Gemma Atkinson
Biography
Originally from Bury, Greater Manchester, Atkinson took her GCSEs at Castlebrook High School before becoming a commercial and photographic model. Atkinson has dated Cristiano Ronaldo and was engaged to Marcus Bent but they have since split up. Gemma has been in a relationship with martial arts instructor Liam Richards since 2009, they got engaged in August 2012. Gemma found fame playing Lisa Hunter int the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Gemma then moved on to spin off series with co-star Marcus Patric in Hollyoaks: Let Loose and Hollyoaks: In The City. Gemma has starred in many TV shows, film and even video games.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Baseline
as Karen
2010

13Hrs
as Emily
2010

Airborne
as Harriett
2012

How to Stop Being a Loser
as Hannah
2011

The Dyatlov Pass Incident
as Denise Evers
2013

Boogie Woogie
as Charlotte Bailey
2010

The Confusion of Tongues
as Angel
2014

Fever
as Rhea Wagner
2016

Cain Hill
as Elizabeth
2017

The Sweet Shop
as Katie Powell
2013

My Bloody Valentine
as Her
2019

The Abba Christmas Party
as Self
2015

CBeebies Musical: The Great Ice Cream Hunt
2025
TV Appearances

Hollyoaks: Let Loose
2005

Hollyoaks: In the City
as Lisa Hunter
2006

The Real Hustle
as Self
2006

Emmerdale
as Carly Hope
1972

Gemma & Gorka: Life Behind the Lens
as Self
2023

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
as Self
2002

Celebrity Catchphrase
2018

The Friday Night Project
as Self
2005

Waterloo Road
as Mandy Bellows
2006
