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Michelle Keegan is well known by now for her enviable body, which she showed off countless times recently while on honeymoon in the Maldives and Dubai with her new husband Mark Wright.

Last night she shared some of her workout and diet secrets with fans, and it all sounds pretty doable – we reckon there must be something she's keeping from us in that case.

The former Coronation Street actress was speaking as part of a Hello Mag Twitter chat, in which users could post questions for Michelle to answer. Asked how often she hit the gym, Michelle admitted it wasn't as much as you might expect.

"When I'm busy prob once or twice a week when I'm less busy 3 to 4 times a week," she wrote.

As for her favourite type of exercise, the svelte star revealed she hates working out, just like the rest of us, but that she'll hop on an exercise bike if she has to.

"I'll be honest I don't really like any workout," she answered. "But if I had to choose, a spinning class… It's hard but u feel great!"

Michelle and Mark both went down the healthy eating route before their big day last month, cutting out the crap in an effort to look as good as possible on their big day. However Michelle says she doesn't like extreme dieting and prefers to simply be sensible about what she eats.

"I love food so I'll never not allow myself to have something that I love… Just everything in moderation" she explained.

The 28-year-old has spoken before about her attitude to food, saying, "I watch what I eat. ­I eat what I want but in moderation, apart from salt. I have it on everything from sandwiches to pizzas."

Okay, so that's the diet and fitness part sorted. Now if Michelle could just help us to get our hands on her amazing wardrobe and a Mark Wright lookalike boyfriend, that'd be swell.

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The newlywed Wright couple obviously aren’t keen on sitting back and relaxing any longer.

Since their recent wedding one half of the pair has been experiencing something of a career boom.

Between her new gig as a blogger for Hello!, her successful Lipsy fashion line and her new gig with BBC series Our Girl, Michelle Keegan seems to be seriously going places.

But what about her husband, you ask?

Mark Wright, former Towie star and Strictly Come Dancing contestant seems to be taking a bit of a backseat career-wise – save for furiously keeping his social media accounts regularly updated.

 

Ohhhhh yessss

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However, in between gushing over his lovely new wife, and photographing his over-the-top McDonalds order, Mark has managed to squeeze in his latest venture: just this week he launched his new fragrance range.

Mark has admitted previously that he has taken to stealing his former Coronation Street star wife’s beauty products. And apparently her moisturiser is one of his favourites.

No surprise then that Mark has also noted that Michelle weighed in on his final selections for his own fragrances. Speaking to Mail Online Mark said; “I trusted her judgement and choice of scent and I went with what she loved.”

We would trust her judgement too seeing as the one-time soap star seems to be on a winning streak since the pair married last month.

Mark has been collecting after shaves for years and the famously well-groomed reality TV star said he thinks that a man’s scent is most important.

Although, he has said in the past that he only takes 20 minutes to get ready for his day.

'I get in the shower, do my hair, get ready, apply my Sisley moisturiser and a spray of my new fragrance and I’m out the door.' 

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She confirmed her relationship with former flame Jake McLean mere weeks ago – seemingly in response to ex-fiance Mark Wright's claims she needed to "get over" him.

But Lauren Goodger evidently sees a firm future with the convicted armed robber: she has had his name tattooed on her wrist.

Making the revelation in her New! magazine column, the 28-year-old added that she "can always get it removed," if she changes her mind.

It seemingly was a spur-of-the-moment decision. The reality TV star explained: "I didn’t properly think about it beforehand, I just went and had it done.

"This is the s*** I do, ha ha! I’d been to pick up some garden furniture, had a pub lunch, then thought, 'I might get a tattoo…'"

And Jake appears to be have been in the dark in advance of the procedure too: she explained that her boyfriend laughed and said she's "mental" upon seeing the inking. 

The lovebirds recently enjoyed a sun-drenched mini-break in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, although rather awkwardly Mark and his new wife Michelle Keegan 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.

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They weathered the hype; got through the Big Day itself with tears only of joy, and then enjoyed a sun-drenched two-week honeymoon in the Maldives and Dubai.

And now it seems Mark Wright has firmly settled into a life of domestic bliss – so much so that he's ALREADY forgetting his wedding anniversary.

Taking to Instagram to part with a coveted never-before-shared image from their wedding day, in his caption he declared: "1 month today!! The happiest day of my life!"

Poor Mark, however, seems to be confused: he married Michelle Keegan, the 2015 reciprocate of FHM's World's Sexiest Woman title, on May 24… meaning his one-month milestone will, in fact, be celebrated on Wednesday.

Still, and while it's now back to reality for newlyweds, at least the groom appears to be as smitten as ever with his new wife.

And in the Instagram shot, the love-birds certainly look radiant. Holding hands as they turn towards the camera, the bride holds aloft in her left hand her beautiful bouquet of cream roses.

 

 

1 month today !! The happiest day of my life !!

A photo posted by Mark Wright (@wrighty_) on

 

The response from their fans was gushing too. "I wish I looked this fit on my wedding day!' said one. Another stated: "So beautiful!!! Wish you all best !!! So happy for you both. X"  

A third fan said: "Nicest photo ever," while a further user reported: "U both look amazing, fave couple eva x".

Although the incorrect date was picked up on by others. "I thought they got married on the 24th?" asked a fan. "Thought u got married on the 24th may or something?" chipped in another.

Michelle's dress, which was custom-designed by Israeli fashion house Galia Lahav in conjunction with the actress herself, can be seen in the same photograph perfectly complemented by her veil: a stunning creation from Italian designer, Peter Langner.

Yesterday, it was revealed that the Manchester-native has landed a new television role: she will play Georgia Lane in the BBC1 drama, Our Girl

And on Friday, Michelle was put in contact with her doppelganger, Entourage star Emmanuelle Chriqui, by 98FM's Laura Holland.

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It looks like TOWIE may be about to lose one of its founding members.

It has been reported that Jessica Wright, one of the longest starring people on the show, is planning on leaving after the current series.

Speaking to The Sun, an insider explained that “Jess has had a great run and it has opened a lot of doors for her.”

The source went on to explain the many different career options that the 28-year-old would have available to her when she did leave the show.

“She’s got a successful swimwear collection with Ann Summers, a deal to write novels and now she’s looking at other options in television.”

“She’s always wanted to give presenting a go and has built up a good set of contacts to make it happen,” the insider revealed. “There is plenty to keep her busy.”

The ex-girlfriend of Ricky Rayment will be by no means the first person to leave the show in recent years.

Michelle Keegan’s husband and Jessica’s brother, Mark Wright, left the show in 2011 after the third season, while their cousin Elliott quit when he moved to Spain. Although that did mean an exciting appearance on the Marbella special.

Ricky Rayment has also left the show and is now dating Geordie Shore’s Marnie Simpson. 

We're thinking maybe Chris Pratt's HILARIOUS impression has had something to do with her decision! 

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And yes, this IS Michelle Keegan and NOT her Hollywood doppelgänger that we are talking about.   

The 28-year-old newlywed has just landed the role of Georgia Lane in BBC1’s drama, Our Girl. Michelle’s new lead role as Georgia will see her playing a female army medic in Kenya.

That is certainly a long way from the Rovers Return Inn!

The show is going into its second season, and Michelle is taking over the role from actress Lacey Turner. 

A spokesperson for BBC told the Sunday People that, “It won’t be an easy posting as she has to earn the love and trust of her fellow soldiers, and the greater respect of her commanding officer, while working alongside aid workers in the world’s biggest refugee camp.”

BBC execs were reportedly very impressed with Ms Keegan’s acting skills on Ordinary Lies, where she played a drug mule.

A source from BBC explained their casting choice, saying that the former Corrie star is “talented and hugely popular.”

It’s a good thing that Michelle and new hubby Mark Wright enjoyed their honeymoon because it looks like she is in for some seriously hard work! 

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She's been voted the world's sexiest woman no fewer than five times, but it seems that Michelle Keegan's beauty is not quite as unique as we thought.

Indeed, her doppleganger has now been unearthed: and seriously, it's CRAZY how similar the duo are.

Rather appropriately, Michelle's long-lost twin is also an actress – albeit one who's based in Hollywood and who is currently promoting a major big-screen project.

Emmanuelle Chriqui, 37, stars in the hit new Entourage movie. She's also appeared opposite Adam Sandler in You Don't Mess With The Zohan, as well as on television shows including The OC, The Mentallist, and – of course – the Entourage series itself, in which she plays Sloan.

Yesterday, Laura Holland of Dublin radio station 98FM was in London to interview both Emmanuelle and her co-star Kevin Connolly – better know to Entourage fans as Eric 'E' Murphy.

During the interview, Laura took the opportunity to highlight Ms Chriqui's similarity to Michelle Keegan, whipping out an image of the Manchester actress for an on-the-spot comparision.

And Emmanuelle's reaction is priceless! Bringing her left hand to her mouth as she gasped in shock, she also grabbed Kevin's arm. Mr Connolly was impressed too, saying: "If you showed that to me, I would go 'yeah that's her'."

A video clip which captured the moment has now received considerable traction, with both respective thespians tweeting their amusement.

In fact, 28-year-old Michelle, who has made no secret of her aspirations to crack the US movie industry, even offered to play Emmanuelle's sister, should the position arise.

She played Tina McIntyre on Coronation Street until last year, but shortly before her wedding to Mark Wright, Ms Keegan revealed to Closer magazine: "If the opportunity came up then of course I would like to go to Hollywood.

"I have never filmed in LA, so who knows – maybe in the future.

"If Mark didn't have work in the UK then he'd probably come with me, he supports whatever I do."

 

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Michelle Wright, one half of the genetically blessed #teamwright has been making us all completely envious for months.

The brunette stunner a beautiful bride at her lavish wedding to hunky heart throb Mark Wright, and Mark kept us totally in the know regarding their Dubai honeymoon and associated bikini selfies via Instagram. Thanks Mark, it’s not as if we were jealous anyway.

But we don’t have to be jealous any longer. The 28-year old soap star has revealed the secrets to her enviable figure in her latest blog post.

In her new blog for Hello! The former Coronation street star has lifted the lid on what she does to achieve that flawless physique.

After taking for weeks from her usual routine Michelle has been getting herself back into the gym, even though she was “aching the next day” and says that she’ll do anything to put it off, she’s just like us!

On her blog Michelle reveals that she felt in need of a kick-start so took to cardio saying "I couldn't put it off for much longer, and in a weird way I have been missing working out". She's dedicated, clearly. 

After avoiding the gym on Monday, saying she'd rather do important things like chat on the phone or watch paint dry, she got back to her cardio sessions later in the week. On her blog she tells us she jogs for about 15 minutes, then the step machine for 10 minutes, followed by the curved runner for another 10 minutes. 

She's not finished though! Michelle also includes some kettle bells and the medicine ball to make she gets some core work done too.

Michelle says she likes variety in her routine and  trains by herself, doing her own circuit of “non-stop exercise for 15mins this involves lunges, push ups, star jumps and box squats”. We're exhausted just reading about it. 

According to Michelle after a few weeks of hard work she can see the changes, so all of the hard work is totally worthwhile.

Meanwhile, her new hubby Mark seems to have taken the opposite approach to adjusting to life post-honeymoon. His intense Instagram addiction doesn’t seem to be letting up any time soon.

Except now, rather than the post and pre-workout selfies Michelle is sharing with us, Mark wants us all to know what he’s having for dinner.

Which is an awful lot of take-aways, drinks and an impressive haul from McDonalds. So much for that tea-tox you were raving about then Mark.

Let’s all hope Michelle can resist the temptation to give up her gym bunny lifestyle and indulge in Mark’s daily cheat meals!

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The reality TV star has been refreshingly open about her on-going battles with the bathroom scales. 

Indeed, at the beginning of this year, Lauren Goodger was photographed wearing an orange bikini on a beach in Egypt. The resulting shots showed that the 28-year-old had gained a considerable amount of weight.

Writing in her New! magazine column shortly afterwards, she admitted: "I’m too upset and embarrassed to look at those photos of me in a bikini taken on holiday in Egypt.

"They make me feel humiliated – they’re horrendous."

She also revealed her weight: "I’m 12st 9lbs and the heaviest I’ve ever been, but I’ve been distracting myself with other things so I don’t have to think about it."

Still, it seems that they provided the motivation she needed to get in shape.

This evening, just six months after those pictures were released, Lauren took to Instagram to share her outfit for the evening – and in the process she truly wowed her fans. 

Donning a khaki-coloured playsuit, she also wore knee-high sandals from The Secret Runway. 

Her slim, tanned legs were on full display; as was her tiny waist.

And the online reaction was seriously impressed. 

"Looking good girl well done," said one Instagram user. "Keep it up don't lose to much though," they added.

"Best you've ever looked," remarked another. "How amazing does she look here?" asked a further user.

Another person was more playful, however. Tagging a friend, they laughed: "This could have been us if we stuck to our diet 6 months ago lol x"

After an online spat with her former fiance, Mark Wright, Ms Goodger confirmed last week that she had rekindled her romance with ex boyfriend, Jake McLean. 

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This weekend marked three weeks since Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan tied the knot, and the couple are still reminiscing about their special day.

Mark might have headed back to work last Friday after a lavish two-week honeymoon in the Maldives and Dubai, but he relived one of the most special moments from his wedding ceremony yesterday by sharing a special video via Twitter.

 

"Check out this video that my bro @Joshwright4 played during he's [sic] speech at the wedding. #brosforlife," Mark wrote. The clip, made up of sweet and funny home videos from Mark and Josh's childhood set to R. Kelly's I Believe I Can Fly, was no doubt a beautiful addition to the day.

Not content with making just the wedding a family affair, the newlywed Mr and Mrs Wright also invited a few special guests along on their honeymoon.

Along with the boys' parents and some other family members, Josh and his girlfriend Hollie Kane joined Mark and Michelle on the last leg of their trip in Dubai.

In a recent blog update about her trip away, Michelle said that having family on hand to help the couple celebrate was "such a treat."

We're not sure we'd be quite so happy, but judging by this clip Mark shared of the foursome dancing at Mahiki club in Dubai, it was definitely a visit well spent:

Wedding down, honeymoon down, now to wait for the first anniversary celebrations…

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It was the week when – seemingly out of nowhere – Mark Wright and his one-time fiancee Lauren Goodger engaged in a spot of social media tit-for-tat.

Speaking of which, as Lauren's Middle Eastern jaunt comes to an end (and yes, Mark was also in the vicinity with this new wife, Michelle Keegan) we can't help but comment on her new-found confidence since losing weight earlier this year.

And for Lauren, confidence evidently means low-cut tops. Lots of low-cut tops, in fact.

Here, we round up her three most daring looks of the holiday…

Sipping passion-fruit cocktails with a friend, lovely Lauren looks positively
demure here. Still, she's made sure to keep her neckline sufficiently low
in a seriously plunging black dress

 

Ms Goodger looks happy and relaxed with a glass of champagne having
tucked into a large lobster. Mind you, between the shellfish and her 
generous bust, there seems to be room for little else on the table

 

Oh, hello there! We're not entirely if she pulled down her tank-top specifically
for this snap – or whether her attire was similarly positioned all evening – but
either way the star has certainly created an arresting look for her night-out

 

PS… While this now famous shot isn't from her recent trip to the UAE,
we nevertheless think it perfectly sums up Lauren's endearing love
for all things low-cut. More power to ya, Ms Goodger!

 

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"So! I’m home!" writes Michelle Wright (yup she's swapped over her name) in a newly-published blog post for Hello! magazine. 

"We have had the most wonderful honeymoon split between two very different destinations – the Maldives and Dubai."

And so begins our first official glimpse of her and her husband's glorious-looking getaway. 

The couple's first port of call was the Maldivian island of Maafushivaru – a resort the actress describes as "a stunning part of the world and so very private".

And while Mark, and less regularly Michelle, did occasionally placate our curiosity with sneak-peaks (including that amazing rear-view shot of the bride) during their incredible holiday, overall fans could but wonder the answers to important questions such as: what on earth did M&M eat while they were away?

The view from their water villa in The Maldives

 

"For food we enjoyed lots of fresh fish and salads," Michelle now reveals, adding: "And of course, a bit of champagne to celebrate!"

While in the Indian Ocean they also did lots of "resting, sunbathing, exploring and eating". 

The 28-year furthermore explained that sadly she and her husband only stayed in "the beautiful Maldives" for "four-and-a-bit days". Your heart would bleed for them at times.

They then "left to go to the place where it all began for us – Dubai".

Despite the presence of their families in the UAE raising eyebrows (after all, who brings their mammy and daddy along on their honeymoon?) Michelle describes their visit as "such a treat".

"Mark and I, Mark’s brother (and best man at our wedding) Josh, and his girlfriend Hollie went out a couple of times for dinner," she explains.

Michelle turned 28 while in Dubai, and she assures her fans that her beau "made it so very special for me".

For an outing at Nobu – their favourite restaurant – the Manchester-native wore a stunning blue and yellow full-length BCBG dress. "It is one of my fave buys this season," she says.

"I love the feminine shape and the colours look great with a tan."

So that's it! Back to work and back to reality for the love-birds: the wedding is over; the is honeymoon done-and-dusted. Bikinis have been packed away and the tans have slowly begun to fade. 

Thanks for memories, Michelle and Mark!

 

PS… Michelle's honeymoon beauty secrets:

  • She took Unite's 7-second conditioning hair product with her and used it throughout her honeymoon on her locks. "Every time I washed my hair I towel-dried it then sprayed the product on liberally – I also use it round the pool, as it stops your hair from drying out in the sun and the sea salt, and smells really good."
  • Windle and Moodie's 'fortifying spray' also got the Keegan seal-of-approval. "It is for adding volume to an updo on holiday. If you can’t be bothered with taking hours to blow-dry your hair or curling it."
  • She says she uses a factor 25/30 during the day, before slapping "on loads of aftersun from Boots" – she keeps it in the fridge in the hotel room so it’s lovely and cool on her skin.
  • Finally, Mrs Wright used her favourite Garnier summer body product "because it’s the perfect way of maintaining a holiday glow – I just mix it in with a dollop of aftersun, and then when I am back in the UK, I keep the glow up by applying a small amount after a shower. Once every few days is enough and it keeps your tan golden."
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