Strictly Come Dancing's Gorka Marquez couldn't hold back the tears as he spoke glowingly about his fiancée Gemma Atkinson.
In an emotional moment on the Strictly spin-off It Takes Two Gorka told how they became friends first when Gemma competed on the BBC dance show in 2017 with his fellow pro dancer Alijaz Skorjanec.
It was announced that they were a couple on Valentine's Day 2018 and they welcomed their adorable daughter Mia on July 4 2019.
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The smitten couple got engaged on February 14 this year during a romantic dog walk.
Speaking on It Takes Two Gorka was overcome with emotion as he told how they met and how falling in love with Gemma, from Bury, has changed his life.
"I met Gemma in 2017. She didn't dance with me she danced with Alijaz," he recalled.
"We just became very good mates and I think that was the key because we were friends before anything happened and now we have a beautiful daughter."
He continued tearfully: "Without Strictly I would never have Gemma.
"I think she's the best person in the world."
He added: "She inspires me every day. She makes me a better man, a better person, a better person, better everything.
"I'm so grateful to have her and call her my fiancée."
It was recently announced that actress and Hits Radio presenter Gemma is returning to Hollyoaks 20 years after she first joined the show.
Gemma, who also starred in Emmerdale, played Lisa Hunter from 2001 until 2005.
