A Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer has sparked concerns he won’t be returning for next year’s series of the BBC show.
Fan favourite Gorka Marquez has revealed he isn’t 100% certain whether he will return to the dance phenomenon.
Taking to Instagram, the Spanish dancer, 33, took part in a Q&A with his followers as he invited fans to ask him questions about himself.
One wrote: ‘Are you returning to Strictly Come Dancing next year as a professional dancer?’
Prompting Gorka to admit that he is unsure. He replied: ‘I get asked this a lot! I hope so, it’s not my decision but I would love to!!
Fan favourite Gorka Marquez, 33, has revealed he isn’t 100% certain whether he will return to Strictly Come Dancing in 2024 in a recent Instagram Q&A
The dancer admitted that while he ‘would love to’ take part next year it isn’t his decision
‘It’s the best show in TV and I am grateful to have the chance to be a small part in it.’
This year Gorka’s Strictly journey was short and sweet after him and his partner Nikita Kanda became the second couple to be eliminated from the show.
A part of the show since 2016, although the star has never lifted the glitterball trophy himself, he has been paired with some incredibly celebrity dancers including singer Alexandra Burke with whom he made the final with in 2017.
Yet Gorka’s Strictly experience has also shaped his personal life after he met his fiancé Gemma Atkinson on the show.
Although the pair weren’t partnered together on the show, they began dating during the Strictly tour in 2018.
Gorka and the ex-Hollyoaks star, 39, have since welcomed two children together and became engaged in September 2021.
As the latest series of Strictly drew to a close on Saturday, Gemma shared her reaction after her fiancé returned home after three and a half weeks away on Monday.
This year Gorka’s Strictly journey was short and sweet after him and his partner Nikita Kanda became the second couple to be eliminated from the show
Gorka has been part of the show since 2016 but has never lifted the glitterball trophy (pictured as Ken for an iconic Barbie group number this year)
Gorka’s Strictly experience has also shaped his personal life after he met his fiancé Gemma Atkinson on the show back in 2017, the two are now engaged and have two children together
Gemma recently shared her reaction after her fiancé returned home after three and a half weeks away on Monday
The mother-of-two shared an adorable picture of Gorka with their two children, daughter Mia, four, and son Thiago, five months.
Gemma joked that she was now ‘handing over’ their children, as she wrote: ‘After 3 and a half weeks he’s home! I’ve well and truly handed them over. Bye hun. Mum’s off for sit down. @gorka_marquez!’
Gorka had been away preparing for the Strictly final after his appearance as he reunited with his partner Nikita in a group number.
However, Gemma appeared delighted to have Gorka back as she posted idyllic snaps of their two children reuniting with the dancer.
In the snap, Gorka was feeding their son Thiago, while their daughter Mia playfully climbed onto his back
