Gemma Atkinson shares that son has chest and ear infection Gemma Atkinson has revealed that her son has a chest and ear infection, just as her partner Gorka is forced to leave his family to start the new series of Strictly Come Dancing . Taking to Instagram , the former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale actress showed herself embracing her toddler son, saying that he is on "antibiotics and lots of TLC." She also wrote alongside the video footage that her child "wasn't himself yesterday at all" and that she knew he'd experienced the same infection after previously cutting his teeth as they start to grow.

It comes just as Gemma's fiance Gorka Marquez has gone to Scotland to begin the 2024 season of Strictly Come Dancing . He'll be seen gliding across the dance floor with Dr. Punam Krishan , a 41 year old Glasgow-based medic.

However, his commitment to Strictly means time away from his Manchester-based family and Gorka could potentially be away from Gemma and his two children for 15 weeks. READ MORE: Former Strictly Come Dancing star 'glad' pro doesn't have celebrity partner [LATEST] Gemma has shared that her son has an ear infection (Image: Instagram) He recently revealed his thought about balancing his work and personal life in an emotional Instagram post. Gorka shared: "Sometimes I feel like in here we all share happy things, or things that can make others go Wow look at him/her.

..how amazing.

Maybe scared to show the other side of us, more vulnerable, but that is still us. So..

.here i.