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His actress wife has made no secret of her desire to crack Hollywood – but it seems that Mark Wright has his own career aspirations Stateside. 

The reality TV star (and sometimes TV presenter and DJ) jetted out to California on Sunday accompanied by his wife of two months, Michelle Keegan.

And in order to get into the celebrity spirit of things – the duo promptly hit A-lister eatery, Craig's.

Mark and Michelle must have felt right at home too: they were snapped by waiting paparazzi as they entered and left the well-known Beverly Hills steakhouse yesterday evening. 

It seems that the 28-year-old has a big future ahead of him also.

Top American TV manager John Ferriter, who discovered Ryan Seacrest and also represents Piers Morgan in America, is quoted by Mail Online as saying: "American television networks hav‎e been following Mark Wright's career in the UK and think he could be a big hit with American viewers and have flown him out for series of private meetings."

On the same evening, Craig's was also frequented by former Victoria's Secret Angel Karolina Kurkova; Sylvester Stallone and his wife Jennifer Flavin, as well as singer-songwriter John Legend and his model wife Chrissy Teigen.

For the outing, Michelle, 28, wore a €95 Lipsy midi dress from her own collection. Meanwhile, Mark opted for a more understated look, donning a denim shirt, navy slacks and brown suede boots. 

Upon landing in the Golden State, Mark had tweeted that he "loved this place". And it seems that he and his wife packed relatively light: they were spotted leaving Heathrow on Saturday carrying only two moderately-sized black bags.

Speaking to OK! Online in May, former Coronation Street star Ms Keegan had said: "If the opportunity came up for me to move to America, I've never been to LA to film or anything, but who knows, maybe in the future." 

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They're the couple who rarely seem to stay in one place for very long.

And while Dubai remains a firm favourite for Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan, she has now revealed that they've identified a sun-soaked destination a little closer to home.

Writing her online blog for Hello magazine, the actress said that she's so in love with the island of Mallorca in Spain, that she's lost count of how many times she's been there. 

"I love Mallorca and try to go whenever I can," she explained.

"I can’t actually count how many times I have visited, I think it must be around 20 or so times."

The 28-year-old went on to say: "It’s a beautiful island with so much to offer, and is such a short flight that you can just go for a night but feel as though you have had a proper little break."

She and her reality TV husband were there last week – with Michelle explaining that Mark had work lined up.

During their mini-break, they also took a break from the norm, opting to explore the sites and sounds of Palma rather than top-up their tans.

"Normally when we go away we relax and sunbathe but this time we decided to have a day out in the beautiful city of Palma and soak in all the Spanish culture!" she explained.

In the accompanying snaps, Michelle donned a white Lispy playsuit from her own collection with the label.

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Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan have offered their support to a fan of theirs who suffered a horrific beating at a Magaluf nightclub where Mark was DJing.

Tom Grundon posted a photo of his awful facial injuries to Twitter. According to the victim, his attackers claimed to be the personal security of the famous couple.

However, the former TOWIE star responded explaining that he and his wife do not have personal security and that they will do everything they can to help.

“I have seen the news regarding @TomGrundon today and I can honestly say I knew nothing about this horrible incident.

Neither myself or Michelle have personal security. We were only made aware of this an hour ago, and have now spoken to Tom and offered any help we can to get this resolved.”

Mr Grundon suffered two broken cheek bones, a broken nose, a broken eye socket and a crack in the back of his skull, amongst other injuries.

He was attacked shortly after taking a selfie on stage with Mark.

Michelle has also taken to Twitter to offer her support. “My thoughts go out to @TomGrundon and his family today, absolutely disgusting what happened, shocking and barbaric. Wishing u a full recovery. X.”

Tom later tweeted saying that he had spoken directly to Mark and Michelle and that he realises they had nothing to do with the incident. He revealed that he believes that it was the bouncers of the club he was in in Magaluf, Boomerang, that were responsible for the attack. 

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Their €1.4m wedding took place almost eight weeks ago, but Mark Wright is – thankfully – still willing to offer his fans occasional sneak-peaks into his Big Day.

Indeed, he took to Twitter last night to share a selection of gorgeous photographs.

He and his bride, actress Michelle Keegan, signed a rumoured €1.7m contract with Hello! magazine prior to their nuptials, meaning that social media activity was strictly off limits on the day itself – and for weeks afterwards.

Most notable from the fresh set of 12 images is the groom's dancefloor moves – a skill no doubt honed during his time on Strictly Come Dancing.

Mark can also be seen flinging Michelle around during their much-talked about Dirty Dancing routine – for which the bride changed into a short white dress and sparkly heels.

In a candid snap, sisters and bridesmaids on the day Natalya and Jessica Wright appear in their matching baby pink silk dressing-gowns which sport delicate embellishment on the back.

There are also further shots of their families, and of the important men in Mark's life.

Here, we take a closer look…

The groom is carried through the venue by his friends

 

Mark and Michelle during their Dirty Dancing routine

 

Bridesmaid sisters Jessica and Natalya

 

The man-of-the-hour with his mum and dad, Carol and Mark Snr

 

Suited and booted with close friends and family

 

The guests enjoying the entertainment on the evening

 

The fathers of the bride and groom at the church

 

Jessica Wright takes the lead

 

Mark shows off his Strictly moves

 

The crowd partying the night away

 

A sombre groom surrounded by smiling friends before the ceremony

 

With Anthony Cotton, an actor best known for his Corrie role

 

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Is it not a bit soon to be jetting off Mark?

Not long after marrying his stunning wife Michelle Keegan and enjoying a lavish honeymoon together, Mark Wright is packing his bags and flying off to find love.

Another celebrity break up on the horizon? No, we wouldn’t be able to cope, not again.

But it looks like we don’t have to worry about any more heart breaks for the time being. Mark is going to join the show in order to help the current contestants really find love.

Mark, 28, is set to join the Love Island cast in to celebrate Lauren Richardson’s birthday. Lauren, also known as the girl who sent Zayn Malik fans into absolute chaos with one ill-timed photo.

Obviously Mark has already found the love of his life with Michelle, so he’s going to take on the role of DJ in order to help the other Islanders out.

"I'm really excited to be going in to DJ at Lauren's party," The Mirror reports Mark as saying, "I've been addicted to Love Island and I'll be making sure I get all the gossip whilst I'm in there."

We’re sure there will be plenty for him to investigate during his stay.

The current series of the show has been struggling with some lower-than-usual ratings this year and will come to an end on Wednesday night when the winner will walk away with nearly €70,000.

 

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Mark isn’t the only familiar face to make a return to the show, Callum Best also made a reappearance to help the contestants out.

He decided to whisk the guys off for a night out in Magaluf, much to the displeasure of their respective girlfriends.

We’ll just have to wait and see what kind of plans future DJ Mark has in mind for the contestants. 

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He's clearly shed an impressive amount of weight in recent months.

In fact, Mark Wright reportedly slimmed down to the tune of some two stone prior to his May wedding to actress Michelle Keegan. 

And while his new wife certainly seems to be sticking to her healthy eating and exercise regime, the former Towie star has adopted a more relaxed approach for the summer months.

In the six weeks since he said 'I do,' he's posted a series of mouth-watering images to his Instagram account depicting all the fatty foods that he was previously depriving himself of.

There's the Chinese take-away he had the day after his wedding day; a meat-laden pizza; a tray full of McDonalds; cheesy treats; beer; garlic bread, and several ice creams.

Just yesterday, in fact, the 28-year-old tucked into a white chocolate Magnum, immediately followed by a Snickers treat. 

And last night he treated himself again: spaghetti bolognese accompanied by a cool beer, an extra large portion of Brie, garlic bread and plenty of pancetta.

Still, it doesn't appear to have done him too much damage – Mark looks as trim as ever, a feat which he can probably attribute to his committed gym-routine. 

Here, SHEmazing! takes a cold-hard look at Mark's post-wedding diet…

 

Noodles, rice, crackers – it's all there in this post-wedding day delight

 

Melted cheese and sausage seemed to hit the spot nicely for Mark

 

"Polished it all!!" he captioned this image: rum, raisin, toffee and mint choc

 

Get it into ya! The former Towie star treated himself to a McDonalds too

 

Mr Wright ordered this large, meaty pizza – complete with garlic dip

 

He then tucked into a white chocolate Magnum earlier today…

 

… And swiftly followed it with a Snickers ice cream

 

Mark's on dinner duty: Brie, beer, garlic bread, pancetta and pasta

 

Garlic bread, smothered in butter – and dipped in cheese. Why not!

 

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Following their high-profile wedding at the end of May, they jetted off to the paradise island nation of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. 

And while Michelle is today gushing about her and husband Mark Wright's experiences there – lots of great food, cocktails by the pool and spa treatments – she also says that one particular incident left her seriously shaken.

"I’m a nervous swimmer and I’d never been snorkelling before, so I was quite worried when we were given our snorkelling equipment on the first day," she explains in a travel piece she wrote for Mail Online.

She adds that while a braver Mark went off into the ocean, she opted to stay in the shallow water.

"Dipping my head under the water… I couldn’t believe the number of fish I saw – all so pretty, and they didn’t seem to pay any attention to me, so that gave me the confidence to venture a bit further, although I am very scared of sharks," she describes. 

However, later in the week she came face-to-face with a rather larger – and more terrifying – creature. 

"I was swimming along, trying to stick near the coral, and I was the first to spot one – a shark," she says. "It was about five or six feet long… I started flapping about, but no one could understand that I was screaming ‘shark!’"

Thankfully for the 28-year-old, the animal eventually "minded its own business and swam off."

"I was petrified, though," she adds.

She also says that she and Mark, also 28, wanted their honeymoon to be "perfect," stating: "It needed to be a place where we felt we had escaped from the rest of the world."

Although returning home to their Essex home last month proved tough. 

"Getting back to the UK was a huge blow," Ms Keegan recalls. "I had the holiday blues for about three weeks afterwards."

She and Mr Wright married on May 24 at the opulent Hengrave Hall in Suffolk, a 16th-century manor.

Hello! magazine exclusively covered the event, reportedly parting with €1.7m for the privilege. 

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It's only been six weeks since Michelle Keegan married her sweetheart Mark Wright, but she admitted she's already overdue on plans to become a mum.

The actress admitted this week that she always assumed she would start a family very early in life, but things haven't gone exactly as expected.

"I always thought I was going to be a really young mum. I always had in my head that I was going to have a baby at 22 or 23," the 28-year-old told Star magazine. "Obviously that didn't happen!"

With her TV and fashion career really kicking off again since quitting Coronation Street, Michelle says she is happy to put her family plans on hold for a while. As well as starting the second series of the BBC show Our Girl, the actress is also working on a new collection for Lipsy, and there have been strong rumours she will be joining the Strictly Come Dancing crew this autumn.

"Obviously I'd love to have kids someday," Michelle admitted. "When you have a child everything changes, and at the moment I'm really lucky with my life and I don't want anything to change just yet."

For now, the newlywed says she's content to settle into married life and leave the big decisions until later, adding, "I've always wanted to be a mum, but I want to enjoy being married first and having that life with Mark. There's no rush."

That is going to be one cute baby… whenever it arrives!

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Newlyweds Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan happily keep their legions of fans up-to-date on their daily activities via their various social media platforms.

But there's one person who evidently isn't so impressed with such openness. 

Speaking with OK! magazine, Mark's former fiancee Lauren Goodger detailed her rekindled love for Jake McLean, 26, and spoke of their plans for the future.

More telling, however, was a thinly-veiled criticism of the new Mr and Mrs Wright.

"I can't stand it when couples flood social media with pictures of themselves, that's not real to me," she declared, adding: "I don't need to post pictures of Jake to prove I love him or that our relationship is real."

And while she and Jake have only been dating for again for a month (they previously had a 14-month long relationship from October 2012), they say they can't wait to be parents.

"Starting a family is the most important thing to us," she the former Towie star said. 'Getting married isn't really a priority."

She added: "I still have a few things I want to achieve in my career but I want to be a young mum so we don't want to wait too long. I can't wait to be the mum of Jake's children."

The lovebirds recently enjoyed a sun-drenched mini-break in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, although rather awkwardly Mark and Michelle were also in the region at the same time – enjoying the final few days of their honeymoon. 

Indeed, the coincidence is said to have prompted Mr Wright's online rant, which was directed at Lauren. In it, he called her "embarrassing" and "hurtful" and claimed that she needed to mention him regularly in order to make money.

Ms Goodger strenuously denied the allegations a day later.

In the aftermath of Lauren and Jake's December 2013 split, they certainly weren't on good terms.

Just last September – on Lauren's 28th birthday – the property developer and convicted armed robber appeared to upload an intimate-looking snap of Lauren posing in a leotard.

He then captioned the image with a cruel dig: "Ahhhh happy birthday to the biggest let down I no @LaurenGoodger keep it up girl your doing great #tramp."

Ms Goodger also addressed in the OK! interview rumours that Jake may have released a sex tape featuring her.

Leaked in August last year, the businesswoman is convinced it had nothing to do with Mr McLean. 

"When the video was released, we weren't even speaking," she explained. "But never in a million years did I think it was down to him.

"I still don't know who's responsible."

It's good to see that the duo have firmly put their past behind them.

Read the full interview in this week's edition of OK! magazine, out now.  

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If you're a fan of Strictly Come Dancing, prepare to get very excited, as it's strongly rumoured that Michelle Keegan will be joining the show's ranks this autumn.

As well as her acting chops, the Coronation Street star apparently has some serious dancing talents too, so much so that she and her new husband Mark Wright performed a special Dirty Dancing routine at their recent wedding.

In an interview this week Michelle hinted that something exciting was coming her way later this year, though she refused to divulge anything further. "We've got something in the pipeline for the beginning of Autumn but I can't say too much because nothing's been signed yet," she told OK! Online.

"I can say though that it's something really exciting."

With Mark's history on Strictly, having made it to the quarter-final last year with professional dancer Karen Hauer, Michelle is no doubt keen to show what she can do too.

The newlywed said she is enjoying being able to focus on new projects outside of acting now that she is not tied into a contract with Coronation Street. As well as her BBC show Our Girl, the actress is also working on her next collection for Lipsy, as well as being the face of Garnier Ambre Solaire. Quite a lot for one lady!

"I mean with Coronation Street you're very restricted with what you can and can't do because you're contracted – so when I was in Corrie I couldn't do anything else," she explained.

"When I left, I can still act which is obviously my passion but I can do other things on the side like the Lipsy collection – I'm just in a really lucky position at the minute."

We really hope one of those "other things" happens to be the new series of Strictly… 

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It certainly seems that Lauren Goodger has taken a firm break from her less-than-subtle social media feud with her former fiance, Mark Wright.

And while she's never been busier with work (and her body's never looked better), over the last couple of years her love-life has been something of a, well, roller-coaster. Not any more, however: she and her new beau Jake McLean appear to be the real deal.

Earlier this week, the reality TV star revealed that she's had his named tattooed on her wrist. Now Lauren has posted an extra special birthday message to her boyfriend on Instagram.

 

Happy Birthday to my soul mate

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Calling him her "soul mate" – her fans quickly then posted their messages of joy and support. 

"You look amazing and so happy," said one, adding: "You look an amazing couple and so happy." Another fan stated: "You two make such a gorgeous couple I hope you have finally found your happiness hunn xx u deserve it."

Meanwhile, a third person declared: "You totally deserve this. You look stunning smiling as well. Hope you are really happy. Your such a strong woman. Keep doing what your doing xx."

Lauren and Jake previously dated for a year from October 2012. 

In the aftermath of their split, however, they weren't on good terms. Last September on Lauren's 28th birthday, the property developer appeared to upload an intimate-looking snap of Lauren posing in a leotard.

He then captioned the image with a cruel dig: "Ahhhh happy birthday to the biggest let down I no @LaurenGoodger keep it up girl your doing great #tramp."

At least the loved-up duo have now firmly put the past behind them.  

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Elliott Wright has confirmed that he will be leaving the show for good.

The cousin of Mark Wright took to Twitter to announce his imminent departure and explain that he made his decision because of a desire to pursue other business opportunities.

 

He also added, “I would like to thank #LimePictures and @OnlyWayIsEssex cast and crew for an amazing 2 years.. It’s been an experience I will never forget,” he tweeted.  

The announcement sparked an instant reaction from fans of the show who shared their sadness over the star’s departure.

One fan tweeted saying “absolutely devastated the hottest guy alongside @DannyO and your both gone”.

While another said “gutted, your the only reason I watch it!! All the very best with everything, going to miss you. Xx”.

Do you think the show will be the same without him? 

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