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Gemma Atkinson's son Thiago, 2, rushed to hospital in ‘scary' incident hours before christening

GEMMA Atkinson's two-year-old son Thiago has been rushed to hospital following a "scary" incident. The ex-Hollyoaks star, who shares daughter named Mia, six, and son Thiago with Strictly dancer and fiancé Gorka Marquez, shared the health update with fans on social media on Wednesday. Advertisement 3 Gemma Atkinson said she rushed her two-year-old son Thiago to hospital on Saturday Credit: Instagram 3 The 'scary' incident happened just hours before Thiago and daughter Mia's christening Credit: Splash The mum-of-two said Thiago was rushed to A&E on Saturday night as the youngster received treatment into the early hours. Despite the ordeal, the family were still able to attend the service for Mia and Thiago's christening just hours after the hospital dash. Gemma wrote: "We had such a busy weekend with a big build up & lots of organising. A family birthday tea for Mia on Friday, her party for her school friends Saturday, both Mia & Thiagos christening on Sunday and on top of that a trip to A&E with Thiago sat night. Advertisement READ MORE ON GEMMA ATKINSON "We were there until 1am Sunday morning and still somehow rocked up to church at 9.30. "We were exhausted but we had the best day." The soap star did not detail exactly what happened to her son, but reassured fans that he was on the mend. She continued: "He's absolutely fine! But it was a scary few hours and I wanted to say a massive thank you to Bolton hospital children's A&E department, and also the lovely paramedics who took us up there. God bless our NHS!" Advertisement Most read in News TV Gemma's followers were quick to comment on the star's post and to share their support. One wrote: "Glad to hear Thiago is ok, nothing worse than when the kids get really unwell." Gemma Atkinson turns to crowdfunding to raise £500k to launch her beauty brand, but angry trolls rage she can 'do one' A second shared: "Happy to hear Thiago's OK though, they do scare us these kids." In May The Sun revealed that Gemma and Gorka had been delivered a devastating blow as their reality show was axed. Advertisement But unfortunately, The Sun can reveal that the couple's fly-on-the wall show has now been shelved after just two series. The programme had aired on the channel U&W, which is part of the UKTV family. Confirming the news, a UKTV spokesperson said: "It's been a privilege to make two series of Gemma and Gorka: Life Behind the Lens with Two Rivers Media. Advertisement " Gemma, 40, found fame on Channel 4's Hollyoaks before moving to ITV soap Emmerdale. She is now the drive time host on Hits Radio. She met professional dancer Gorka, 34, when appearing on the 2017 series of Strictly Come Dancing. Gemma did not dance with Gorka, as she was partnered with Advertisement The couple welcomed their first child into the world, daughter Mia, in July 2019. They got engaged two years later. 3 Gemma and Gorka's reality show has been axed Credit: PA