Michelle

MARK Wright was caught red-handed by wife Michelle Keegan after telling porkies about his whereabouts while she was at work.

The TV star told his actress wife he would be at home looking after their daughter Palma, 1, – confident he wouldn’t be rumbled.

But Mark, 39, was actually out playing golf and was spectacularly exposed when Michelle FaceTimed him live on air.

The hilarious incident unfolded on Heart Breakfast when Michelle appeared as a guest to promote her new drama The Blame.

“Shock, he’s at golf,” Michelle, 39, remarked as the star popped up on the video call before demanding: “I’ve got a question – where’s the baby?”

A flustered Mark responded: “She’s with my mum. She’s seeing her nanny today.”

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Michelle then clapped back: “You told me you weren’t golfing today. You’re in trouble!”

Mark told the other presenters: “This is what I mean, guys. You’ve got me in the doghouse!”

The couple welcomed their first child, Palma, in March 2025 after nearly ten years of marriage.

Michelle is now gearing up for the release of six-part ITV crime drama The Blame, adapted from Charlotte Langley’s debut novel of the same name.

She plays DI Emma Crane, who investigates the murder of a young figure skater while confronting corruption and misogyny within the police force.

The series marks Michelle’s first acting role since giving birth to Palma.

She said earlier this year: “Coming back to work after having a baby is quite daunting.

“But the production were so supportive and I was so looked after. It was like working with family.”

However, the actress recently pulled out of another major ITV drama amid concerns its demanding filming schedule would keep her away from Palma for too long.

Michelle had been due to play a working-class barrister but withdrew several months before filming began, with former Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker, 44, stepping into the role.

Although Michelle had committed to the project and filming dates had been agreed, she reportedly walked away before signing a contract.

The Blame begins on ITV and ITVX on September 20.

ACTRESS Michelle Keegan has shared a rare snap of her daughter Palma, 18 months, just days after she quit a new ITV drama.

The mum-of-one welcomed the tot with her partner DJ Mark Wright, 39, in March last year.

Stockport-born Michelle and Essex lad Mark have opted to keep Palma’s identity under wraps but have shared brief glimpses into their lives as parents.

And, Michelle couldn’t help but update fans as her little girl hit a huge milestone.

The soap favourite took to Instagram to reveal they’ve been celebrating Palma turning 18-months-old.

In the snap posted online, Palma can be seen facing away from the camera wearing a stylish denim dress.

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She’s holding a tiny wooden plaque, which says the words: “18 months.”

It’s engraved with flowers around the outside and has a little brown bow stuck to the top.

Michelle recently pulled out of a major new ITV drama just months before filming was due to start in November.

The 39-year-old left ITV bosses baffled by her decision to turn her back on the lead role in a big budget production, focusing on a working-class barrister.

Sources said it was “a huge blow” as she had committed to the drama a few months ago and a filming start date had been decided.

Michelle, who decided not to go ahead with the series written by Sherlock writer Steve Thompson, has said she wanted to focus on family life.

A source said: “Michelle was really keen to take on the meaty role, but the heavy filming schedule would take her away from daughter Palma for too long.

“The hours were quite intense and the project was starting straight after her Netflix drama The Woods and she just couldn’t commit.

“She is dedicated to her acting career, but like all working mums has to prioritise being there for her family, juggling work, parenting and being present for Palma.”

Mark and Michelle, who married in 2015, live in a £3.5million mansion near his family in Essex.

The family of three have enjoyed a string of lavish holidays together over the past year, while Michelle has had some time off.

She first made it big in 2008 as Coronation Street’s Tina McIntyre, and starred in BBC military drama Our Girl from 2016 to 2020.

Michelle Keegan has reportedly quit a drama just weeks before she was set to begin filming and now a former Doctor Who star has is said to have taken over the role

Michelle Keegan has quit a drama just weeks before she was set to begin filming.

The actress, 39, is said to have been gearing to take on the part of a working class barrister in a new series that has been penned by Sherlock creator Steve Thompson, with cameras set to roll from November.

But it’s now thought that Michelle, who has to Palma, 18 months, with husband Mark Wright, has pulled out of the project in what is being called a “huge blow” for the production.

A source said: “Michelle was really keen to take on the meaty role, but the heavy filming schedule would take her away from daughter Palma for too long.

According to reports, former Doctor Who actress Jodie Whittaker has been drafted into the role instead but fans of Michelle will soon be able to see her in in Netflix drama The Woods, which is based on the Harlan Coben thriller of the same name.

Speaking to The Sun, the source added: “The hours were quite intense and the project was starting straight after her Netflix drama The Woods and she just couldn’t commit. She is dedicated to her acting career, but like all working mums has to prioritise being there for her family, juggling work, parenting and being present for Palma.”

Michelle shot to fame when in 2008 when she was cast as Tina McIntyre on Coronation Street, and stayed with the soap for seven years before making a permanent exit when the much-loved Rovers barmaid was killed off as part of a whodunnit plot. Since then, she has Michelle has become one of the most famous actresses in Britain, starring in top-rated programmes like Brassic and Ten Pound Poms.

Michelle previously starred in Fool Me Once for Netflix, which was based on Coben’s 2016 thriller, but this time round, she will play Lucy Silverfield, who helps her former partner, played by Tom Bateman. In

When the latest adaptation of The Woods was first announced, Coben said in a statement: “The Woods is a haunting and very personal story. It has everything you expect from us – twisty, turning, gasp-inducing – but at the core is a story of old love and yearning.

“Working with a cast led by Tom Bateman, Michelle Keegan, Mandeep Dhillon, Pearce Quigley, James Buckley, Tom Allen – it’s an embarrassment of riches.”

Penned by Danny Brocklehurst, the upcoming eight-part thriller begins with a mysterious disappearance 20 years ago that leaves a family devastated.

When new evidence comes to light that convinces barrister Paul ‘Cope’ Copeland (played by Bateman) his missing sister could be alive after all, he begins a relentless investigation to unearth the truth.

The Mirror has contacted Michelle’s representatives for comment

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