Born:
January 20, 1987
in
Buckhurst Hill, Essex
Best Known For:
The Only Way Is Essex.
Early-life:
Mark was born in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, on January 20, 1987 to Carol and Mark Snr. He has three siblings, Jessica, Natalya and Josh. He wanted to be a professional footballer when he was younger and played in Tottenham Hotspur's youth team.
Career:
Wright is best known for being one of the original cast members of ITV2 reality series The Only Way Is Essex. It originally focused heavily on his relationships with fellow cast members Lauren Goodger and Lucy Mecklenburgh. He left the show at the end of the third series. Since then, he has presented Take Me Out spin-off show Take Me Out: The Gossip and finished as the runner-up behind Dougie Poynter on the 2011 series of I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! In 2014, he fronted short-lived ITV2 reality show Party Wright Around the World and he was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
'I'm the sort of guy who loves to bust out some moves at a party but I'm certainly not a natural dancer.'
Trivia:
He has his own line of menswear with Littlewoods.