‘She’s your stereotypical possessive boy mum’: Michelle Keegan is on the receiving end of ‘subtle digs’ from ‘mother-in-law from hell’ Carol Wright… as ‘tension’ in their relationship is revealed
Carol Wright has been accused of making ‘subtle digs’ at daughter-in-law Michelle Keegan after making a series of ‘terribly timed’ comments about women in bikinis.
The 65-year-old was subjected to angry reactions on social media because she claimed that she wore a thong bikini in a recent program and that those who wore them were “disgusting and repulsive.” Wright at Homepodcast, which he hosts with his daughters Jess and Natalya.
Former The Only Way Is Essex star Jess and her younger sister, who both agreed with their mother, later apologized, while the clip, which was branded ‘insulting and disrespectful’ by listeners, was hastily removed from social media channels.
But friends claim the comments were a veiled dig at Michelle, 38, who runs her own Orfila Bee swimsuit line and often floods her Instagram platform with bikini content.
A source told Sun: ‘To put it bluntly, Carol is the textbook mother-in-law from hell. She is completely obsessed with her sons and is your stereotypical possessive child mother.
‘The tension between Carol and Michelle is very subtle. Carol thinks she’s doing subtle research, but Michelle sees right through her and everything is noted.’
Carol Wright has been accused of making ‘subtle digs’ at daughter-in-law Michelle Keegan by making a series of derogatory comments about women in bikinis on the podcast she hosts with her daughters Jess and Natalya
It is understood that Carol’s exasperated son had previously insisted that Carol be careful about the comments he made about his wife.
The source said, ‘Mark is completely obsessed with Michelle and her happiness is his priority, he wouldn’t let his wife be upset by anyone, especially his own mother; “He told Carol she had to stop,” he added.
Although it was removed, the clip found its place on TikTok; Listeners reacted angrily to the debate, with Jess claiming her husband Will ‘hates’ thong bikinis and Carol saying her husband Mark Sr doesn’t find bikinis ‘sexy’.
Separate sources say the comments were posted at the worst possible time, as Michelle and Mark were celebrating their daughter’s first birthday in March.
‘It was all terrible timing. They were trying to celebrate Palma’s first birthday but that’s all anyone is talking about.
‘Normally Carol would post this on social media but it’s nowhere to be seen amid the backlash.’
Jess, Natalya and Carol launched Wright At Home in November last year, and while the show has received mild attention since its launch, the bikini controversy has taken TikTok by storm, despite the people behind the Instagram page removing the clip.
The argument began when Jess claimed: ‘I can’t stand that it’s acceptable to wear a thong on the beach.’
Natalya added: ‘You know what’s worse, if these girls are wearing them, fair enough if you wear them too, if you at least bend over and put your towel on your bed, put a sarong over it!’
Joining the conversation, Carol said: ‘I really think this is not sexy for men.’
The 65-year-old artist faced angry backlash during a recent episode of Wright At Home when she claimed she wore a thong bikini and that people wearing them were “disgusting and unattractive”
Carol later apologized for her comments and the discussion, which was described as ‘insulting and disrespectful’ by angry listeners, was hastily removed from her social media channels.
Jess, Natalya and Carol launched Wright At Home in November last year, and while the show has received mild attention since its launch, the bikini controversy has taken TikTok by storm.
Then the head of the family told a story from a vacation spent with her husband and revealed that her husband focused on the appearance of three women with various figures.
She said: ‘Me and my dad were walking along the promenade and there were three girls in front of us and they were all different shapes and sizes but all their asses were sticking out and my dad was looking and said: ‘She doesn’t even look sexy’.’
Many social media users shared old photos of Jess in a barely-there bikini; Most of these showed a lot of her buttocks due to the size of the swimsuits.
Those who called out her hypocritical attitude wrote: ‘Hasn’t anyone seen Jess on Towie? Pool parties etc. She always wore this type of bikini when she was xxx…
‘Really. black teapot and all that xx… one rule for everyone else and their own rules for them, double standards at best hahaha.’
‘The tension between Carol and Michelle is very subtle. Carol thinks she’s doing subtle research, but Michelle sees right through her and everything is noted.’
In particular, a photo emerged showing Jess walking at the airport wearing the fringed skirt she wore in 2021 and tiny sweatpants underneath.
The prospect of women not supporting other women caused upset, with one TikTok user explaining that she wasn’t interested in Will’s opinion.
They wrote: ‘It’s disgusting that women still have to deal with other women belittling them for their clothing choices…
‘Jess honey, I’m not getting dressed for your husband and I definitely don’t want him to imagine me naked. That’s not why bad guys wear thong bikinis.’
