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Published On 5 May 20265 May 2026
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FEARS are mounting that Towie star Jordan Wright was running away from someone before he was found dead in a Thai ditch, cops say.
Local police are now probing whether Wright was being chased as he frantically dashed to his hotel while glancing over his shoulder.
Chilling CCTV captured the beloved TV personality running erratically past a truck before taking a sharp left turn.
The clip was timestamped to 11:25pm on March 12 – about 36 hours before he was found dead on Saturday.
Wright, 33, appeared to be somewhat disoriented and panicked as he rushed through the hotel complex.
He even grabbed onto a white pickup truck to help propel himself forward as he jolted away while turning.
Police now fear he may have been trying to lose someone as he sprinted through the streets of Phuket.
Lieutenant Colonel Sutthirak Chuthong of Choeng Thale district station has refused to rule out foul play.
He said: “The circumstances leading up to the death are quite unclear. It is possible that other people were involved.”
Wright was weaving erratically through the Hotel COCO Phuket Bangtao grounds in the video.
Authorities have also confirmed that they will be reviewing CCTV again throughout Friday in order to get any more details from the haunting clip.
The grainy night-time footage has raised questions over what Wright was doing in the moments leading up to his death.
The CCTV shows him pacing back and forth before suddenly bolting out of the complex again and vanishing into the darkness beyond the hotel perimeter.
From there, his final movements become even more disturbing.
Wright is believed to have sprinted across rough, uneven fields surrounding the hotel before leaping down a 10ft creek.
He is then thought to have splashed through a shallow stream and scrambled towards a nearby construction site.
That site, which is a desolate, half-built area with no CCTV, would become the place where his body was found.
Two days later, a Myanmar worker harvesting morning vegetables made the grim discovery – around 300 metres from his hotel.
A hotel insider revealed he had been staying alone and had no visitors.
They said: “He would go out at night like other guests. There was nothing unusual until we could not find him when he was due to check out.”
Records show Wright checked into the hotel alone and was due to leave on March 13, but never showed up.
Questions are still swirling around his death, with key details about his final hours remaining a mystery.
He had moved to Thailand just weeks before the tragedy seeking a “fresh start”.
Just days ago, the reality TV icon shared a haunting final glimpse into his dream life in Thailand.
Wright had posted a glossy carousel of sun-soaked snaps and videos embracing his fresh start in Phuket before tragedy struck.
Sharing the glitzy new life with his 21.5k Instagram followers, he simply captioned the post “I’m Home” alongside a Thai flag.
He was pictured lounging in a luxury infinity pool, clutching a glass as the sun set into the ocean behind him.
Another showed him grinning on top of a motorbike, soaking up the island lifestyle.
Tributes have since been pouring in for the late star.
Fellow Towie star Chloe Brockett wrote: “Rest in peace Jordan” and heart emoji.
Another wrote: “Oh Jord, gone way too soon. Rest in peace darling.”
A third said: “Oh Jord! This is heartbreaking to hear. You’ll be truly missed.”
From Basildon, Essex, Wright rose to fame on Ex On The Beach in 2017 before joining The Only Way Is Essex in 2018.
Wright also dated reality star Vicky Pattison and was known for his explosive storyline with Courtney Green and Myles Barnett.
