Emmerdale’s Gemma Atkinson slams ‘airbrushed’ claims: ‘I worked damn hard to get in this shape!’

She’s got one of the best bodies in Soapland, but Gemma Atkinson has been forced to hit back at claims she airbrushes her photos.

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by Jack White |
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Gemma, 30, proudly showed off the results of her gruelling workouts on Instagram, but some users claimed she’d had a bit of help from Photoshop.

But the actress, who plays Carly Hope in ITV’s Emmerdale, blasted the comments.

Sharing a behind the scenes shot from a recent photoshoot, Gemma fumed: “This pic is for those people who messaged me to say I’m ‘airbrushed’.

“I worked DAMN HARD to get in shape for this shoot & it annoys the hell out of me when people think I didn’t. I wish (like some lucky beggars!) I looked like this without as much effort but alas, i don’t.

“It took consistency, patience, will power and hard graft both on the gym floor and at home to control what I ate and what I avoided. I’m not an athlete, I am a normal girl and I love my food.”

Gemma with boyfriend Olly Foster
Gemma with boyfriend Olly Foster

Gemma added: “If I can do it so can you. Don’t give up on yourself!”

Opening up in a recent interview with OK! Magazine, Gemma, who is in a relationship with personal trainer Olly Foster, admitted she’s feeling broody.

She said: “I always said I’d have a baby at 32 – my mum had me at 32 – so hopefully we’ll do that in a few years if God allows it.”

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