Yahoo News What we know as pregnant Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright announce baby news
Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright went on a babymoon to Mallorca just weeks before Christmas where it's believed they did their bump shoot on the beach.
Pregnant Michelle Keegan is expecting her first baby with Mark Wright after nine years of marriage.
Congratulations are in order as the couple revealed their happy news by posting on Keegan's Instagram account: "2025 is going to be a special one for us…"
The pair are starting their family at their forever home, an Essex mansion where they have lived since 2022. They announced their happy news with a photograph of them on the beach shared on social media.
In the stunning photograph, the sun was setting in the background as Keegan cradled her baby bump while Wright walked towards her.
Behind the scenes of Michelle's secret pregnancy shoot
It's believed that Keegan and Wright took their baby bump photograph while away in Mallorca which is their favourite holiday destination. The couple jetted off for some winter sun weeks before Christmas and captured their baby bump shoot in November.
Yet Keegan and Wright saved the baby bump shoot picture until much later — only posting this on Instagram on Sunday 29 December. Weeks before, Keegan shared a glimpse into their Mallorca break on social media. She wrote: "Just a couple of days in our fave place before the Christmas build up begins."
One photo was taken from behind Keegan while she was wandering through the picturesque streets. Another photograph captured Wright in the same white linen outfit he wears in the baby announcement post while they're both in a cafe looking at the menu board above the till.
Other wonderful photos capture the beautiful beach scenery with clear skies, endless sand and sea.
Read more: Inside Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright's romantic getaway just weeks before going public with pregnancy (OK! magazine, 3-min read)
What Michelle and Mark have said about having kids
Both Keegan and Wright have expressed their desire to start a family together in separate interviews.
Keegan revealed she would love to have a brood of four children. She told Women's Health in 2018: "I've always been broody. I love kids, and I want four, so hopefully in the near future."
Meanwhile, Wright spoke about how the couple wanted to have kids but were always busy with their work schedules. He told The Sun: "We say we're going to try [for a baby] every year but something comes up with work. So it'll be Michelle filming in South Africa and then I got the job in Los Angeles – so we think, right, we'll try next year. With kids, I used to want three or four. But now, I'm 31, we're not having kids any time before 32. I think we could have two or three. Twins would be great because you're getting two out of the way at once."
Read more: All the signs Michelle Keegan was pregnant with first child - from hiding bump to cosy nights in (OK! magazine, 3-min read)
Michelle's response to constant questioning
Previously, Keegan has fired back at consistent line of questioning about whether she was going to have babies over the years. The actor voiced in her opinion in previous interviews as she revealed how she had learned to deal with it.
"It's horrible. People don't know if we're trying. They don't know the background of what's happening. In this day and age, you shouldn't be asking questions like that," she told The Mirror.
"I'm asked purely because I'm a woman. I'm immune to it now – it's like a reaction, and as soon as I hear it I brush it off as it's no one else's business."
In 2021, she also told Women's Health: "I get asked about children whereas Mark wouldn't for example. 'Why haven't I had a child? When am I going to have a child?' I don't know what they want me to say. I don't know what the right or wrong answer is."
She also told the publication at the time their family had stopped asking the baby question.
Read more: Michelle Keegan opens up on the sexist questions about kids that Mark Wright doesn't get asked
Inside Michelle and Mark's love story
Wright and Keegan are one of the most popular couples in the British showbiz world.
They first crossed paths in Dubai back in 2012. At the time, Keegan was an actor in Coronation Street and Wright was a reality star in TOWIE. They got engaged in Dubai just nine months after their first meeting.
Lovebirds Keegan and Wright have been married for nine years. They had a HELLO! magazine wedding in 2015 and exchanged their vows at St Mary's Church in Bury St Edmonds. Their wedding reception was held at a marquee in the grounds of the Tudor mansion Hengrave Hall in Suffolk.
Wright moved to the US in 2017 for a hosting gig and Keegan travelled the world with her acting job. Since then, The Only Way Is Essex star Wright moved back to the UK in 2019. They moved into their forever home in Essex in 2022.
