Mark Wright has hit the headlines again after he and wife Michelle Keegan welcomed their first child – little Palma Elizabeth Wright – but less is known about his two siblings
It is clear Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan are the perfect power couple.
For, they’ve been flooded with well wishes from famous friends and fans after welcoming daughter Palma Elizabeth. Yet the most poignant messages across social media are from family, including Mark’s youngest brother Josh. Josh, who praises Mark and Michelle as “amazing”, is himself a father and, like his brother, was a lower league footballer – but it may be where the similarities end. Josh has been lauded for his modesty as he has rarely showed any huge interest in dipping his toes in the media limelight.
“He is absolutely adored by the wider Wright family. He is a lovely boy. While he might not be so high up the hierarchy, he doesn’t really care,” a friend of the Essex family said. They reacted following Josh’s emotional social media message after Palma Elizabeth was born earlier this month.
Josh, 35, posted: “Made up for you both and incredibly proud. You will be amazing parents to your beautiful princess who is perfect in every way. Can’t wait for Palma to grown with her cousins who will protect her forever and make memories for a lifetime. Welcome to the world my little niece, we love you so much.”
Mark, 38, has impressed fans with his role on The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE), and his appearances in I’m aCelebrity… Get Me out of Here! and Strictly Come Dancing.
But Josh, who has two sons, has concentrated on football, having played for lowly Gillingham, Leyton Orient, Crawley Town and other sides over the years. He now manages Ebbsfleet United, who play in the National League.
The family friend told Mail Online: “Mark is the typical Essex boy while Josh is quite unassuming, modest and unpretentious… He lives a totally different world to Mark and Jess. He is proud of them and what they have done but he doesn’t want to be part of the celebrity life – he never has and he never will.”
Jess, the oldest of the Wright siblings at 39, is a realty TV star, who has also been in TOWIE. Following Palma Elizabeth’s birth, Jess posted on Instagram: “Most beautiful addition to our family. I finally have a niece and I am so in love.”
Of course, the three siblings – and their youngest Natalya – have been pictured together at times, including family events like Mark and Michelle’s wedding in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in May 2015. Soap stars, including Brooke Vincent and Antony Cotton, flocked to the the ceremony at St Mary’s Church.