Gemma Atkinson 'lucky' as she reveals Gorka Marquez's tearful reaction to health scare with important message

Gemma Atkinson has revealed Gorka Marquez's tearful reaction as she opened up about suffering a health scare. The Hits Radio host has thanked the hospital where she was checked over after finding a lump in her breast.

Gemma, 40, explained how she'd found a small lump during a conversation with her Hits Radio co-host Mike Toolan. She explained she'd been for a mammogram that day and an ultrasound and was given the all-clear.

Speaking to Mike during a recent episode of their Drivetime show, the mum-of-two said: "I had my very first mammogram today. I found a little lump in my boob about two months ago..."

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She interrupted her own story to tell how she'd sought advice from Gorka's celebrity Strictly Come Dancing partner Dr Punam Krishan, with her and Mike able to have a joke about Gemma being forward with the GP shortly after they had met for the first time.

Gemma said: "I actually at one point asked Dr Punam to check..." to which Mike stopped her and asked: "Gorka's dance partner from Morning Live?" Gemma continued: "The first time I met Punam in rehearsals, 'Hi, nice to meet you. Please can you look at this?'"

Explaining what happened at her appointment, the mum-of-two went on to share: "They did a mammogram and an ultrasound, then I had to do that wait in the waiting room. But she just called me and literally, her words were, 'No concerns, no worries, nothing sinister, just a little cyst,' and I want [sighs with relief]. Because not everyone's as lucky."

Asked by Mike how Gorka was with everything, Gemma laughed as she said: "No, of course he wasn't. He cries at everything, Gorka. They started asking me about Mia and Thiago while I had my hand over my head and I just heard [sniffles] and I popped my head round and I went, 'What you crying for?' He went, 'I don't know! Is she going to be ok?'"

She added: "But yeah, I'm all good. All is well." Hits Radio shared the clip on Instagram with the caption: "Gemma told us about her first mammogram experience last week…" to which Gemma then added in the comments section: "Always check your boobies!"

The former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale star also shared the video to her Instagram Story and wrote to her two million followers: "I felt very lucky last week. If ever anyone feels worried, please go get checked. Thank you to the lovely staff at Bolton NHS Hospital."