As Michelle Keegan’s latest show proves a hit in Hollywood, pals fear she’ll be forced to spend more time apart from husband Mark
Fans went into meltdown last week over Michelle Keegan’s incredible performance in new Netflix drama, Fool Me Once. The show – which is an adaptation of a Harlan Coben thriller – landed on New Year’s Day, with fans making the nail-biting eight-part series soar to number one on Netflix.
Taking to social media, one fan wrote, “Michelle Keegan is not just beautiful, she’s a proper top tier actor”, while another added, “Take a bow, brilliant, stunning and thrilling – give this lady an Oscar”.
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The former Coronation Street star’s husband Mark Wright also heaped praise on his wife, writing on social media, “I can’t tell you how happy and proud I am for this incredible woman I call my wife… Watching her leaving the soap that made her over a decade ago, trying so hard to be taken seriously as an actor, moving into big serious dramas as her career has moved forward has been such an important thing to her.”
Michelle, 36 – who plays the lead part of Maya Stern alongside TV legend Joanna Lumley – thanked fans for their support, saying, “So overwhelmed with all your amazing messages about Fool Me Once. Thank you, thank you.”
And insiders say that Michelle has been inundated with new exciting offers, with a source telling Closer, “Michelle’s the TV ‘it-girl’ of the moment right now. Since Fool Me Once, her team have been contacted by producers and directors wanting to chat about future projects, and Netflix are really impressed by the show’s success.
Michelle’s on cloud nine – it seems the only way is up for her with all the opportunities coming her way.
“With the show airing worldwide, she’s now on the map in America and friends around her think it’s only a matter of time before she stars in a US drama and cracks the States.”
While the majority of Fool Me Once was filmed in Manchester, Michelle has spent much of her seven-year marriage to former TOWIE star Mark overseas – jetting between South Africa, Nepal and Malaysia for the BBC hit Our Girl, and also heading out to Australia for drama Ten Pound Poms.
