La's New Power Couple

How unlikely stars Mark and Michelle are taking over across the pond

- Chloe Andrews

He became a household name after shooting to fame in 2010 on ITV’s The Only Way Is Essex, but eight years later, Mark Wright is worlds away from Brentwood as he rubs shoulders with Hollywood’s elite. And it seems wife Michelle Keegan is set to follow in his footsteps.

Where others have failed, it looks like this is one couple who are about to succeed…

There’s no denying that we wondered how the Essex man bagged himself one of the most coveted roles on US television as an Extra TV host – and it seems as though it was all down to a little help from a famous friend.

Mark has revealed that former One Direction star Niall Horan helped him get his foot in the door Stateside when he allowed the 31-year-old exclusive access to his music video, which, of course, impressed the show’s producers.