Overview
- Wright explained she deliberately keeps her distance to avoid being overpowering when a new partner joins the family.
- She said she is the opposite of the 'evil mother-in-law' stereotype and would only step in if she believed her son was set to marry the wrong person.
- The discussion followed Jess Wright reading a letter from a listener who felt her mother-in-law behaved as if she had 'stolen' her son.
- Carol has previously praised Michelle Keegan as 'the perfect partner for Mark,' underscoring a positive relationship.
- Coverage notes the remarks come in a year marked by Mark and Michelle's first child, Palma, born in March, and their publicly shared first Christmas as a family of three.