Gemma Atkinson’s honest admission as she shares snaps from family holiday

Gemma Atkinson jetted off to the Canary Islands with her partner, Gorka Marquez, and their two children, and she said the two weeks they spent on holiday flew by

Gemma Atkinson has made an honest admission while sharing some photos from her recent family holiday to Tenerife.

The 41-year-old actress jetted off to the Canary Islands with her partner, Gorka Marquez, and their two children, seven-year-old Mia and three-year-old Thiago. The family stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in Abama, a luxury coastal resort complete with an exclusive stretch of golden sands.

This weekend, the proud mum shared some snaps from the trip – and she admitted that taking a break from work was “definitely needed”. While she said she is grateful to be busy with work, Gemma said spending time with her family made time fly.

She captioned the post: “Back to work tomorrow…Gem & tonic duties, podcast recordings, hosting the radio, nursery runs and much more. The last 2 and a half weeks have flown by. As the saying goes, time flies when you’re having fun and we sure had a lot of it.

“A mental rest & switch off was definitely needed. More than I realised. I’ve been 100mph recently in the best way with work which I’m SO Grateful for, but time with the family making memories is what life’s all about…”

She added: “We stayed at the Ritz Carlton in Abama, Tenerife. We stay in the private villas on the resort. The hotel is beautiful though also, we just love the villlas.”

Among the photos Gemma shared were images of her by the pool and others of her sunbathing in a red and in a black bikini. The Hollyoaks star also shared a short snap of Gorka, 35, splashing around in the pool, as well as some images featuring their children too.

Many fans took to the comment section to praise Gemma with one writing: “Gorgeous memory making times.” Another said: “Lovely family.” A third commented: “Beautiful family! You are blessed!”

It comes just days after Gemma said Gorka will “shrink in his chair” when his daughter starts talking about certain things. She made the comments as the couple opened up about the joys of parenthood, with Gemma joking that their kids sometimes come out with a “question that blows your mind”.

When asked what she thought the “best thing” about being a parent was, Gemma pointed to the different “phases” of childhood – seeing a “podgy little thing” transform into a little human being.

She told the Lost In Translation podcast: “It’s seeing the different phases that the kids go through for me. It’s the fact that you have a baby, and they’re this little podgy little thing that can’t function at all without you.

“And it looks like they have elastic bands around their little wrists cos of the fat rolls, and you think, ‘Oh, God, bless ’em’, but then that goes. But then you have the little toddler, and every day, they ask a question that blows your mind.”

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