{"id":1644,"date":"2025-03-12T16:10:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T17:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/?p=1644"},"modified":"2025-03-13T15:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:02:54","slug":"inside-mark-wright-and-michelle-keegans-marriage-as-they-welcome-their-first-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/inside-mark-wright-and-michelle-keegans-marriage-as-they-welcome-their-first-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan\u2019s marriage as they welcome their first child"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright’s relationship as they announce their daughter’s birth (Picture: REX)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mark Wright<\/a> and Michelle Keegan<\/a> have recently<\/strong> welcomed their first child together after nine years of marriage.<\/p>\n

The couple took to social media<\/a> to announce the birth of their daughter<\/a>, Palma Elizabeth Wright, on March 12.<\/p>\n

The post revealed the newborn was born on March 6: ‘Together we have a new love to share\u2026 Our little girl \ud83e\udd0d Palma Elizabeth Wright 06.03.25.’<\/p>\n

The black and white image, which has a portion of Palma\u2019s face off-camera, shows the newborn dressed in a knitted white top and hat with her parents\u2019 hands entangled with hers.<\/p>\n

The couple was immediately flooded with support from their friends and family, with celebrities wishing the new parents luck.<\/p>\n

\u2018Ffs I\u2019m crying over here.\ud83e\udd79 I know how much you\u2019ve wanted to be a dad and you\u2019ll be an amazing dad too. This is the most beautiful thing to see. So happy for you both,\u2019 media personality Joe Wicks<\/a> praised.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Massive news! Congrats guys..over the moon for you,\u2019 JLS star and radio host Marvin Humes<\/a> commented.<\/p>\n

The former Coronation Street<\/a> star and former TOWIE<\/a> star’s new parenting journey may have led many to wonder when the pair started dating, and how they’ve been married for.<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look. <\/p>\n

How did Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright meet?<\/h2>\n

Mark and Michelle have been together since December 2012. <\/p>\n

The couple reportedly met backstage at The X Factor<\/a> and subsequently bumped into each other at numerous other events.<\/p>\n

‘I chased her for a while,’ Mark revealed on the Private Parts podcast hosted by Jamie Laing<\/a>. ‘Basically she gave me the elbow for about a year and then finally I got my way, after a lot of work.’<\/p>\n

‘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.’<\/p>\n

The couple kept their relationship under wraps until they appeared as a couple for the first time at the 2013 Soap Awards. <\/p>\n

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The couple attended the British Soap Awards at Media City on May 18, 2013 (Picture: Mark Cuthbert\/UK Press via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The couple has been together for 12 years (Picture: Dave J Hogan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When did Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan get married?<\/h2>\n

The pair got engaged in September 2013 just nine months after they began dating. On 24 May, 2015, they were married<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

At the time, he told The Mirror: I\u2019ve got now, for the first time in my life, what I\u2019ve always wanted and what every boy dreams of \u2013 affection in a relationship, love, best friend, a girl I fancy\u2026 everything rolled into one.\u2019<\/p>\n

They married on May 24, 2015, at St Mary\u2019s Church in Bury St Edmonds before celebrating at a reception on the grounds of the Tudor mansion Hengrave Hall in Suffolk.<\/p>\n

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Have the couple spoken about having a family before?<\/h2>\n

After being married for nearly a decade, the couple has constantly been asked about when they wanted to start a family. Michelle told Women\u2019s Health in 2018 that while she was too busy at that time, she had \u2018always been broody\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018I love kids, and I want four, so hopefully in the near future,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mark once told The Sun their schedules had got in the way of their plans.<\/p>\n

\u2018We say we\u2019re going to try [for a baby] every year but something comes up with work,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

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The couple has both had busy careers (Picture: David M. Benett\/Dave Benett\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Michelle also said that speculation over the years has been difficult. \u2018People don\u2019t know if we\u2019re trying. They don\u2019t know the background of what\u2019s happening,\u2019 she told The Mirror.<\/p>\n

\u2018In this day and age, you shouldn\u2019t be asking questions like that. I\u2019m asked purely because I\u2019m a woman.<\/p>\n

\u2018But I\u2019m immune to it now \u2013 it\u2019s like a reaction, and as soon as I hear it I brush it off as it\u2019s no one else\u2019s business.\u2019<\/p>\n

The couple announced they were expecting in December with a pregnancy photoshoot<\/a> captioned: \u20182025 is going to be a special one for us\u2026 \ud83d\udc76\ud83c\udffb.’<\/p>\n

In the photo, taken at sunset on a beach, Michelle was cradling her bump while wearing a two-piece white set as her husband faced her while walking towards her on the sand, with his back to the camera.<\/p>\n

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Lauren Goodger and Mark Wright were together for 11 years (Picture: Mike Marsland\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before he got with Michelle, Mark was in an 11-year relationship with his TOWIE co-star Lauren Goodger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They were engaged for a short time in 2011 but that ended after rumours emerged that Lauren had been unfaithful<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lauren denied these claims.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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