Mark Wright is an English television presenter, television personality, radio host and model.
He is best known for being one of the original main cast members in The Only Way Is Essex.
On 23 October 2011, Wright announced that he would be leaving the show at the end of
the third series.
He made a cameo appearance in the sixth series and returned for the 2012 Christmas special
and also made a brief appearance in 2014.
Family Wright is the elder son of Carol Wright and
Mark Wright, Sr. and the brother of Jess Wright, Natalya Wright and Josh Wright, and the cousin
of Leah Wright.
Career Football
Before his appearances on The Only Way Is Essex, Wright was a semi-professional footballer,
with a youth career at Tottenham Hotspur.
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.
Presenting On 13 December 2011, it was announced that
he would co-present Take Me Out spin-off programme Take Me Out: The Gossip for ITV2, which began
on 8 January 2012 and ended in February 2013.
This was Wright's first presenting role.
The show was later revived in late 2014 and is set to air from January 2015 alongside
Laura Jackson.
On 21 December 2011, it was confirmed Wright would become a health expert for the ITV Breakfast
programme Daybreak for a two week stint from 9 January 2012.
In 2012, Wright presented and starred in a new ITV2 show titled Mark Wright's Hollywood
Nights.
The show ran from 10 June 2012 until 7 July 2012 and was later axed.
Wright was due to co-present a new entertainment series with Melanie Sykes named My Man Can.
After filming a pilot and the entire first series, ITV made the decision not to air the
show on television.
On 26 February 2014, Wright fronted his own ITV2 reality show entitled Party Wright Around
The World.
Wright is a reporter on the ITV entertainment series Surprise Surprise.
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
On 13 November 2011, Wright appeared on eleventh series of ITV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out
of Here!, and was runner up to McFly's Dougie Poynter in the public vote.
Strictly Come Dancing From September 2014, Wright competed in the
twelfth series of Strictly Come Dancing paired with professional dancer Karen Hauer.
Radio On 24 December 2012, Wright joined Heart where
he currently presents Club Classics every Friday and Saturday evenings.
Littlewoods Wright was signed by online retail giant,
Littlewoods, as its new face of menswear in June 2013.
The deal sees him style and model a capsule collection each season for Littlewoods' own-brand
menswear line, Goodsouls.
The range includes clothing, footwear, accessories and nightwear.
Filmography Guest appearances
Britain's Got More Talent - 2 Episodes Paddy's Show and Telly - 1 Episode
All Star Family Fortunes - 2 Episodes Loose Women - 4 Episodes
This Morning - 6 Episodes Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway - 1 Episode
The Cube - 1 Episode Celebrity Juice - Numerous Episodes
Tricked - 1 Episode Personal life
Wright was best man at the wedding of the late reality star and television personality
Jade Goody on 22 February 2009 and featured briefly in the Sky Living TV series.
Wright has previously been in relationships with Kayla Collins and The Only Way Is Essex
cast members Lauren Goodger, Sam Faiers and Lucy Mecklenburgh
Since December 2012, Wright has been in a relationship with former Coronation Street
actress Michelle Keegan.
It was confirmed on 9 September 2013 that the two were engaged.
References
External links Mark Wright career stats at Soccerbase
Mark Wright at the Internet Movie Database