One of Strictly Come Dancing's professional dancers may not be making a return to the show next year, it has been revealed. Gorka Marquez has said he doesn’t know if he will be competing on the BBC dance show contest in 2024.
The 33-year-old Spanish dancer has been part of the show since 2016 and has been paired with celebrities including singer Alexandra Burke, model Katie Piper, and most recently with radio host Nikita Kanda. He met his wife-to-be Gemma Atkinson after they struck up a romance after she appeared on the show.
The pair met when Gemma was a contestant in 2017 and now share two children together. But now Gorka, who is a fan favourite on the show, has admitted he is unsure if he will be back to dance on the show in the future, the Mirror reports.
The topic of next years’ show was raised as Gorka fielded questions from fans that were sent his way doing an Instagram Q&A. One fan asked: “Are you returning to Strictly Come Dangin next year as a professional dancer?”
But Gorka admitted he did not know. He replied: “I get asked this a lot! I hope so, it’s not my decision but I would love to!! Is the best show in TV and I am grateful to have the chance to be a small part in it.”
Gorka and Gemma are parents to four-year-old daughter Mia and welcomed a son named Thiago in July this year. Balancing Strictly commitments and parenting proved to be a challenge for Gorka who confessed he was feeling tired over the course of the 2023 season of Strictly.
The dancer - who crashed out in the second week of the contest - opened up about the fact he is a young father as is fellow pro Neil Jones, who welcomed a daughter with his Love Island fiancée Chyna Mills this summer, ex-Strictly pro Aljaz Skorjanec, who welcomed a child with It Takes Two host Janette Manrara this year, and Strictly judge Anton Du Beke who is the dad of young twins. Gorka said in October: “[We are] the daddies group!
“Anton has the twins as well, yeah it’s really good. We have to make a daddies group chat and share tips! I remember when I went away in August for the group numbers, [Aljaz and I] messaged each other and he said, ‘I haven’t slept' and I was like, ‘I’m not at home’ and he was like, ‘Lucky you!’"
"No one wants to be away from their kids for a long time," he continued. "At the end of the day I know I’m doing it for them and Mia loves watching it, so I do my best to make them proud of me. I know after this finishes I’ll be home."
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