I’ve taken drastic measures after putting on weight – and it affects Michelle too, says Mark Wright

MARK Wright has revealed his secret to cutting calories with wife Michelle Keegan after putting on weight.

The TV said he had taken drastic measures in order to curb his diet, after indulging on holiday in California.

Mark, 35, told The Sun he was glad to be back in Blighty after tucking into supersized American portions in LA last week.

In an exclusive interview with The Sun, he said: "I definitely put some holiday weight on.

"I ate pizzas and burgers and corn dogs and buffalo wings. There is no way to not gain weight unless I am immortal.

"By the end of the week in LA I missed going to bed feeling healthy -Michelle and I ended up halving the meals in the end."

Mark, who runs his own fitness app Live Right, said he has been inspired and blown away by his pal James ‘Arg’ Argent’s 14 stone weight loss after he underwent a gastric sleeve op.

He continued: “Arg is doing so well, I am so proud of him. We do the odd training session together but he has done most of it on his own. 

“I saw him the other day and he is training hard and eating healthily. He is really enjoying his newfound healthy lifestyle.”

Mark and his ex-Coronation Street star spouse, 34, are currently back in Essex and living with Mark’s parents, Carol and Mark Snr, while their new dream home is being built nearby.

“It’s actually been really enjoyable living back at mum’s, Michelle and I have loved it,” Mark shared with us. 

“You never think in your 30s that you are going to be living back at home again and you don’t realise the special bond you had with them as a child and a teenager.

"Having dinner with my parents every night and a coffee with them in the morning has been a really special time.”

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