Former Strictly Come Dancing star Gemma Atkinson has opened up about the highs and lows of her relationship with ex-professional dancer Gorka Marquez, admitting she gets "the red mist all the time" during their podcast, Lost in Translation.
The couple have been together since 2018, after meeting on the BBC show, and got engaged on Valentine's Day in 2021. They share two children: daughter Mia, seven, and son Thiago, three.
"You lose your s*** really quickly"
During the podcast, the Hollyoaks actress, known for playing Lisa Hunter, revealed: "I get the red mist all the time." Gorka then highlighted: "You lose your s*** really quickly," as Gemma snapped back: "You shouldn't give me a reason to."
The Spanish native responded: "Even just breathing annoys you sometimes," and his wife-to-be laughed before clarifying: "No. What annoys me isn't your fault. It's no one's fault because no one can hear, but when you ring me, and the service is bad, you go, 'Hello, can you hear me?'"
"You can tell there's anger issues there"
Gorka said: "You shout at me," as Gemma continued: "And I say, 'No,' but you'll keep talking, and I'll tell you, 'I can't hear you, Gorka. I can't hear you.' Then it'll cut off. He'll ring straight back, 'Hello, can you hear me?' 'No.' Then it'll cut off again," adding: "And I think to myself, surely he will wait a few minutes; he'll get better service, and then he'll ring back.
She remarked: "[He] rings back again. My mum does the same. And I'm saying, 'Go where there's service,' for the fifth time today when you finally get through. You went, 'Can you hear me?' I said, 'Now I can.' And what did you say? 'Sorry, it's the service in the station.'"
After Gorka explained he was walking out of the station when he tried to call her again, he stated: "You can tell there's anger issues there. You need to have some anger management, you know." Gemma confessed: "I just need a strong coffee and a punch bag."
"I don't think I'd date if we ever broke up"
It comes after the actress admitted she would never date again should they ever split up, and told her fiancé: "I don't think I'd date if we ever broke up. I'd occasionally pipe, but I wouldn't have a relationship with anybody.
"The thought of having to get to know someone again and go for a first meal and the first time they see you naked."
