Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez clash over England vs Spain Euros match as daughter picks a side
Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez are at odds ahead of this weekend’s Euro 2024 final.
Fans of the couple know there will be a divide on Sunday, with Strictly Come Dancing star Gorka supporting his home country and Hits Radio host Gemma cheering for hers.
Adding to the tension, Gemma revealed to a caller on her show last night that their daughter Mia has already picked sides for the England Vs Spain game.
Gemma said: “I’m ashamed to say she’s chosen Spain.
“She’s already said to me ‘you know I’m supporting Spain Mummy on Sunday with Papa?’ and I said ‘No! You support England, you’re in England!’
“And she replied ‘I’m half Spanish and it’s warmer there’ so that was her reasoning why. She has a point, doesn’t she?!”
But Gemma already has a plan, as she told her listeners: “I’ve ordered myself and Thiago, England shirts so I’ve got him on my side.”
The radio star also revealed that Gorka was going to go to Berlin for the game, but last minute decided to stay home because it’s an England game.
“When I said why, he said, ‘so I can rub it in your face when we win!’ I said ‘you’re not going to win! You will lose my friend’,” Gemma replied.
It comes days after Gemma confirmed the loss of the family’s beloved dog, Norman.
Taking to Instagram, she shared a sweet clip of him from over the years that featured the whole family.
Alongside the moving post, she wrote: “My beautiful boy Norman has passed away. My heart is broken.”
Gemma’s post was met with an outpouring of comments, with Strictly star Amy Dowden commenting that she was “sending so much love.”
England vs Spain record
England have played Spain 27 times in total - here is a look at every result...
- May 1929, Spain 4-3 England – International Friendly (L)
- December 1931, England 7-1 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- July 1950, Spain 1-0 England – World Cup (L)
- May 1955, Spain 1-1 England – International Friendly (D)
- November 1955, England 4-1 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- May 1960, Spain 3-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- October 1960, England 4-2 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- December 1965, Spain 0-2 England – International Friendly (W)
- May 1967, England 2-0 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- April 1968, England 1-0 Spain – European Championship (W)
- May 1968, Spain 1-2 England – European Championship (W)
- March 1980, Spain 0-2 England – International Friendly (W)
- June 1980, England 2-1 Spain – European Championship (W)
- March 1981, England 1-2 Spain – International Friendly (L)
- July 1982, Spain 0-0 England – World Cup (D)
- February 1987, Spain 2-4 England – International Friendly (W)
- September 1992, Spain 1-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- June 1996, England 0(4)-(2)0 Spain – European Championship (W)
- February 2001, England 3-0 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- November 2004, Spain 1-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- February 2007, England 0-1 Spain – International Friendly (L)
- February 2009, Spain 2-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- November 2011, England 1-0 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- November 2015, Spain 2-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- November 2016, England 2-2 Spain – International Friendly (D)
- September 2018, England 1-2 Spain – Nations League (L)
- October 2018, Spain 2-3 England – Nations League (W)
Overall, England have won 14, drawn three and lost 10 matches against Spain.