Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright are enjoying a family holiday to Abu Dhabi with their baby daughter Palma. Former Coronation Street star Michelle and The Only Way Is Essex star Mark have both shared snaps from their luxurious winter escape, while an ice cold weather front heads towards the UK.
Taking to Instagram over the weekend, 38-year-old Michelle shared highlights from their £2,000-a-night stay at the Rixos Premium in Saadiyat Island. She, husband Mark, who turns 39 on Tuesday, and their nine-month-old daughter, Palma, could be seen enjoying the sunshine and luxury service in the stunning hotel.
Snaps shared by Michelle showed the sun-drenched setting with palm trees and swimming pools, while one adorable shot showed baby Palma peering curiously at a water fountain, while dressed in a cute yellow outfit. In other snaps, Michelle is seen pushing her bundle of joy during a sunset stroll and lovingly rocking her daughter in her pram.
The Brassic actress wrote in the caption: “My new normal on holiday. Shade, find a quiet place, cramp in foot from rocking, forgot my headphones.” While a video clip panning around the hotel was captioned: “Slow peaceful mornings.”Michelle has previously opened up about her quite married life with Mark, who she has been wed to since 2015. She told Grazia previously: “Mark and I feel lucky to work in this industry, but it doesn’t dominate our lives. We dip our toe in, then step back to normal life. It’s very boring and probably quite basic, but that’s how I like it.”
Pregnant at the time of the interview, she also opened up about her reluctance to share her more personal moments in life. She said: “Around the time we got married, I was open about the fact that I wanted to have a family but then, because we didn’t choose to have children within a certain time, there was lots of speculation.
“And we can handle that but, at one point, there was a story every week. My family was asking me about it, so I made the decision to not talk publicly about that side of my life. I’m going to be 38 this year and, as I’ve got older, I feel more confident about my boundaries.”Meanwhile, Mark has previously gushed about his experience as a father and Palma’s arrival on Heart radio soon after her birth in March 2025. He said, “My little baby Palma, I love you so much and I can’t wait to spend my life with you. It’s the best feeling in the world – I wake up every morning just so excited to see her face.”
Describing his pride at his wife, he added: “It makes you realise what our mums did for us and makes me have so much more respect than I already had and what women had to go through.”And giving more insight into his experience as a dad, he went on: “That moment when I held her in my arms, it gets me emotional now thinking about it. I suppose everything else goes out the window and its made me realise what life is all about and my little baby Palma I love you so much and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you.”It’s a very special feeling. I cant really put it into words. We’ve waited a little bit of time, we’ve chased our dreams and our careers and now we’re here. We’ve got a baby.”