Strictly Come Dancing’s Gorka Marquez in tears as he shares vulnerable ‘moment’

Strictly Come Dancing star Gorka Marquez shared an emotional statement following the launch of the 2024 series over the weekend, as he posted a picture of himself in tears during a vulnerable “moment”. On Saturday’s show (September 14), Strictly fans saw Gorka partnered up with BBC Morning Live’s Dr Punam Krishan. But since then, the 34-year-old has opened up to his 953K Instagram followers saying although the return of Strictly for its 20th-anniversary series is “happiness, joy and excitement”, he also feels “sadness and guilt” for leaving his family.

Gorka has been in a relationship with former Hollyoaks actress Gemma Atkinson since 2018 and the pair have two young children together, Mia and Thiago. Strictly Come Dancing 2024: Full line-up revealed 'So..

.here is me, having a moment of those that sometimes we hide or keep for ourselves' Alongside his tearful photo captioned “just one of those moments” with a red heart emoji, he explained: “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.

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here is me, having a moment of those that sometimes we hide or keep for ourselves, especially being a man.” Gorka added: "I feel like today should be one of those days where everyone might think is all happiness, joy, excitement, for all what is about to start with Strictly..

.And YES it is. “But at the.