The Wright family has recently suffered a totally devastating loss - with Mark, 37, and his sister Jessica, 39, saying their last goodbyes to their grandad Eddie who died a few months after being rushed to hospital due to a fall. Jessica - former star of The Only Way is Essex - opened up on her Instagram about the 'heartbreaking' loss, which comes only a few weeks after her brother Mark announced he is going to become a father.
In an emotional tribute to Eddie, 91, Jessica poured out her feelings of grief over the loss of her "hero" grandad, writing: "If only I could cuddle you [and] feel you cuddle me back so tight again. Losing you grandad has broken my heart all over again.
"From the day I met you, there was no doubt you would be my best friend. If you look up the words 'legend' [and] 'hero' in the dictionary, it would say Grandad Eddie & everyone knew it which makes me immensely proud". Jessica added that "they simply do not make them like you anymore and that's a fact. Your kindness, generosity, caring ways with your beautiful smile, and undeniable love for your family will live with on forever. You set the tone for men all over."
Jessica also paid tribute to the special memories she shared with her grandad Eddie during her childhood in the touching post, "Thank you for being you. Thank you for allowing me to live with you when I was a little girl and without fail, letting me sit on your lap every single night watching reruns of Only Fools and Horses over and over again. For helping me write a letter to the BBC in hope to meet David Jason which we never ended up sending thank god as I will treasure it forever, as you did in our memory box.
"You still laughing at the same jokes from only fools I made you hear night after night and fireman carrying me up and down the stairs every day. Splashing water in my face when I wouldn't wake up, playing cowboys in the kitchen over and over even though you must have been so bored of it, taking me to school every day and picking me up and actually getting me in on time, which shocked everyone.
Jessica's personal life is well known by her fans - particularly those who watched her on TOWIE for six years - and she married William Lee-Kemp, a businessman, in 2021, and she noted in her tribute to her grandfather that when he gave her away in the couple's English wedding, it "really did mean the world to me".
Last summer, Eddie had a sudden fall, which led to him being rushed to the hospital. This was revealed by Jessica and Mark Wright 's father, Mark Wright Senior, in a moving Father's Day post at the time.
The news of the Wright family's massive loss comes only a week after TV personality Mark Wright announced that he is expecting his first child with his wife, actress Michelle Keegan.
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