Gemma Atkinson

[IllBredHen]

Thanks Gemma, when is the new ITS collection out?

 

[mrsbeaverhausen]

Doesn't make any difference surely... She's banking it whilst she can. I'd do the same!

I think the issue is with Gemma that she does in a way portray to be socially conscious and and animal lover etc so joining with ITS doesnt fit with that. We all need money but it doesnt mean we would do something that goes against our morals. She has her finger in many pies so i doubt she’s skint.

 

[StephenTJackson]

You learn language by hearing it, whatever language it is.

But hearing different languages can make it harder, so providing some structure to when Spanish is spoken or English is spoken probably helps her separate what is English and Spanish eventually.

 

[ElectileDysfunction]

Yeah agreed, she seems down to earth and nice. Very different to what you might expect from an ex lads mag favourite! Her and Gorka do seem to be a pretty normal, contented couple and the fact that she gave her daughter a nice, normal name is refreshing too.

 

[Lilykins]

It’s embarrassing how bad the cut of this is 🫣 looks so shoddy


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This outfit on 99% of people will look shit too.
She doesn’t really look like herself? All seems a bit fake to me. I got the sportswear deal as that’s very ‘on brand’ for her, but all these cheap outfits really look like anyone could be flogging them.

 

[SarcasticEllis]

Wondering if the private midwife is because she’s more worried than letting on about this baby’s birth?
Know they’d had a traumatic time last time around and may be using this option rather than worry about getting extra NhS support during pregnancy.
I do like Gemma. The latest ITS styles are clearly rubbish though.

 

[wibblywobblywoo]

I really like Gemma and love seeing her stories with Mia. Didn’t she have her own gym range before ITS which was pretty decent? I would have bought from that range. Then I saw she started doing ITS and I quite liked some of the swimwear but I’d never ever buy from that company. It’s a shame really it’s not as if she’s a z-lister desperately trying to be in the limelight.

Mia and Ollie and Norm are the best part of her Insta. And yes she did ...and the range was classy. Her ITS collections are shocking, cheap polyester and I've never seen her in any of the stuff...like many of the other instahuns that do collections with that awful company!

 

[KeriRhys]

Such lovely news!! 🩵 delighted for them!! They clearly love being parents and dote on little Mia!

That’s lovely news that she is pregnant. Good for Gorka having the energy in the midst of doing so much training for Strictly and getting to the final as well

Best comment!!!

 

[OhDearFords]

Another reason I like her is because she just got on with it when Gorka was away for Strictly. I know she said she had her parents helping out but looking after Mia alone must have been tough for her, especially during lockdowns. I was so impressed she kept up her fitness routine and eating properly etc, I think loads of people would understandably sack it off but she didn't. She never complained or went on the beg for stuff like some zlebs would do.

Agree with this, i was really impressed with her attitude and approach. Always acknowledged that others aren't as well off/as lucky as she is etc but nevertheless still just getting on with it, hardly complained, she just got on with it.

 

[Lilykins]

The latest tat she is flogging for ITS she’d never actually be seen wearing and none of it looks like her style at all. That’s what gets me - how not her it all is.

 

[Blonde_moment]

I seem to remember Supernanny Jo Frost doing the door shutting technique on tv, sooo.....

When my son was a toddler there were times when I had to hold the door shut if I put him in a time out. He was an incredibly strong willed toddler with a terrible temper and he would push every boundary going, kick, scream etc. I certainly wasn’t cruel, I just did what I had to do to give him time to cool down. I don’t think Gemma or Gorka are cruel either. Not all children are the same and parents do things differently. You do what you think works best for your child.
I’m also with Gemma on the bed situation. I think it’s best if children can sleep in their own bed and I’m like some others on here and simply couldn’t share a bed with a wriggly child - I’m a very light sleeper! She’s right that kids will try it on sometimes and boundaries are important. I think it’s very personal and depends on the child and the parents. It’s clearly stirred up a lot of strong feeling on here and among Gemma’s followers I imagine!

 

[They See Me Trolling...]

Not defending working with ITS, but just to play devils advocate, I'm guessing it was an opportunity to do a bigger range of sizes and design stuff from scratch - her own range is good quality, but it would just be a case of selecting wholesale designs and putting her branding on them. ITS obviously has £££ and a much bigger reach. Still a weird collab though! I do still really like her as she seems pretty sound in most respects

I suspect Gorka's hoodies might be out of my price range

Design stuff from scratch that is not what happens with ITS at all. The “celebrity” doesn’t have much involvement at all. They pick the fabrics and that’s about it.

 

[LowCalCalzoneZone]

I think it's funny too..... my sister who is 12 years younger than my brother had a crush on one of his team mates in his footie team... she was a bit older than Mia but used to say he was her boyfriend and write 'I love Jim' on her books..... he took it in good spirit and she grew out of it .... lol !


Also - I notice Gemma was at a party wearing jeans and 'a nice top' lol ! None of her ITS rubbish which shows that she's obvs not comfortable wearing it out....... she looked lovely in the pics at the party...... she just looks uncomfortable in the ITS polyester stuff !

Such a weird choice to have someone super-casual advertise going out stuff

I do like how she's still mates with the old Hollyoaks lot. I was trying to work out who the bearded guy was in her stories before twigging it was Brian the goth

 

[Okgolightly]

On the whole I like Gemma, but I can’t be doing with her holier than thou attitude about not having kids in the bed. I get the feeling Gorka didn’t want kids in the bed and she’s the one who has to enforce it. She bangs on about not judging anyone who does let kids in their bed but also a sly little dig about how someone else mentioned making a rod for your own back She keeps going on about how everyone needs a good nights sleep like it’s impossible with a child in the bed. I’ve had much better sleep the last few years with a child in my bed because I’m not getting up/down half a dozen times a night

You do you boo

I thought the same. Goes on about not judging anyone for it then…proceeds to judge them I just don’t see why it’s anyone’s business anyway! I would love for my 2 yo to sleep full time in her own bed but I’m not going to let her scream and cry over it so fine she comes and sleeps with me. It is what it is

 

[ellyjelly2]

On the whole I like Gemma, but I can’t be doing with her holier than thou attitude about not having kids in the bed. I get the feeling Gorka didn’t want kids in the bed and she’s the one who has to enforce it. She bangs on about not judging anyone who does let kids in their bed but also a sly little dig about how someone else mentioned making a rod for your own back She keeps going on about how everyone needs a good nights sleep like it’s impossible with a child in the bed. I’ve had much better sleep the last few years with a child in my bed because I’m not getting up/down half a dozen times a night

You do you boo

Yes! I didn’t have mine in bed with me unless they were unwell but that’s just because they were sound sleepers and didn’t want to come in , however if it meant we all slept better I would have done it in a flash. You do whatever works for you. If I had my time again I think I’d actually encourage co sleeping

 

[Monkey47]

I'm not sure my dog would jump into water after me, not a spaniel though.

Spaniels know nothing of personal space or danger when it comes to their owners. Advertising should read ‘get a spaniel, never per in private again’

 

[CarrierPigeon]

I haven't listened to her on the radio to comment on this, but when she involves her co-host on Instagram (I want to say he's called Mike?), the conversation seems fun and lively.

I don’t follow her, but she keeps popping up on my insta or tiktok, as I said, I’m
sure she’s a nice and down to
earth person, but I find she only
talks about those three things. I remember her on I’m
a Celeb amd she was boring there too. That said, I’m glad that their relationship is still going strong.

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I'll not have a bad word to say about her apart from her ITS contract. She is so down to earth and lovely in her Insta stories.

What’s the ITS contract?

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Just realised that this is in the ‘Rave About’ section (I just did a search for ‘Gemma Atkinson’)…apologies, I’ll see myself out!

 

[strawberrysunshine_x]

Don’t worry, my daughter is nearly 6 and only just beginning to regularly sleep in her own bed

This makes me feel better my almost 4 year old has been in my bed since 10 months.
when she said she was holding onto the door handle and mia was screaming on the other side that’s so tight
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I'm all for discipline and agree with you, although I've never trapped any of my children in a room.

I think the poster that messaged her has a point and was possibly suggesting that Gemma practices cruelty free and kindness (aside from ITS and when she promoted P&G products) and that holding a door is cruel.
There are plenty of other ways of teaching your child to sleep in their own bed, even when they're having a temper.
She said she had Gorks with her so they could have taken turns getting up and down with her until she settled.

She then dug herself in deeper by saying she locked her puppies up for having an accident. Why punish them because you as a human didn't let them out in time?

I really like her, but she can sound very high and mighty at times

She’s said before that gorka is very strict and will shout at Mia for wanting to come in their bed. I mean each to their own but night time can be scary for little ones so I don’t think shouting at her is nice. She’s once said before something along the lines of when the Spaniard goes off he goes off and that Mia was worried she was gonna tell daddy when she had a tantrum in the middle of the night. ( I think what she was on about the other day)

 

[jackolantern]

Hideous polyester, sweatshop tat and her face is unrecognisable. So disappointing she’d do this again

 

[MrsDimSum]

It’s not a foreign language to Mia. She is multilingual. Just like her Dad.

The bilingual children I have worked with in the past usually don’t need lessons in either language. It comes naturally to them. If they are home all day with a Spanish speaking Mum for example and have an English speaking father then they speak Spanish all day and then continue to converse in English in the evening as a family or vice versa, parents will often choose to send them to an English speaking school if the country of residence is Spanish speaking therefor their days are split between immersion in both languages.

Unfortunately Gorka is working away a lot whilst she is young and Gemma doesn’t appear to have much in the way of conversational Spanish and Mia spends the majority of her time with English speakers.

so while she may learn Spanish I don’t believe she will be naturally bilingual. I think it will be down to her having to study it.

my opinion based on work and travel -