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Mark Wright’s mum and sister were over the moon as he and wife Michelle Keegan announced they had welcomed their first child together.
The Heart Radio presenter, 38, and Brassic actress, 37, confirmed on Wednesday that she had given birth to a daughter.
Uploading an adorable black and white photo of them holding the newborn’s hand on Instagram, they wrote in the accompanying caption: “Together we have a new love to share... our little girl.”
They further shared that they had settled on the name Palma Elizabeth Wright and that she was born on March 6.
Wright’s mum Carol and sister Jessica - who also appeared with him on reality TV show The Only Way Is Essex in the mid-noughties - shared their delight in their own online tributes.
Proudly sharing the same picture of baby Palma on her own account, Carol penned: “We are in love with you beautiful baby girl. thank you Michelle and Mark for this wonder gift.”
Meanwhile, Jessica declared she was “so in love” with the new arrival.
She wrote: “Most beautiful addition to our family. I finally have a niece and I am so in love.”
Wright and Keegan began dating in 2012, got engaged in 2013 and were married in May 2015.
They first announced that they were expecting by sharing a post on social media showing off Keegan’s growing baby bump.
It would seem that they were dropping hints even then about what moniker they would choose for their baby girl as the picture was taken in Majorca where Palma is the capital city.
A source has since told The Sun that the name had special meaning to them, explaining: “Majorca is like a second home to them“.
The middle name, Elizabeth, is a tribute to Keegan’s great-great grandmother.
On a 2018 episode of Who Do You Think You Are, Keegan discovered that her great-great grandmother had links to the famous Suffragette leader, Emmeline Pankhurst, and that Elizabeth’s daughter’s birth was registered by Pankhurst.
