Pregnant Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright were forced to lock themselves in their bedroom when their Essex mansion was targeted by masked raiders.
The 37-year-old Brassic star and her reality TV star husband is said to have heard their porch window smash before their alarm system went off at their lavish pad on Tuesday evening. It has been reported four suspects were in the home for close to a minute before rushing out when they heard Mark yelling.
Authorities were then alerted via the couple’s security system. The couple were relieved for their safety and that nothing was stolen from their £3.5million mansion, but were reportedly “very shaken up” by the incident – which saw the suspects fleeing in a getaway car.
An Essex Police spokesman stated yesterday its investigation into the burglary was continuing. He explained: “It was reported four suspects had forced entry to an address, carrying out a search of the property before fleeing. Within eight minutes, our officers were on the scene. We are continuing to support and safeguard the victims and are conducting high-visibility patrols in the area.
“We are exploring a number of lines of inquiry including but not limited to forensic opportunities, CCTV and witness statements. Anyone with information should contact us as soon as possible.” The Mirror have reached out to their reps for comment.
Speaking about the raid, a source told The Sun: “It was a traumatic experience for both of them but they are relieved that neither of them were injured. Mark did the sensible thing and stayed with his wife to make sure she was OK and they waited for police to arrive before leaving the room.”
They added the couple were “very shaken up” by what went down. The source went on to say Mark ‘acted swiftly’ when he realised what was happening. Thankfully, their alarm system alerted the couple as well as the police, who arrived quickly.
In recent years, after the couple purchased the lavish pad, they have shared updates on their renovations with fans on an Instagram page dedicated to their home. Most recently, the couple’s home Instagram account – which boasts almost 700,000 followers, gave a peek into the “mind blowing” transformation of their spiral staircase.
They also previously shared updates on their garden renovations, swimming pool addition, driveway changes and more. It comes after the former Coronation Street star revealed that she was expecting her first baby with husband Mark at the end of December, and has mainly been enjoying her journey into motherhood in private.
Michelle and Mark got married in 2015, and the star admitted that speculation around their lack of children in the early years of their marriage led to her desire for privacy. “Around the time we got married, I was open about the fact that I wanted to have a family but then, because we didn’t choose to have children within a certain time, there was lots of speculation,” she told Grazia earlier this month.
The star added: “I made the decision to not talk publicly about that side of my life. I’m going to be 38 this year and, as I’ve got older, I feel more confident about my boundaries.”
In December 2024, Michelle announced she was expecting her first child in a sweet Instagram post. In the picture, the actress cradled her bump in a white maxi skirt and matching crop top – as beaming husband Mark stood across from her on a beach. In the caption, Michelle wrote: “2025 is going to be a special one for us…” The couple were congratulated by famous friends, including Corrie star Helen Flanagan and TOWIE star Sam Faiers.
The news came 12 years after the couple first met. When they first met in 2012, Mark had risen to fame on The Only Way Is Essex, while Michelle was starring as Tina McIntyre on Coronation Street. Their love story began when they met through mutual friends in Dubai while on separate holidays, and has been going strong ever since.
However, they are said to have crossed paths a few times before that, reportedly meeting backstage at The X Factor, and bumping into each other at numerous events. Speaking to Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing on his Private Parts podcast, Mark revealed that he’d “chased her for a while.”
“Basically she gave me the elbow for about a year and then finally I got my way, after a lot of work. People were suspecting things but we genuinely wasn’t [dating],” he added. “And then about literally a year later of us bumping into each other I finally sort of asked her out and it went from there.”
It wasn’t until a year after meeting when the couple went public with their relationship, at the British Soap Awards in 2013. Mark wasn’t wasting anytime, as he popped the question just four months after making their relationship public – and nine months after they began dating.
At the time he told The Mirror: “I’ve got now, for the first time in my life, what I’ve always wanted and what every boy dreams of – affection in a relationship, love, best friend, a girl I fancy… everything rolled into one.” Mark popped the question while on holiday to Dubai, where the pair first met.
Mark was previously engaged to TOWIE co-star Lauren Goodger, whereas Michelle was engaged to former The Wanted frontman, Max George.
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