WRIGHT: I HIT A NEW LOW IN LA Mark was rich but lonely
MARK Wright says chasing pay cheques in Los Angeles made him feel lonely.
Mark moved to the US in 2017 after landing a role as a reporter on TV entertainment show Extra.
But despite pursuing his dream career, the move meant he left behind his family, pals and actress wife Michelle Keegan, also 32.
The Heart radio DJ spoke about the pain of living away from Our Girl star Michelle during his weekend show.
The former Towie star, 32, said he had heard a new survey reveal 60% of people think money cannot buy happiness – and he agreed.
He said: “I was living in the hills, Beverly Hills and Hollywood Hills – life great, so I thought.
“Four, five months in, I sat back and I was a bit lonely.
“I wasn’t that happy, and obviously I went there to get a better job and to get more money as we say.
“I can’t tell you how much I missed the normal things – just sitting down the pub, the rain hitting the windows, the things we moaned about before I went.”
The Take Me Out: The Gossip host added: “I can tell you from first hand, money doesn’t buy happiness.”
Mark said money could help you in life if you already had a good family and love, but it could not “buy happiness that’s not there”. the was