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MICHELLE Keegan was caught in her dressing gown as her sister-in-law Jess Wright made a surprise visit to ask her to be her bridesmaid.

The 34-year-old star, who is big sister to Michelle's husband Mark, shared a video of the sweet moment to her Instagram page.

Michelle was caught out in her dressing gown
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Michelle was caught out in her dressing gown

In the clip, the former Towie favourite explains that she'd originally planned to ask all of her closest gal pals to be her bridesmaid at a dinner, but due to coronavirus restrictions had been forced to change her plans.

Instead, Jess surprised them all with a balloon flower and personalised poem making the request at their doorsteps.

All of the girls were shocked by the gesture - with her 19-year-old sister Natalya breaking down in tears as she was asked to be Jess' Maid of Honour.

Jess was sure to maintain a social distance throughout, delivering the goods with gloves on, and stepping back from the door when they opened up.

Jess surprised her bridesmaids with a socially distanced visit
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Jess surprised her bridesmaids with a socially distanced visit
Little sister Natalya broke down in tears as Jess asked her to be Maid of Honour
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Little sister Natalya broke down in tears as Jess asked her to be Maid of Honour

Michelle had clearly been caught off guard by her delivery, opening the door wearing just a robe with bare feet, no make-up, and her brunette hair tousled over one shoulder.

Having read the poem from the porch of her and Mark's impressive £2million mansion, Michelle shared her disappointment that she can't hug Jess - clearly overwhelmed by the request.

She exclaimed: "I'm actually shaking!"

Michelle was desperate to hug her sister-in-law
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Michelle was desperate to hug her sister-in-law
The two women are incredibly close
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The two women are incredibly closeCredit: Rex Features
Michelle is married to Jess' brother Mark
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Michelle is married to Jess' brother MarkCredit: Social media - Refer to source

Jess captioned the video: "Asking my bridesmaids during a pandemic…

"When rules were slightly lifted, I felt this was the best way of telling my nearest & dearest, that I would love them to be my bridesmaids 💐 Yes there are a lot 🙉 however, I have a lot of best friends, cousins, & sisters!"

She added: "💝🌸 Thank you to @thebloomroomofficial for these gorgeous flower balloons & @worditrhyme for the most AMAZING personalised poems; you are both truly talented!"

Jess got engaged to fiancé William earlier this month
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Jess got engaged to fiancé William earlier this month
Inside Jess Wright’s modern home full of pictures of herself

Jess got engaged to businessman William Lee-Kemp in February of this year after 13 months of dating.

The reality star recently , and her brother Mark will be master of ceremonies.

She said at the time: "I've been dreaming of a fairytale wedding since I was little, when I used to dress up in my mum's net curtains.

"Now I can't wait for the moment I've been imagining for so long, walking up the aisle in a fabulous dress to marry Will."

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