Carol Wright defends Mark and Michelle’s marriage as they spend their anniversaries apart

Fans noticed that Michelle and Mark were thousands of miles apart the week of their 7th wedding anniversary as she flew to Australia for work and he toured Europe.

Loading video

Video not available

The video will automatically play soon8Cancel

Start playing

Michelle Keegan buys a bottle of chardonnay

Carol Wright insists everything is bad for her son Mark and wife Michelle Keegan as some fans noticed they were spending their wedding anniversary apart.

Carol, 62, is the proud mother of 35-year-old Mark and has adopted 34-year-old Michelle as her beloved daughter-in-law.

Mark and Michelle bonded together in a lavish ceremony at St Mary’s church in Bury St Edmunds on May 24, 2015 – with the couple celebrating their seven years as husband and wife this month.

However, the pair were split on their big day – with Michelle reportedly heading to Australia to film a BBC project and Mark having traveled around Europe.

When fans learned of the fact that the couple had been spending another anniversary apart – which had been kept under wraps due to past work commitments – Carol tried to emphasize that all was well.

According to OK!, Carol wrote a fiery comment on Instagram below a celebratory post that Mark shared.

She wrote: “Happy anniversary son and daughter-in-law. Well, it’s been seven years, but I just said today that listening to you talk every day while I’m away working in many parts of the world – love is a fantasy.

“Yes, I did when I was walking across the room while Mark was talking,” he said loudly. But you two have an unconditional love that you’ve survived despite being apart.

However, Carol later mysteriously deleted her messages.

A source shed more light on Mark and Michelle’s relationship, telling OK!: “The Wrights are very family-oriented.

“He spends more time with his family while Michelle is away.

“It’s a pity they’ve spent a lot of money on their dream home where they want to enjoy quality time together, but it seems they haven’t managed that yet – one is always there and the other is not.

“Mark is very romantic so he made sure to give Michelle a souvenir before she left. They’re always on the phone and on Zoom, but it’s not like being together in the flesh.”

Meanwhile, Mark and Michelle both share their own fond memories of their actual anniversaries, posting never-before-seen photos from their wedding day to Instagram.

Michelle wrote on her feed: “Happy anniversary to my husband, my best friend and biggest supporter. Love you.”

While Mark wrote: “7 years of being my husband. It never gets old. Happy memories of loving you”.

However, Michelle and Mark are expected to see their marriage tested by long distance again, as the former Corrie star is expected to spend months Down Under filming the show. her new.

The pair previously lived on different continents when Mark had a presentation role in California and Michelle was filming Our Girl in South Africa.

Michelle’s new TV series is said to be called Ten Pound Poms, and will follow a group of Britons who leave the UK in 1956 for an adventure halfway around the world.

A source told The Sun earlier this month: “Michelle has always had a big dream, which is to appear in a period drama and Ten Pound Poms will let her dip her toes in past times. this”.

Do you have a story to sell? Contact us at webcelebs@mirror.co.uk or call us directly on 0207 29 33033.