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Victoria Johns

Mark Wright burst into tears after learning he would become an uncle for the first time

Mark Wright burst into tears when he found out he was going to become an uncle.

The former TOWIE star, 35, was given the happy news by his younger brother Josh, whose wife Hollie is pregnant.

The Crawley FC footballer, 32, shared a pic of the baby's ultrasound in November with the caption: "I can’t wait to hold you #20down20togo."

And he's now revealed that the Heart FM presenter can't wait either.

Josh explained he gave all his siblings a babygrow "with the words uncle mark, auntie Jessica and auntie Natalya on them".

He then admitted: "When we gave Mark his, he burst out crying.

“He said: ‘I’m going to be the best uncle.’ He’s absolutely delighted, he can’t wait and he’s so proud," he told Hello! magazine.

Mark's wife Michelle Keegan, 34, is also looking forward to the birth of the baby.

She replied: "So exciting xx" to Josh's post announcing the happy news.

Mark's sister Jessica, 36, who is also pregnant said: "Best news love you 3 so much x x.".

His little sister Natalya wrote: "Our little ray of sunshine, we can’t wait to meet you baby. Thank you for the best news ever!!"

While Carol, Josh's mum, gushed: "So excited to be a grandma to my first grandchild, you're going to make the best parents ever. So excited to meet this little human. Xxx thank you for making us proud."

When speaking to the Mirror about his family's happy news Mark said: "My brother’s having a baby and my sister as well.

"Their due dates are six to eight weeks apart. Definitely, it is exciting to become an uncle."

Mark and Josh have developed the Live Wright fitness app together, which the reality regular says "is my favourite thing, because you’re changing people’s lives for the better in terms of their mental and physical health."

The former TOWIE star had a cancer scare last year when he found a lump under his arm.

Speaking to the Mirror he explained: "They couldn’t tell me if it was a lipoma [a fatty, soft tissue lump that grows under the skin]. Even after ultrasound scans and MRIs and stuff, they still couldn’t tell me.

Mark and wife Michelle Keegan (Getty Images Europe)

"It just was so big, and it was growing quite fast, so that’s what was worrying for me.

"Instead of doing a biopsy, they whipped it out and then I got the results about a week later and found out it wasn’t cancer. So it was scary up until that point, then I felt so much better."

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