picture of himself and Mia donning the smart hats he and Helen wore during their show-stopping routine.

"Mia wanted to wear the Hats from our Jive," he typed alongside the heart-melting photo. " Is it me or can she look more cute." Good Morning Britain star Ranvir Singh was among the first to comment on the post, writing: "Sooooooo cute! Totally takes after Gemma then."

And while others agreed Mia was 'cute', others couldn't help but comment on being her mum, Gemma Atkinson's, double. @twiggy_77 said: "She is such a cutie, she looks just like her mummy. Beautiful photo." @dihsparks wrote: "Oh my…she looks like her mum!" @annieptsdsurvivor echoed: "Awww so cute!! She is the double of her beautiful mamma!!"

@collpats commented: "Beautiful girl. Mothers twin." @natlfc09 posted: "Oh my goodness @glouiseatkinson mini double!" @fiorillohelen added: "Oh my goodness she is a beauty & very much her mummy’s double little cutie ."

It comes after former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale star Gemma shared Helen's lovely gesture to her daughter after the toddler became 'obsessed' with a part of one of her Strictly outfits. it appears one of Mia's favourite routines came earlier last month if a gift from Helen is anything to go by. Gemma, 37, took to her Instagram Story to show off her daughter's latest hairdo. It showed Mia, three, with her hair tied into a plait for three red roses dotted throughout.

There was also another picture, showing Helen with the same hairstyle from when she and Gorka performed a traditional paso doble. It was the weekend the dancing couple danced to Tamacun by Rodrigo y Gabriela which secured them a solid score of 29.And it appears the performance mesmerised Gemma and Gorka's daughter due to Countryfile host Helen's hair. "Mia was obsessed with @helenskelton paso hair!" Gemma typed alongside her post. "She liked the flowers so Helen kept some for her. Gorks brought them home yesterday."

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