Gemma Atkinson has been seen fighting tears as she thanked fans for their messages of love and support following a heartbreaking family update. The Hits Radio host was left devastated over the summer following the death of one of her beloved dogs. She announced the news at the end of June, saying: "My beautiful boy Norman has passed away.
My heart is broken," alongside a moving video featuring pictures and clips of him from over the years with her and fellow dog Ollie, as well as her fiancé Gorka Marquez and their two children, Mia and Thiago. Bury-born Gemma went on to pay tribute to her much-loved pet who she said gave her her "first experience of being a mum and having someone other than myself to care for". She rouned off the post at the time: ""I’m going to love you, miss you and remember you forever.
Until we meet again Norman...
Go and run again and have some fun up there with my dad. You’re such a good boy." READ MORE: ITV I'm A Celebrity's Danny Jones 'seals' 2024 series win despite 'unfair' moment risking title Gemma has since shared regulalr updates on how she and her family have been coping with the loss, including Ollie who himself is facing his own struggles as a senior dog.
In a new video, the mum-of-two could be seen fussing her resting dog alongside a message across the screen which read: "And God said, 'I will send them without wings so nobody suspects them of being angels.'" She then wrote alongside the emotional post: "Old boy Ollie. Plodding on and .