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Mark Wright's poisonous family rivalry is causing havoc in Essex, insiders tell Kate Hind, as the reality star's ruthless behaviour is exposed

Back in 2010, Mark Wright was only known as Jess Wright's brother and the best friend of Jade Goodey's widower. Now Mark, much to his sister's annoyance, is the biggest celebrity in the family.

And while it was Jess and her fledgling pop career that TOWIE bosses were then keen to push into the limelight, in the end it was Mark – handsome and cheeky – who fast became compulsive viewing for its audience of around one million. Another Wright family quirk which hardly pours cold water on this idea is that every man tends to name his son after himself – which means it perhaps came as a relief to Michelle Keegan, Mark’s wife of 10 years, that the couple recently had a daughter. He enjoyed success as a lower league footballer and apparently has little interest in being a show-off like his older siblings, though he did dip his toe into the limelight briefly by appearing in BBC show A Wright Family Holiday with his dad and brother two years ago.

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