Gemma Atkinson explains why she was 'sad' to register her daughter Mia's birth

Gemma Atkinson admitted she was "sad" to officially register her daughter's birth as it would mean she no longer shared a surname.

The new mum, 34, called into the Hits Radio Breakfast show to speak to her replacements Fleur East, Greg and James, and fill them in on life .

She explained how she felt when registering their daughter yesterday: "It was quite sad because until then apparently they officially take the mum's name, but once registered she's an official Marquez.

"And I'm the only one now who's not a Marquez in the family."

Gemma then added that she was keen not to wait too long to become a part of the Marquez family.

"I said to him [Gorka] 'You do know now we need to get married otherwise I'm not part of the family'.

"He's like 'Yeah we have time, it's OK'."

Speaking about the meaning behind their daughter's name Gemma explained that it referenced partner Gorka Marquez' Spanish heritage.

The new mum hopes it won't be long before she becomes a Marquez (www.victorfrankowski.com)

Gemma said: "It means 'mine' in Spanish. It's a name that's quite popular in England but it comes from Spain so we've got a bit of both in there."

The proud parents debuted baby Mia Louise for the first time, since she was born on July 4, last week .

Gemma has taken to social media over the last couple of days to share details of her traumatic birth with fans.

Gemma spoke of the social media response she's had since giving birth to Mia (Instagram)

Speaking about the reaction, Gemma said: "It’s been nice actually. I've had loads of messages from women who've had similar things and you think ‘oh gosh I'm glad it's not just me’, you know what I mean?

"Cause a lot of people say 'Oh I thought it was something that I ate or some exercise that I did or maybe I walked a bit too far'. It's just nothing to do with that, it's just Mother Nature unfortunately.”

Gemma and Gorka welcomed Mia on July 4 and waiting two weeks before sharing a photo of her (Instagram)

She told the hosts that she’s immediately bonded with Mia, but there’s one thing that keeps winding her up - “There's just one little niggle that's annoying me.

"Everyone who comes to see us says 'Oh my God she's beautiful, isn't she like her dad?' … Everyone keeps saying 'she's stunning' and then 'isn't she like Gorka?'

"And I look at them and go 'yeah even though I carried her for nine months and all this and she looks like him'!"

Gemma will be returning to host the Drivetime Shoe with Wes Butters in the New Year when she returns from maternity leave.