Strictly Come Dancing stars have rallied around Gorka Marquez (Picture: BBC/Kieron McCarron) The pro dancer, 34, returned to the BBC One competition alongside the likes of Amy Dowden and Dianne Buswell on Saturday night, where it was revealed he was partnered with Morning Live star Dr Punam Krishan. The pair are set to perform their first live dance next week, however, Gorka has shared a tearful image revealing the harder side of training, as he's left his family in Manchester. Gorka met partner Gemma Atkinson when she appeared on Strictly in 2017, and they share two beautiful children together.
As well as giving fans insight into their lives as a family of four on social media, the couple have also starred in reality programme Gemma and Gorka: Behind The Lens together. Join Metro's Strictly community on WhatsApp Want to be the first to get all the latest news and rumours from the Strictly dancefloor? Join our Strictly Come Dancing WhatsApp channel to keep up to date with all the behind-the-scenes gossip about your favourite pros, judges and celebrities. Simply click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers.
Keep dancing! Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Gorka shared a downcast selfie with tears running from his eyes, saying: 'Just one of those moments.' Gorka Marquez shared a heartfelt post and a picture of him in tears (Picture: Instagram) Gorka opened up about sharing a 'v.