Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez take relationship to the next level 'Cant wait!'

Gemma Atkinson, 34, appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017 as a contestant where she met professional Gorka Marquez, 28, and the two announced they were an item on Valentine’s Day this year.

And it appears their relationship is going from strength to strength as Gemma told her Instagram followers this week they will be spending their first Christmas together.

The former Emmerdale and Hollyoaks actress uploaded a photo of a sweet handmade sign from Instagram user @craftybell59 which read: “Christmas at Gemma & Gorka’s.”

In the snap, two personalised tree decorations with Gemma’s pet dog names, Ollie and Norman, could also be seen.

The blonde beauty admitted she couldn’t wait for Christmas in their home together.

Gemma captioned the cute post: “Christmas sign complete with Normal and Ollie tree decorations!

“Can’t wait for Christmas in our house! Thank you @craftybelle59.”

Gemma’s 785,000 followers congratulated her and Gorka ahead of spending their first Christmas together.

One person wrote: “So happy for you and Gorka. What a great couple!! I love your silly posts and your mushy posts! I’m waiting for the ring post next!!”

“Love these. Your first Christmas at home together! Hope you get to spend Christmas together for the rest of your lives,” said another, alongside heart and kiss emojis.

“You two are gorgeous, so happy for you Gemma,” a third added, whilst one fan said: “Enjoy your first Christmas Gemma and Gorka.”

It comes after Gorka uploaded a picture of him holding Gemma’s hand in a black-and-white snap as they showed off their new personalised bangles.

Underneath their hands, Gorka ensured he captured a phrase on a piece of paper which read: “This is a love story…”

The Spanish hunk simply captioned the snap: “@glouiseatkinson,” alongside a love heart emoji.

On this year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing, Gorka was partnered up with Katie Piper.

Unfortunately, the two landed in the dreaded dance-off and were voted out of the competition by the judges in week four.

Gorka has another chance of getting his hands on a trophy as he’s paired up with Caroline Flack for the Christmas special.

The Love Island host is returning to the dance floor after winning the competition with Pasha Kovalev four years ago.

Also fighting for the title will be Jake Wood, Aston Merrygold, Anita Rani, Ann Widdecombe and Michael Vaughan.

Strictly Come Dancing 2018 continues tonight on BBC One at 6.35pm and the Christmas Special airs on Christmas Day.

source: express.co.uk