Mark Wright has opened up about the beginning of his and Michelle Keegan's romance, revealing he "chased" the actress for a whole year before eventually winning her over.The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 36, spoke candidly about his relationship with wife Michelle, 35, while appearing on the Private Parts podcast, hosted by former Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing.
Mark, who recently completed the London Marathon with his brother Joshua, dad Mark and mum Carol, revealed he and former Coronation Street star Michelle kept "bumping into" each other for around a year at various different events, before eventually heading on their first date.
The celebrity couple first encountered each other backstage at The X Factor, before then bumping into each other three days later at a Manchester United charity dinner, where they "got on really well".
Not long after their first two encounters, they both attended the National Television Awards and once again crossed paths. Mark then said it wasn't until about a year after these encounters that he finally asked Michelle out.
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