The inside story of Mark Wright's reinvention: After his wife Michelle Keegan announces her first pregnancy, KATIE HIND tells how he went from C-list celebrity hanger-on to husband of A-list actress - and why friends thought it would never last
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Long before this week’s beachside photoshoot announcing the long-awaited pregnancy of his glamorous A-list wife, the celebrity circles in which Mark Wright moved were, shall we say, somewhat less refined. Now the proud husband of esteemed actress Michelle Keegan, Mark was once chiefly known as the friend of Jack Tweed, the much younger lover of former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody who married the reality TV star three days before her death from ovarian cancer in March 2009.
A handsome 'wheeler dealer' type who always dressed immaculately, back in the Noughties Mark was most likely to be found on the outskirts of the C-list celebrity pack, eager to befriend showbusiness journalists with his stories and gossip. It wasn’t unusual for him to get in contact with tidbits - and in fact, days after Jade’s tragic death, he reached out to me with intimate personal details about her final days, which I declined to pursue.
![[Mark was once chiefly known as the friend of Jack Tweed (left), the much younger lover of former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody. Mark and Jack are pictured together in 2010 at a Playboy Energy Drink launch]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/16/93716351-14247677-image-a-3_1735922156659.jpg)
How times - and a decade of marriage to a highly talented and successful woman - have changed him. The pair, who married in 2015 in a rather star-studded affair, posted the news that they are expecting on Instagram, with a picture of Michelle on a beach showing her baby bump.
![[Jack Tweed and Mark enjoy a day at Buddah Beach in Puerto Banus]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/16/93716379-14247677-image-a-4_1735922165297.jpg)
. Mark was once chiefly known as the friend of Jack Tweed (left), the much younger lover of former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody. Mark and Jack are pictured together in 2010 at a Playboy Energy Drink launch. The pair, who married in 2015 in a rather star-studded affair (more of which later), posted the news that they are expecting on Instagram, with a picture of Michelle - who last year starred alongside Joanna Lumley in Netflix’s popular drama Fool Me Once - on a beach showing her stomach as Mark looked on.
![[As a born-and-bred Essex boy - Mark is from Buckhurst Hill - his first big break came when, in 2010, he landed a role on ITV’s new reality show The Only Way is Essex. He's pictured centre with the original cast]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/16/93716381-14247677-image-m-8_1735922387881.jpg)
