Gemma Atkinson: 'I love my footballer boyfriend, but I don't want to marry him'

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The 23-year-old actress and glamour model, who finished in fifth place on I'm A Celebrity last year, revealed that she has never liked the idea of being "tied down".

And although time apart from footballer Marcus, while in the jungle cemented her feelings him, she insisted she has no desire to marry him.

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Happy living single: Gemma Atkinson, seen last week at a launch event in London last week, revealed she is not keen on marrying her footballer boyfriend, just yet

She told OK! magazine: "I've never been one of those women who've thought about marriage and kids.

Rare gem: Gemma described her romantic footballer boyfriend Marcus Bent as a 'rare diamond'

"I have to go to a bridal fair soon as I'm going to be a bridesmaid and I'll be cringing trying."

Asked what she would do if Marcus popped the question, Gemma replied: "I think he knows not to! I will get married but I don't want to consider it until I've enjoyed my twenties and we've lived together for a while."

The couple got back together just before her appearance on the ITV reality show after a separation of 12 months. And the distance served to make the former Hollyoaks beauty's heart grow fonder.

She gushed: "He's like a rare diamond, once you've got them, you keep hold of them.

"Marcus is very romantic - every day he does something nice for me. The other day we were staying at a hotel and Marcus checked out before me and wrote: 'I love you' on the mirror with soap!

"I wouldn't even think of doing that, I just normally leave a mess in the bathroom""

Gemma revealed she and Marcus are now building a home together which they hope to move into by May.

Gemma Atkinson, pictured at the 3 Mobile Need For Speed gaming tournament on Tuesday, says she's not ready for marriage