Yahoo News Mark Wright pays tribute to beloved grandad
Former TOWIE star Mark Wright has paid tribute to his grandad following his passing.
The family announced earlier this week that champion boxer Eddie had passed away at the age of 92, surrounded by his family.
A few days on, reality star turned presenter Mark shared an Instagram photo of the two of them together and wrote a lengthy caption as tribute.
"For 37 years that I have known you Grandad, I wondered and even asked you when I was a little boy numerous times 'when do you think you will go to heaven'," he wrote.
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"I posed this question often, because I dreaded it so much. I've had messages from hundreds of people, some I haven't seen in over 20 years. EVERY message has the same words written in some way. GENTLEMAN - KIND - LEGEND!! All these things you were and more."
Mark told followers that Eddie loved his "family so much" and that his "biggest success is how close we all are and how many of us there is".
"You never got angry, you backed us no matter what, you never said no, even when I asked you to come on my stag do in Vegas at 83 (you still hold the record for the only person ever to order a cup of tea in a Vegas nightclub at 2am)," he recalled.
"If you told us off for being little shits growing up, you'd apologise. You waved us off from the window every time we left your house & even 3 hours before you fell asleep forever, short of breath & not much energy left, you uttered the words '[I'll] come down and see you off son' that sums you up, you put EVERYONE first."
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He said that his grandfather "made everyone feel so special" and "left a lasting impression" on everyone he knows, further sharing: "My friends love you, my wife loves you and everyone you met loves you."
The star added that Eddie could "never be replaced" as he was "1 in a million", before promising: "We can make sure your legacy lives on. I will continue to be the gentleman you taught me to be, will look after Nanny and continue to make you proud as 1 thing is for sure, you were my biggest supporter.
"Thank you grandad for everything. I'm so grateful I got to love you, be your mate, that you was my teacher, my boxing coach, my taxi driver, my idol, MY GRANDAD EDDIE you legend I LOVE YOU FOREVER," Mark concluded.
The sad news of Eddie's passing comes just days after Mark's wife Michelle Keegan confirmed that the couple are expecting a baby.
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