Gemma Atkinson has revealed that she had to turn down appearing on a show she 'loved' growing up after surprising fans with her past appearance in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. The Hits Radio host implored her followers to ask her some questions this week having not taken part in and Instagram Q&A for a while. She was quizzed on everything from family life to her career and fitness, and some were surprised to learn that she'd already headed Down Under to appear in the ITV reality show I'm A Celeb. One of her followers asked: "Chances of you going on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here this year?" to which Gemma responded witha pic of her in the jungle while covered in bugs alongside Jay Brown from 90s boyband, Five. Gemma, who has also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing, then typed alongside the photo: "Already done it! Back in 2007 [wide-eye emoji]. I had my 23rd birthday in the jungle." Another fan then went on to ask Gemma: "Would you and Gorka [Marquez] take part in BBC Gladiators as contesnts? You would both be amazing!" It comes after Gemma didn't hide her love for the show in the past. She repsonded with a fierce picture of her kickboxing and said;" I was asked to do the Xmas special but it was filmed over two days and I couldn't make it work childcare wise so had to pass. "I LOVED that show though. Jet and lightning were my favs!" She then followed up the post with another picture alongside Mark Smith, the actor and body builder who starred as Rhino on the former ITV show until its first cancellation in 1999. She told her followers: "Also not forgetting this legend of a Galdiator and brutal training partner back in the day who hasn't aged one bit!! He's actually even more of a Rhino now! [crying laughing emoji] @markrhinosmith." It comes after Gemma admitted she hasn't completely given up on acting, and addressed a potential return to the world of soap operas. The 40-year-old is now best known for her presenting roles, co-hosting the Hits Radio Drivetime show, but she found fame playing Lisa Hunter in Channel 4's Hollyoaks between 2001 and 2005. She also made a brief return to reprise the role just three years ago. But after leaving the Channel 4 soap and appearing in the likes of The Bill and Waterloo Road, as well as making a reality TV appearance on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, Gemma found herself swapping the North West for West Yorkshire, landing the role of Carly Hope in Emmerdale. Now, eight years after leaving her role, a return to soap land isn't on the agenda for Gemma. She spoke to the Mirror about why she's currently contemplating a return to her acting roots, but fans might not be seeing her back in a soap any time soon. "I would love to go back to acting again, 100%, I would love to do a one off drama where there was a start date and an end date, so I could plan childcare around it," Gemma said. The actress who this year is a celebrity supporter for Soccer Aid for UNICEF went on to add: "My partner Gorka [Marquez], he starts Strictly Come Dancing from July, so from July to Christmas , he's kind of wherever his partner is based, if he has a partner. "So it's kind of all up in the air. So to go back to a soap wouldn't really be realistic because the hours are so few and far between, you're either in 12 hours a day or you're in two hours a day, your schedule can change at the drop of a hat." She went on to share: "I loved my time on all the soaps, its where I am now because of them but I think now that I've got the children, I just wouldn't be able to commit unfortunately. But I do still watch it and I don't want Marlon [Dingle] to be killed off, I want Mark [Charnock] to stay in."