Mark Charles Edward Wright (born 20 January 1987) is an English television personality, entertainment reporter, and former professional footballer who last played for EFL League One side Crawley Town.

Before his appearances on The Only Way Is Essex, Wright was a semi-professional footballer, with a youth career at West Ham United,[3] Arsenal,[4] and Tottenham Hotspur.

He started his senior career with Southend United, but moved into nightclub promoting and playing only non-league.

In November 2006, he was loaned from Grays Athletic to fellow Conference National side Crawley Town.

[8] In January 2012, it was reported that he rekindled his semi-professional footballing career, by signing for St Neots Town, but this was denied by Wright on his Twitter account.

[9] Wright made his return to professional football at the age of 33 on 14 December 2020, signing for League Two side Crawley Town on a non-contract basis.

[10] He started his return in the third round of the FA Cup, coming on as a 90th minute substitute as Crawley won 3–0 against Premier League side Leeds United on 10 January 2021.

[12] Wright made his League Two debut against Harrogate Town on 6 February, and was substituted at half time in a 3–1 home loss.

[17] He also appeared as a fitness expert on the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak for two weeks, to front its mini series Downsize in Dubai.

[citation needed] Wright presented on the American entertainment news programme EXTRA by Warner Bros from 2017 to 2020.

[citation needed] Wright presents series 6 of Channel 5's The Bachelor, based on the US television show of the same name.

In March 2020, after the defection of Sian Welby to Capital FM, he took up the Monday to Thursday evening slot at the station.

[33] On 22 February 2009, Wright was best man at the wedding of the reality star Jade Goody and Jack Tweed, as he was a childhood friend of the groom.

Footage of the ceremony was shown in the Sky Living series Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain in 2019.

[34] In August 2011, Wright appeared at Redbridge Magistrates' Court charged with using threatening behaviour on a night out.