Strictly Come Dancing star Gemma Atkinson has explained the one rule she and partner Gorka Márquez have for their reality show.
The couple have returned for a second season of their reality TV show Gemma and Gorka: Life Behind the Lens and intended to keep it as real as they possibly can.
In an exclusive chat with Digital Spy, Gemma confirmed they were determined to show the reality of their everyday life with their two kids.
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"The channel approached us and said it was one of their most watched shows, and could we do another one with six eps – and I'm like, 'How the hell are we going to do another one with six eps'," Gemma revealed.
"The feedback we've had the most is people have loved the fact that we decided to have no glam squad, there's no glam team, there's no script, let's do this scene, let's do that scene.
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"We said if it's a reality show it's got to be real."
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Speaking about their lifestyle, Gorka joked he's Gemma's personal chef, with him shutting down rumours of an "extremely glamorous life".
"I think people assume because of our jobs that we have this extremely glamorous life with private chefs and chauffeurs and all that – and it's the complete opposite," he said.
Gemma and Gorka: Life Behind The Lens airs on the W Channel on May 6 at 8pm.
Strictly Come Dancing will return later this year on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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