Former TOWIE star Mark Wright has opened up about the difficulties of looking after a newborn after his wife Michelle Keegan gave birth to their first child together this month
Mark Wright has been open about the struggles of parenthood following the birth of his daughter, Palma. The 38-year-old former The Only Way Is Essex star and his actress wife, Michelle Keegan, 37, welcomed their adorable daughter earlier this month.
Although the TV star has called the experience “the biggest achievement of my life,” he has been honest about the challenges that come with having a newborn, especially the sleepless nights. Speaking on Heart FM radio show on Saturday morning, Mark discussed the difficulties of being a first-time parent with his co-host, Olly Murs.
The comment came after they read a message from a listener who found sorting through clothes “exhausting.” Mark playfully remarked: “Lisa, I’ve got to address what you just said about being tired from sorting clothes—don’t even talk to me about being tired right now.”
“Because Palma, my little one, is keeping me beyond tired. I walked in this morning, and Olly goes, ‘You look wiped out.'” Olly laughed and pointed out the change in Mark’s appearance, saying it was the first time he’d noticed little bags under his eyes, joking that it’s a “dad thing” that comes with parenthood.
The 40-year-old former X Factor star said: “You know what, it’s your eyes, it is the first time I’ve seen these little bags in all the years I’ve known you, just here, and it is a dad thing, it is a parent thing, all of a sudden you get these little bags under your eyes.” To which Mark responded: “Yeah, they say dad bod don’t they, they never warn you about dad eyes'”
Despite the struggle, the reality TV star previously gushed over his daughter in an emotional interview – as he gave a tribute to his wife and other mums. He started his speech by saying: “It’s actually hard to put it into words, I’ll start by saying it’s the biggest achievement of my life.
“It’s all I think about, but obviously, hat goes off to my wife, she’s an absolute superhuman superhero for bringing this baby into the world. And it makes you realise, like what our mums did for us, and makes me have so much more respect than I already had and what women have to go through.
“But other than that, it’s the best feeling in the world. I wake up every morning just so excited to see her face. Every time I wake up, I’m like, ‘oh, she’s there’, and that moment when I held her in my arms, I mean, it gets me emotional now thinking about it.
“But it’s just, I suppose, everything else goes out the window, and it’s made me realise what life is all about. And my little baby, Palma, I love you so much, I can’t wait to spend my life with you.”
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