Michelle Keegan and her husband Mark Wright told their family the happy news of their baby weeks ago, before announcing it to the world on Sunday.
The actress, 37, kept her pregnancy a secret before sharing her surprise pregnancy in a heartwarming post.
But Michelle and Mark started telling their loved ones in the fall and decided to keep the secret as long as possible, according to the sun.
A friend told the publication: ‘They kept their pregnancy a secret for a long time because they wanted to enjoy every second.
‘Starting a family has been something they have wanted to do for a long time. They are both in incredible places in their careers and their family home in Essex is completely finished. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect.
Friends of the couple revealed that the photo was taken in November during a winter holiday in Mallorca, one of their favorite holiday destinations.
Michelle Keegan and her husband Mark Wright, both 37, told their family the happy news of their baby weeks ago, before announcing it to the world on Sunday.
The actress kept her pregnancy a secret before sharing her surprise pregnancy in a heartwarming post.
Michelle has been hiding her baby bump by wearing stylish oversized coats and chunky knit scarves.
Despite being photographed on several occasions, fans have not speculated anything.
While she often shows off her model-slender physique in tight-fitting gym outfits, Michelle has opted for baggy outfits in recent weeks.
Michelle is also an avid social media user and shares glimpses of her private life, but in recent months she has remained silent while browsing. the beginning of your pregnancy.
It’s no surprise to fans that Michelle prefers to stay home rather than go out, as she previously said she prefers to spend the night at home with her dogs.
She said: ‘I’m happy to spend the evening on the sofa with our dogs watching TV and relaxing, but we still like to dress up and go out to dinner.’
Now in her nesting age, Michelle also said she and Mark had become “boring”, adding: “In the old days we would go out for dinner and drinks until the early hours.”
‘But now, after dinner, I look at my watch and say, ‘It’s 9:30 p.m., we’d better get home at bedtime.’ It’s a little more boring now.’
But Michelle and Mark started telling their loved ones in the fall and decided to keep the secret as long as possible (Mark’s family pictured).
Friends of the couple revealed that the photo was taken in November during a winter holiday in Mallorca, one of their favorite holiday destinations.
The actress has been hiding her baby bump with stylish oversized coats and chunky knit scarves.
Pregnant Michelle previously revealed her ‘frustration’ at the constant questions she received about her plans to have a baby.
The star has said in the past how endless speculation about the couple’s plans during their nine years of marriage has left her upset.
Speaking to You magazine in 2021, she also said: ‘I’m used to people asking me, but it’s no one else’s business.
‘No one else knows what happens behind closed doors. I think that’s why that question affects me so much: it’s very private!
“Mark gets asked about this from time to time, but I get asked about it all the time.”
When asked if his family still asked him about his plans, he confessed: “Not anymore!” People mean no harm by this, but they know what the response will be.
During a 2019 interview, Michelle, who was 32 at the time, spoke of her “frustration” with being constantly asked, saying, “Nowadays, you shouldn’t ask questions like that.”
She said: ‘They don’t know the background of what’s happening. It’s no one else’s business.
Despite being photographed on several occasions, fans have not speculated anything (pictured this week)
While she often shows off her model-slender physique in tight-fitting gym outfits, Michelle has opted for loose-fitting attire in recent weeks (pictured last week).
Michelle is also an avid social media user and shares glimpses of her private life, but in recent months she has remained silent as she navigates the start of her pregnancy.
It’s no surprise to fans that Michelle prefers to stay home rather than go out, as she previously said she prefers to spend the night at home with her dogs.
She said: “I’m happy to spend an evening on the sofa with our dogs watching TV and relaxing, but we still like to dress up and go out to dinner.”
Now in her nesting age, Michelle also said she and Mark had become “boring”, adding: “In the old days we would go out for dinner and drinks until the early hours.” But now, after dinner, I look at my watch and say, “It’s 9:30 pm, we better get home at bedtime.”
‘I feel very frustrated. They ask me simply because I am a woman. But now I’m immune to it; It’s like a reaction and as soon as I hear it I dismiss it as it’s nobody else’s business.’
Former Coronation Street star Michelle married Mark in May 2015 and the couple live together in an Essex mansion they built from scratch.
Heart Radio presenter Mark, who rose to fame on ITVBe series TOWIE, is already an uncle to footballer brother Josh’s two children, as well as his sister Jess’s son, and has spoken out over the years about his desire to become a father one day.
Michelle’s pregnancy comes a year after she starred in the Netflix drama Fool Me Once, which became one of the most-watched shows of all time.
Harlan Coben’s adaptation saw Michelle play military pilot Maya Stern and was an instant global hit, with over 98,200,200 views in its first 91 days.
She began her career on ITV’s Coronation Street, where she played Tina for six years before leaving the Cobbles in 2014.
Her first serious post-soap role was in the BBC drama Our Girl, which aired the same year she married her husband Mark, who left TOWIE in 2011 after three seasons.
In recent years he has also starred in the historical drama Ten Pound Poms, filmed in Australia, and the Sky TV comedy Brassic.