Gemma Atkinson spills on what she found ‘awful’ about Gorka when they first met

Gemma Atkinson on ‘human fail’ she made

Former Emmerdale actress Gemma Atkinson spoke about the thing she found “awful” about her fiancé Gorka Márquez when they first met.

The Strictly Come Dancing professional has been engaged to the ex-Hollyoaks star since 2021.

Speaking on her new podcast, The Overshare with Gemma Atkinson, the Hits Radio presenter got onto the subject of regrettable tattoos.

One caller named Kim told her the story behind her own tattoo blunder, which included getting her then-boyfriend’s name tattooed on her back only to split from him later on after discovering he had been unfaithful.

She explained that her new partner is “not impressed” by the tattoo and that she is currently deliberating between getting an even larger tattoo to cover it up or undergoing “very painful” laser tattoo removal.

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In response to the dilemma, Gemma said: “I always say anyone’s name tattooed has got to be a no for me because you can’t guarantee, even with family members, that they’re not going to piss you off at one point or another.

“My advice to Kim would be to go for the laser, because I’ve had laser tattoo removal on my lower back.

“It wasn’t a name, it was a little angel from the Britney Spears album cover. I was a Britney Spears fan and I thought, ‘I want an angel on my back’.

“So I had that done, and obviously as an adult it’s horrendous,” she cringed. “So I had tattoo removal on that.

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“It wrecked, Kim,” Gemma admitted, “It really wrecked, but it’s short and sweet.”

The soap star then went on to reveal the “awful” tattoo that Gorka had when they first met.

“Gorka, when we first met, had his own name tattooed on his back and it was like he was wearing a football shirt,” she explained.

“He had ‘Gorka’ across his shoulderblades, which when I saw it I said, ‘That’s awful.’

“And he said, ‘Oh, I know – I hate it.’ So he had it covered and he’s now got his full back tattooed.

“And he said covering over the old ink was really painful and the tattoo guy said to him: ‘Well it is because the skin’s already damaged.’

“A tattoo over an old tattoo is going to be painful anyway. So rather than covering up and risking messing it up, just get it lasered,” Gemma advised.

The Overshare with Gemma Atkinson is available to listen to now on streaming platforms.

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