Strictly Come Dancing and Emmerdale star Gemma Atkinson has posted a rather amazing mock-up of herself as DC superhero Power Girl.

The actress took to Instagram yesterday (January 9) with a Photoshopped version of herself created by artist Jeff Chapman.

"Thank you Jeff Chapman for once turning me into Power Girl! I love it," she captioned the picture.

While likely just a bit of fun, it does throw up the question of whether she's hinting at a role as the alternative universe version of Supergirl. Digital Spy has reached out to Gemma's representatives to clarify the matter.

After all, Power Girl – aka Karen Starr – is yet to make an appearance in any of the current major DC fare (ie, CW shows and Warner Bros movies).

The Flash's then-executive producer Andrew Kreisberg hinted to Entertainment Weekly back in 2016 that the character could make an appearance in the future.

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This isn't the first time that Gemma has been linked to a DC role either, after rumours circulated in 2014 that she could play Supergirl herself. The role went to Melissa Benoist in the end.

Still, it would be pretty awesome to see her as Karen, and a jump from soaps to superhero fare would not be without precedent.

Ben Hardy notably went from playing Peter Beale in EastEnders to Archangel in X-Men: Apocalypse.

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