Gemma Louise Atkinson (born 16 November 1984) is an English influencer, radio presenter, and former actress and glamour model.

Atkinson rose to fame playing Lisa Hunter in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.

[8][9] In 2015, Atkinson began playing the role of Carly Hope in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

[citation needed] Atkinson played the role of Hannah in the 2011 romantic comedy film How to Stop Being a Loser.

[13] In 2017, Atkinson starred in the horror film Cain Hill,[citation needed] alongside Emmerdale co-star Michael Parr and Kingsman 2 actor Tony Cook.

[14] Atkinson appeared in the West End production of Tim Firth's Calendar Girls at the Noël Coward Theatre, from 28 July to 17 October 2009 where she played the character of Elaine.

[15] Atkinson also went on tour with Calendar Girls, she played Celia aka Miss September in the production.

The January to April 2010 tour of Calendar Girls also starred Lynda Bellingham, Judith Barker, Debbie Chazen, Letitia Dean and Jan Harvey.

[16] Songs performed on Soapstar Superstar: In December 2006, she appeared in Celebrity Weakest Link with Marcus Patric.

On 15/16 March 2008, Atkinson co-presented the Play.com Live gaming expo at Wembley Stadium with Virgin Radio presenter Iain Lee.

After the team beat the chaser, Shaun Wallace, Atkinson took home £25,125 for her chosen charity, Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary.

In Autumn 2017 Atkinson competed in the fifteenth series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing,[17] where she was partnered with professional dancer Aljaž Škorjanec.

The couple reached the final of the competition on 16 December, where they finished either second, third or fourth (results not disclosed via the BBC), losing out to Joe McFadden.

[20] Since launching her parallel career as a glamour model, Atkinson has appeared in provocative photoshoots wearing lingerie and swimwear,for magazines such as Arena, FHM, Loaded, Maxim, Zoo and Nuts.

[26] She has also modelled for lingerie brands, including being the face of La Senza[27] and Ultimo's D-G range.

In September 2007, Atkinson did a 5 kilometre (3 miles, 190 yards) charity run for breast cancer awareness.

The room was created in association with Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT), the Home and Garden Show's official charity.

[38] Atkinson dated Cristiano Ronaldo during his first stint at Manchester United in 2007 for four months before breaking up in October that year.