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Emma Gritt

Mark Wright's brother Josh and wife Hollie announce they're expecting their second child

Mark Wright is to become an uncle for the third time, after his younger brother Josh announced he is set to become a dad again.

The footballer, 33, and his wife Hollie Kane are already parents to Joshua James, 10 months, and the tot took a starring role in their pregnancy announcement post.

In the short but sweet video, which Hollie shared on Instagram, the little lad can be seen looking at an ultrasound of their forthcoming sibling.

She captioned it: "We have been keeping a very special secret…. When 3 become 4 in spring 2023."

Mark, 35, was among the delighted well-wishers, commenting: "We go again."

Baby Joshua took centre stage in Josh and Hollie's pregnancy announcement video (Instagram/holliekanewright)
Baby Joshua holds the ultrasound of his unborn sibling (Instagram/holliekanewright)

And Mark's actress wife Michelle Keegan, 35 – who will be the tot's aunt – followed up with a string of heart emojis.

Josh and Hollie wed in July 2018, a year after he proposed in Dubai. Their first baby came in February of this year, with the proud dad revealing at the time why he chose to name him after himself.

He said: "I always said I’d name my first boy Joshua."

It's somewhat of a family tradition with both his elder brother and dad sharing the name Mark.

Josh Wright and his wife Hollie are expecting their second child (holliekanewright/Instagram)
Arg meeting Josh's newborn son in early 2022 (@real_arg/Instagram)

It's been a year of rapid expansion for the Wright clan, who found fame as one of the original families on The Only Way Is Essex. In May eldest sibling Jess, 37, gave birth to an adorable baby boy, her first child with husband William Lee Kemp, who they named Presley Stone.

Both baby Wrights were at the heart of the family's Christmas Day celebrations yesterday. Natalya, the youngest of Big Mark and Carol's four kids posted: "Christmas morning 2022. Our baby boys made this year so much more special.. & we have another bubba on the way."

The tot will be another new addition to the Wright family (@natalyawright_x)

The tots – and Wright sibling Natalya – were wearing cute personalised navy pyjamas for their day of festive fun, which included a lavish Christmas dinner.

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