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Strictly celebrity invites their rumoured ex to watch them rehearse

Are they just friends?

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Gemma Atkinson has invited her rumoured ex boyfriend, Ryan Giggs, into the Strictly Come Dancing rehearsal room to watch her practise her dancing.

Her professional dance partner on the show, Aljaž Škorjanec, took to Instagram yesterday to share a behind the scenes video of them practising steps, and none other than footballing ace, Ryan Giggs can be seen in the background.

In the short video Gemma, Ryan, and BBC comms head Vicky Owens, all jokingly give the professional dancer low scores on his fancy footwork.

Aljaž captioned the post: “@glouiseatkinson, @vicky_owens and Mr. Giggs are a tough crowd”.

Gemma and Ryan were rumoured to be dating earlier this year, but could the pair now just be good friends? Or is that all it ever was?

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Gemma left fans baffled when she posted a picture on Instagram of the group enjoying dinner together at Ryan’s eatery George’s Restaurant in Salford, recently.

With current rumours that she is embarking on a new romance with Strictly co star Gorka Marquez, Gemma’s followers were left confused to see her enjoying a cosy catch up with her rumoured ex.

Could this mean that there’s nothing going on with Gorka, or could Gemma’s latest meet ups with Ryan just be a red herring?

The rumour mill has been in overdrive recently following hints that Gemma and Alexandra Burke have been fighting over Gorka’s attention, but Gemma has broken her silence, admitting all is well in the Strictly camp.

Read more: Alexandra and Gorka said to be “at war” amid Gemma Atkinson affair rumours

Speaking to The Mirror, Gemma said: “We all message each other in the week on WhatsApp and send each other funny pictures and videos.

“We’re all so focused on our dances that we haven’t got time to fall out.”

With dinner dates, dance training, and getting up at 4;30am for her Key 103 radio show in Manchester every morning, Gemma is certainly busy.

With Ryan’s help it looks like Gemma and Aljaž have been training hard and are all set to preform their Salsa to Sun Comes Up by Rudimental ft. James Arthur on Saturday’s show.


Claire Crick
Freelance Soap Writer

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