Strictly Come Dancing’s Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez spark engagement rumours one year after meeting

The loved-up pair met on the dance floor a year ago 
Set to wed? Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez spark engagement rumours
Gemma Atkinson/Instagram
Jennifer Ruby24 August 2018
The Weekender

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Strictly Come Dancing couple Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez have sparked rumours that they’re set to wed one year after they met on the BBC show.

The pair struck up a romance when they were paired together on the 2017 series of the BBC dancing competition and it looks like they could already be taking their romance to the next level.

Fans of the former Hollyoaks star were quick to spot a new piece of jewellery on her ring finger in her latest Instagram post, prompting many to question whether or not Marquez had popped the question.

The actress, 33, posted a snap of herself with her make-up artist on her Instagram stories, flashing a large black stoned ring in the process.

The actress alluded to a special day between the pair earlier this week when she wrote on an Instagram story: “Work's done, finished. Reunited with Gorks. Special day for us today, innit?”

Marquez could then be seen putting a finger to his lips and saying: “Yes, why?”

Earlier this year Atkinson claimed that the pair hadn’t started a romantic relationship until the show had finished.Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, she said: "Obviously we worked together I've known him for six months now.

“During the show we only saw each other at weekends everyone was saying 'oh they're together' but we genuinely weren't.

“We just went for coffee and stuff on Sundays, not every Sunday, you can't get to know someone just by seeing them at weekends.”

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