Mark Wright (TV personality)
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Mark Charles Edward Wright 20 January 1987 Buckhurst Hill, Essex, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Television and radio presenter, model, semi-professional footballer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Michelle Keegan (m. 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Charles Edward Wright (born 20 January 1987) is an English television and radio presenter,[3] television personality and model, who is known for appearing as a cast member on the first three series of The Only Way is Essex.
Afterwards, he appeared on the eleventh series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! where he finished as runner-up, and the twelfth series of Strictly Come Dancing, where he finished in fourth place. As of 2015, he is the current presenter of Take Me Out: The Gossip and Dengineers, as well as hosting "Club Classics" every Friday and Saturday night on Heart.
Recently he was involved in playing for England for the charity Soccer Aid, where he scored a long 35-yard freekick.
Family
Wright is the elder son of Carol Wright and Mark Wright, Sr. and the brother of Jess Wright,[4] Natalya Wright and Josh Wright.
Career
Football
Before his appearances on The Only Way Is Essex, Wright was a semi-professional footballer, with a youth career at West Ham United,[5] Arsenal,[6] and Tottenham Hotspur.
He started his senior career with Southend United, but moved into nightclub promoting and playing only semi-professionally.[6] In January 2012, it was reported that he rekindled his semi-professional footballing career, by signing for St Neots Town, but this was denied by Wright on his Twitter account.[7]
Television
In October 2010, Wright was one of the original cast members in the ITV reality programme The Only Way is Essex. He announced his departure from the show on 23 October 2011, near the end of the third series. He later returned for a cameo appearance in the sixth series and also, for the 2012 Christmas special. He briefly returned again in 2014 and again in 2016.
In November 2011, Wright took part in the eleventh series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. He was the runner-up, losing to McFly bassist Dougie Poynter.[8][9]
Since January 2012, Wright and Laura Jackson have co-presented the Take Me Out spin-off programme Take Me Out: The Gossip for ITV2.[10] He also appeared as a fitness expert on the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak for two weeks, to front its mini series Downsize in Dubai.[11]
From 20 June to 7 July 2012, Wright presented and starred in a new ITV2 show, titled Mark Wright's Hollywood Nights. It was later dropped after one series.[12] He was due to co-present with Melanie Sykes on a new entertainment series named My Man Can. After filming one series, ITV made the decision not to air the show.[13]
Since 2013, Wright has been a reporter on the ITV series Surprise Surprise.
In 2014, Wright fronted his own ITV2 reality show entitled Party Wright Around The World. In 2014, Wright was one of the celebrities competing in the twelfth series of Strictly Come Dancing. He was paired up with professional dancer Karen Hauer.[14] The couple made into the final, where they landed in fourth place.
Wright has presented the CBBC show, The Dengineers since 2015.
Radio
Since 24 December 2012, Wright has presented the "Club Classics" every Friday and Saturday evening on Heart Radio, between 7pm and 9pm.[15]
Other work
In June 2013, Wright was signed by online retail giant, Littlewoods, as its new face of menswear, which sees him style and model a capsule collection each season for Littlewoods' own-brand menswear line, Goodsouls. .[16]
In June 2016, he took part in Soccer Aid for the first time. He played for 'England'. He scored a goal from a direct free kick in the 3-2 victory, and was named Man of the Match.
Personal life
On 22 February 2009, Wright was best man at the wedding of the late reality star Jade Goody and Jack Tweed. He was featured briefly in the Sky Living TV series.
Wright was in a relationship with fellow TOWIE cast member Lauren Goodger from 2001 until 2012.
Since December 2012, Wright has been in a relationship with former Coronation Street actress Michelle Keegan.[17] On 9 September 2013, it was announced that he and Keegan were engaged.[18] They married on 24 May 2015.[19][20]
Filmography
- Television
| Year | Title | Channel | Role |
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| 2010–2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 | The Only Way Is Essex | ITV2 | TV series |
| 2011 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | ITV | Series 11 runner-up |
| 2012 | Daybreak | Guest health expert | |
| 2012–2013, 2015– | Take Me Out: The Gossip | ITV2 | Co-presenter |
| 2012 | Mark Wright's Hollywood Nights | Presenter | |
| 2013– | Surprise Surprise | ITV | Reporter |
| 2014 | Party Wright Around the World | ITV2 | Presenter |
| Strictly Come Dancing | BBC One | Contestant | |
| 2015— | The Dengineers | CBBC | Presenter |
Guest appearances
- Britain's Got More Talent (2011) – Guest, 2 episodes
- Celebrity Juice (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) – Guest, 6 episodes
- Paddy's Show and Telly (2011) – Contestant, 1 episode
- All Star Family Fortunes (2011, 2012) – 2 episodes
- Loose Women (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) – 4 episodes
- This Morning (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) – Hub presenter/guest, 6 episodes
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2013) – Guest, 1 episode
- The Cube: Celebrity Special (2013) – Contestant, 1 episode
- Tricked (2014) – Guest, 1 episode
- Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular (2014) – Guest, 1 episode
- Through the Keyhole (2015) – Panel member, 1 episode
References
- ↑ "Academy Hotseat - Mark Wright - News Articles". Tottenhamhotspur.com. 2012-03-05.
- ↑ "TV star Mark Wright quits Heybridge Swifts having played twice". Essex Chronicle.
- ↑ Manning, Jenny. "Mark Wright and Myleene Klass to host Heart FM shows". London: The Sun. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ "The Only Way is a brand new motor for Jessica and Mark Wright as they both drive away with matching convertible Mercedes", Daily Mail, 12 Jan 2012. Accessed 22 Dec 2014
- ↑ "Mark Wright Explains His Love Affair With Football". The FA. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- 1 2 "'I want to be James Bond one day. Nothing fazes me. I want to be a massive Hollywood actor': Mark Wright aims for the top". The Daily Mail. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ "Unreal confusion over reality star Mark Wright". Cambridge News.
- ↑ 'I'm a Celeb' runner-up Mark Wright: 'It was an honour to be myself' Daniel Sperling, Digital Spy, 3 December 2011
- ↑ 9.7m see Dougie Poynter crowned King of the Jungle on 'I'm a Celeb' Liam O'Brien, Digital Spy, 4 December 2011
- ↑ TOWIE Mark Wright, Zoe Hardman to front Take Me Out spinoff show Alex Fletcher, Digital Spy, 13 December 2011
- ↑ "Daybreak signs up Mark Wright "to keep people fit and healthy"". Metro. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ↑ "Mark Wright's Hollywood Nights axed after one series". Metro. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Mark Wright, Melanie Sykes relationship show 'My Man Can' 'axed' by ITV". Digital Spy. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Mark Wright confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2014". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ Manning, Jenny (18 December 2012). "Mark Wright and Myleene Klass to host Heart FM shows". London: The Sun.
- ↑ "Mark Wright proves he's a natural in front of the camera as he poses for his first modelling campaign". Mirror. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Michelle Keegan discovers the dangers of a thigh-high split as she accidentally flashes her underwear at Mark Wright's birthday party". Daily Mail. London.
- ↑ "'It's true.... we're SO happy!' Excited Michelle Keegan confirms she and Mark Wright are engaged after his romantic beach proposal in Dubai". Daily Mail. London.
- ↑ "Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright get married in Bury St Edmunds". BBC. May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ↑ Sharda, Angela (May 24, 2015). "Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright marry in £1m ceremony". International Business Times. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
