EXCLUSIVE:Gemma Atkinson has revealed that she believes one of the reasons she hasn't walked down the aisle yet is because her dad won't be there - and getting married means losing the 'last tie to him'
Gemma Atkinson has opened up about why she is yet to marry her Spanish fiancé, Strictly professional dancer Gorka Marquez , with whom she shares children, Mia and Thiago. Opening up in a deeply moving open letter to mark Father's Day, to her beloved dad David, who tragically died of a heart attack at just 52, when Gemma was just 17.
She said: "I’m getting married, Dad! One day, anyway. I think one of the reasons we’ve not done it yet is because of you. We’ve come close many times, but something stops me. I’m now the last Atkinson in the family line and if I give up my name, there’s no more of us. I don’t want to lose that remaining tie to you. Not having you walk me down the aisle... maybe I’ll just stay engaged for a bit longer.
She continued emotionally: "I wish you’d got to meet him. There have been many times where he would have benefitted from your advice. You travelled so much for work and Gorka needs to be away a lot too. I remember when Mia was born, he had to leave for a tour when she was three days old. It broke his heart but I know you’d have helped him. I can hear your voice, saying, “I get it pal, I had to do the same. You’ll get through it.” I often feel sad that he never got to shake your hand.
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