Mark Wright gets a kiss off Mario Lopez as their bromance continues with another wild night out in Essex
Former Towie star and husband of Michelle Keegan gets s smooch off US co-host of Extra after they hit popular Essex club Faces before emerging very worse for wear
MARK Wright gets up close and personal with American co-star Mario Lopez as they share a bromantic kiss on their latest UK night out.
After smashing their way through London's clubs, Mark took Mario to Faces in his native Essex - and the pair shared some lip service after leaving the venue, looking worse for wear.
As they came out of the club and got into a cab, Mario put is arm around his pal, said to be the "King of Essex" because of his major fame in the county, before they embraced.
Ahead of Faces, the pair went to the popular restaurant Sheesh in Chigwell, where they bumped into one of Mark's old mates, pop star Olly Murs.
Mario, 44, met Mark, 30, while working on US celebrity gossip show Extra, which the reality star started on as a correspondent in September.
And it looks like the hole that Mark's wife Michelle Keegan has left in his life since jetting off to film numerous series of Our Girl has been filled by this new companionship.
Saved By The Bell fans may remember Mario from his role as A.C. Slater, but now he's one of the biggest presenters on American TV.
He's hosted Dancing With The Stars, plus the American version of The X Factor, and played Vince Fontaine in the live performance of Grease on US telly.
The dad-of-two has certainly proved he has partying stamina with Mark, who kicked off their London bender by popping champagne in Claridges this week.
At one point in their evening, Mark was even seen pouring tequila shots down Mario's throat to get him drunk after he claimed they were too small.
Filming the evening, Mario joked: “Look at these tiny tequila shots that Wrighty has. They're like tiny baby shots. What is going on?”
Clearly a little lively, Mark replied: “But are you gonna do one? If they're baby, do two!”
Mark, who has said he calls wife Michelle 20 times a day, clearly had a great time as he later tweeted: “Been away from London for a bit.
"Spent the day and night here today and realised, wow !! what a city this is !! 🇬🇧.”
His wife Michelle Keegan was noticeably absent from the evening’s activities.
It’s thought she is currently still away filming scenes for the next series of her BBC show Our Girl.
While Mark has seen his family since his move, he’s yet to be reunited with his wife thanks to their conflicting work schedules.
He previously opened up about how hard it was, telling the Sun Online: "I've had the same group of friends since I was a kid. I miss them lots, I miss my family, my wife's away working, we can't get to each other right now because she's working solidly every day like I am, too.
"I'm without my friends, without my family, without my wife - it's always going to be a bit lonely but I'm not complaining just yet.
"I'm enjoying the job. Going to bed early, waking up early, doing the best I can and then in a couple of months I'll be reunited with my wife and I'll be feeling a lot better by then."
Meanwhile Mark has been forced to bat back criticisms of his new "weird" American accent after interviewing Liam Neeson or Extra.
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