Gemma Atkinson has taken to social media to address a ‘little rumour’ after she was quizzed by fans when sharing a glimpse at her latest workout.
The Hits Radio host looked as strong as ever as she shared videos of herself during her morning glutes and biceps workout. Gemma was seen in her home gym, which she and her fiance Gorka Marquez had built alongside their Greater Manchester abode, and looked incredible as she got to work while sporting a black sports bra that exposed her strong torso, and khaki green joggers.
But she couldn’t escape some questions from her fans and followers with the 39-year-old later sharing a screenshot of one of the private messages she had received.
The message from one of her millions of followers read: “Please tell me you’ve been asked to do Celebrity Gladiators? My 6-year-old little girl thinks you’d smash it!!”
It comes after gameshow was resurrected by the BBC in January, 32-years after its original ITV launch and 16-years after Sky One scrapped an earlier revival.
Following its success, it was confirmed earlier this month that Gladiators was set for a return with a celebrity spin-off.
Gemma, from Bury, was quickly rumored to be taking part due to her interest in fitness and previous mention of being a fan of Gladiators icon Diane Youdale, aka Jet.
But the mum-of-two has now shut down the rumours.
She said alongside the screengrab of the message from one of her followers: “I heard about this little rumour! It was news to me [crying laughing emoji]. Now chats have been had.”
The former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale star continued: “I love the original show as a kid and I’m glad it’s back for the next generation to watch, but I wouldn’t but Gorks and Mia through the street of trying to watch me climb that wall [crying laughing emojis]. Happy to sit out and watch from home!”
It comes after Gemma revealed she’d finished her 12-week programme at Ultimate Performance (UP Fitness) in Manchester which she started six months after the arrival of her second child, son Thiago.
She returned to the gym under the watchful eye of personal trainer Steve Chambers, who she’s nicknamed ‘Evil Steve’, and has shared her emotions at getting her final results from her efforts throughout the three-month programme.
Gemma explained how she was a bit apprehensive about the accuracy of her results after two weeks away from the gym, however, she told how she still trained on holiday while also having the treats she wanted while soaking up the sun in Tenerife with Gorka, Mia and Thiago, known as Tio for short.
“I was blown away, I genuinely was. I was 11lb down, body fat from 15.3 to 12, my lean body mass, my muscle mass massively increased, my strength increased tenfold… So yeah, I was really proud.”
She also typed alongside the video: “I was SO happy with my results! It actually made me quite emotional [face holding tears emoji]. Never ever thought after 2 babies and 2 big operations I’d get back to feeling and actually being SO strong again!”
