Inside Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan’s marriage as they prepare for first child
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Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan have recently announced that they are expecting their first child together after nine years of marriage. The couple took to social media to announce with a pregnancy photoshoot with the caption: ‘2025 is going to be a special one for us… 👶🏻.’.
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In the photo, taken at sunset on a beach, Michelle is cradling her bump while wearing a two-piece white set as her husband faces her while walking towards her on the sand, with his back to the camera. The post was quickly met with a flood of supportive comments from family, friends and fans offering their congratulations to the couple.
The former Coronation Street star and former TOWIE star’s announcement may have led many to wonder when the pair started dating, and how they’ve been married for. Let’s take a look. Mark and Michelle have been together since December 2012. The couple reportedly met backstage at The X Factor and subsequently bumped into each other at numerous other events.
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‘I chased her for a while,’ Mark revealed on the Private Parts podcast hosted by Jamie Laing. ‘Basically she gave me the elbow for about a year and then finally I got my way, after a lot of work.’. ‘People were suspecting things but we genuinely wasn’t [dating],” he added. ‘And then about literally a year later of us bumping into each other I finally sort of asked her out and it went from there.’.
![[LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 22: Michelle Keegan (L) and Mark Wright attend the National Television Awards held at The O2 Arena on January 22, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_234567954-6d68.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
