There are SO many rumours doing the rounds about this year’s Strictly Come Dancing stars that it’s hard to know just what to believe.
But there’s at least one claim we can now firmly put in the ‘not true, move on’ bucket…
You may have heard by now the persistent speculation that contestant Gemma Atkinson has been getting up close and personal with pro dancer Gorka Marquez.
And the rumour Gorka’s celeb partner, Alexandra Burke, ain’t too happy as she thinks it could distract Gorka from their bid to win the glitterball trophy.
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Well, we’ve now finally heard from Alex herself on the furore and, according to her, it’s all just nonsense!
Appearing on ITV’s Lorraine, the former X Factor winner laughed off the idea she was angry at Gemma and Gorka – and the idea they were even dating at all!
A chuckling Lorraine Kelly brought the whole situation up by saying: “Apparently you’re fuming and raging because Gorka and Gemma have apparently got a relationship and you’re not happy.”
Laughing in response, Alexandra, 29, said: “Apparently I am! Apparently that’s happening!”
But pouring cold water on the claims of a secret Strictly romance, she said: “I don’t know where he has the time to have anything going on! You can’t believe those kinds of things.”
As for reports she’s angry about it all, she added: “It’s all fun, it’s a lot of love with every single contestant on the show – and every pro as well.
“My concentration is making sure Gorka and I are fully in tune with each other and concentrating on what we want to do. We’re having so much fun at the moment and we won’t let anything get in the way at all. We are focused.”
Phew!
Of course, Gemma and Gorka have already spoken out to deny rumours a romance – not that it’s made the claims go away!
Gorka recently told Daily Star: “We hang out together and do some workouts and I think she is beautiful – but we are just friends.”
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Gemma added: “I really don’t want to talk about my love life to be honest. I don’t feel I need to respond to anyone about what I’m doing.
“I’ve had to talk about who I’m dating for the past 15 years. You’ve got to take everything with a pinch of salt.”
Noted!