Gorka Márquez Height, Age, First Wife, Child, Girlfriend, Partner, Net Worth, Hospital, Instagram, Nationality

Gorka Márquez Biography – Gorka Márquez Wiki

Gorka Márquez is a Spanish professional dancer, best known for appearing on the British dance show Strictly Come Dancing. He started dancing at the age of 12, and in 2010 he represented Spain at the World Latin Championships, before reaching the semi-finals of the 2012 World DanceSport Federation World Cup. In 2014, he joined the touring live dance show Burn the Floor as one of their leads, performing with the dance company all over the world. In 2022, he was partnered with television presenter Helen Skelton in 2022s Strictly Come Dancing.

In 2016 Márquez became a professional dancer on the BBC ballroom dancing show Strictly Come Dancing for its fourteenth series. He was partnered with EastEnders actress Tameka Empson, and they were eliminated in week three of the competition. In 2017, he returned to the show’s fifteenth series. He was partnered with singer and former The X Factor winner, Alexandra Burke. They reached the final, finishing as joint runners-up. With Burke, Márquez holds the record for achieving the most tens in a single series with 32, surpassing Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse’s previous record of 26 tens.

In 2018 he participated in the show’s sixteenth series, where he was partnered with television presenter and campaigner Katie Piper. The couple was eliminated in week four of the competition, finishing in 13th place. In 2019, Márquez announced that he had been demoted from the main professional line-up, but explained that he would still participate in the weekly group dances.
In 2020 Márquez returned as a professional for the show’s eighteenth series, reaching the final with EastEnders actress Maisie Smith. In 2021 he returned in the show’s nineteenth series, reaching week three with Coronation Street actress Katie McGlynn.
In September 2022, Márquez announced he would be appearing at Donahey’s 2023 Dancing with The Stars Weekends.

Gorka Márquez Age

He was born on September 4, 1990 in Bilbao, Spain.

Gorka Márquez Girlfriend

Márquez is engaged to his fiancee British actress Gemma Atkinson. She and Márquez announced their engagement on February 14, 2021. They have one child together who was born before they got engaged. Before the onset of his relationship with Gemma, he was in a relationship and was engaged to his ex-girlfriend Lauren Sheridan. At the time, Sheridan was a backing dancer on Strictly Come Dancing. Márquez has never been married before.

Gorka Márquez Children

Márquez has one child with his fiancee Gemma Atkinson. Gemma gave birth to a baby girl, Mia, on July 4, 2019.

Gorka Márquez Nationality

Márquez is of Spanish nationality.