Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez tease their 2024 tour Strictly Come Dancing 's Gorka Marquez is a busy man with his work on the BBC Saturday night staple and an upcoming tour with fellow pro Karen Hauer, for which he is currently rehearsing. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.
uk he admits that he has to plan everything meticulously to ensure he gets time with his family. "Well, it's like, like time managment, you know. What is the priority of the time and what is the thing that I need to focus on? And planning ahead.
That's why we're already planning a show for after the finals. "Because [there are] so many jobs and also my family. So I want to plan everything so I know what I'm doing.
And also it comes [down] to I now have to make decisions and choose what is the best thing to do [for my family]," he admitted. Revealing that he hasn't accepted certain jobs to spend time with finace Gemma Atkinson and their two children he says: "I have to make decisions in life. If I do this show I'm not gonna do that one so I have time to spend time with the family and I can't do other things," he admitted.
READ MORE: Sally Nugent sparks fury with 'hopeless' Ashworth grilling as she returns to BBC Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez have been engaged since 2021 (Image: Getty) Gemma and Gorka met when she competed on Strictly in 2017. Athough they were not partnered, they became firm friends off camera which then blossomed into romance. They have been engaged since 2021 and now share two children.
