Inside Mark Wright and Lauren Goodger's opposing love lives after turbulent ten year relationship: How former TOWIE golden couple embarked on very different romances following toxic split
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The path to true love never does run smoothly, as former couple Mark Wright and Lauren Goodger know all too well. Once upon a time they were golden couple of reality TV, with their relationship serving as the focal point for what could arguably be the best years of hit reality show The Only Way Is Essex.
![[Twelve years after ending their relationship, the pair are at vastly different points in their personal lives, with Mark recently confirming wife Michelle Keegan 's first pregnancy]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/11/93584057-14238889-Twelve_yea_lives_with_Mark_recently_confirming_wife_Michelle_Kee-m-8_1735645925024.jpg)
But twelve years after ending their ten year relationship, the pair are at vastly different points in their personal and professional lives, with Mark recently confirming wife Michelle Keegan's first pregnancy. Meanwhile Lauren has already adjusted to parenthood, having welcomed daughter Larose with partner Charles Drury in 2021.
![[Meanwhile Lauren has already adjusted to parenthood, having welcomed daughter Larose with partner Charles Drury in 2021]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/11/93472635-14238889-Lauren_Goodger_went_all_out_this_Christmas_as_she_showed_off_the-m-10_1735646135795.jpg)
During their tumultuous relationship, Mark was portrayed as a serial womaniser following flings with co-stars Sam Faiers and Lucy Mecklenburgh. His antics would lead to a series of fiery encounters, with close to 1.5 million viewers tuning in at the show's peak to watch the relationship go through its death throes before coming to a permanent end in 2012.
![[Mark developed a reputation as a serial womaniser on TOWIE and would have flings with a number of costars, among them Lucy Mecklenburgh and Sam Faeirs]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/11/93613883-14238889-image-a-6_1735645729489.jpg)
Mark Wright and Lauren Goodger were the golden couple of reality TV during their time on The Only Way Is Essex, but their relationship came to a permanent end in 2012. Twelve years after ending their relationship, the pair are at vastly different points in their personal lives, with Mark recently confirming wife Michelle Keegan 's first pregnancy.
![[The TV personality with co-star Sam Faiers in a 2011 episode of the hit ITV1 show]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/13/93616211-14238889-image-m-24_1735650587868.jpg)
Meanwhile Lauren has already adjusted to parenthood, having welcomed daughter Larose with partner Charles Drury in 2021. Who could forget the iconic series two finale, which took an explosive turn when Mark riled his former girlfriend by failing to invite her to his house party, fearing she might make guests feel uncomfortable.
![[Who could forget the iconic series two finale, which took an explosive turn when Mark riled Lauren by failing to invite her to his house party - resulting in her pushing him into his own outdoor pool]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/11/93614093-14238889-image-a-11_1735646244277.jpg)
