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's put on a brace face as he was seen for the first time since his apparent axing from the show was revealed.
The dance pro, 35, joined the series in 2016 and it's where he met, with whom he shares daughter Mia, six, and two-year-old son Thiago.
Despite reportedly being given the boot in a mass cull of dancers, alongside , and Michelle Tsiakkas, Gorka flashed a huge smile while heading to the gym in Manchester.
Pulling up in his £100 Land Rover, he cut a casual figure for his workout in a black jumper with grey joggers which he teamed with trainers and a neon green beanie.
Spanish dancer Gorka has been on the show for a decade and has reached the final three times, with partners , and .
He didn't have a partner last year because he was also filming the Spanish version of the show, danced in the group numbers.
Strictly's Gorka Marquez put on a brace face as he was seen for the first time since his apparent axing from the BBC show was revealed
Spanish dancer Gorka has been on the show for a decade and has reached the final three times, with partners Alexandra Burke , Maisie Smith O (pictured 2020) and Helen Skelton
Producers are said to want a 'fresh start' for the BBC1 show, with new presenters to be announced soon after hosts and decided it was time for them to go.
Fellow dancer is reportedly devastated by her axing, with friends accusing the show of ageism.
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The Ukrainian dancer has been dropped from the show as the tries to 'completely refresh' it after scandals and the departure of presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
Nadiya had been in Strictly Come Dancing for eight years and in that time partnered celebrities including TV presenter , singer and actor Davood Ghadami.
Now, a friend of the 36-year-old dancer has reportedly hit out at the axing and taken aim at the BBC.
'Her axing smacks of ageism,' a friend reportedly told The Sun.
The dance pro, 35, joined the series in 2016 and it's where he met fiancé Gemma Atkinson , with whom he shares daughter Mia, six, and two-year-old son Thiago
Despite reportedly being given the boot alongside Nadiya Bychkova , Luba Mushtuk and Michelle Tsiakkas, Gorka flashed a huge smile while heading to the gym in Manchester
Pulling up in his £100 Land Rover, he cut a casual figure for his workout in a black jumper with grey joggers which he teamed with trainers and a neon green beanie
He later took to his Instagram Stories as he worked out in the gym
Gorka met his British fiancé Gemma Atkinson on the show in 2017, when she was competing with Aljaž Škorjanec, and the couple have gone on to welcome two children together
Pros Giovanni Pernice and Graziano di Prima both left the show in 2024, with Graziano .
