Towie’s Mark Wright quits the UK and lands himself presenting role on US show Extra
Mark will be a full time correspondent for the Emmy Award-winning programme
TOWIE'S Mark Wright is quitting the UK and has landed himself a permanent role as a US television show host.
He will be a full time correspondent for Extra, presenting the entertainment news show alongside Mario Lopez, Renee Bargh, AJ Calloway and returning Tanika Ray.
The job will see Mark, 30, move to Los Angeles for a year initially to host the show every night, seven times a week.
Mark said: "I feel so honoured to be given a job on such a massive show in America, interviewing the biggest stars in the world, and working alongside Mario Lopez who I watched and loved growing up.
"Lisa G, the boss at EXTRA, didn't know me before meeting her. I asked for a meeting, and she believed in me from seeing my showreel.
"She gave me a chance by allowing me to interview Mariah Carey and from that she has now given me this amazing opportunity to work on the show full time. It's all a bit surreal.
"The UK will always be my home, but right now America is the path that has opened up for me, and I have to follow that."
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Former The Only Way Is Essex star Mark has already delved into the presenting industry with roles on Take Me Out: The Gossip on ITV2 as well as Heart FM.
He has also become a regular DJ with gigs in Ibiza, Mallorca, Spain, and London.
Hosts of the show will talk about the news of the day and viewers will see Mark in his rawest form with behind-the-scenes access.
Extra will be filmed live from Universal Studios in Hollywood as well as various locations in New York.
Mark and actress wife Michelle Keegan, 30, have been spending a lot of time in the US having already had stints on the show interviewing Mariah Carey and James Corden.
He had already teased fans that he had some "exciting news" coming.
Former Coronation Street star Michelle has been spending the last three months in South Africa filming hit drama Our Girl but the pair were seen reunited last month.
The couple were most recently pictured in Mallorca with Michelle seen dancing at her husband's DJ set.