 The following year, after much speculation, Márquez personally announced that he had been demoted from the main professional line-up but insisted that he would still participate in weekly group dances.In September 2018 Márquez announced he would be appearing at Donahey's 2019 Dancing with The Stars Weekends.Márquez is currently in a relationship with Gemma Atkinson; the pair met during "Strictly Come Dancing" in 2017.