Mark Wright’s furious father, 68, lashes out after being shoved into the pool with his phone in his pocket and nearly landing on his three-year-old grandson — as fans slam the prank as ‘dangerous, unfunny and deeply uncomfortable’- suong
Mark Wright left his namesake father furious on Saturday when he pushed the family patriarch into his swanky swimming pool.
Taking to Instagram, the TOWIE original, 38, shared a video in which he was in peals of laughter while running towards 'Big Mark' and shoving him in his pool.
The famously tight knit Wright family convened for a pool day at the house Mark shares with his wife Michelle Keegan, during which he carried out the prank, where Big Mark fell in with his phone in his pocket.
In the pool was Mark's younger brother Josh and his sister Jess' son Presley, three, the latter of whom was in the sexagenarian's way when he fell - before launching into a foul-mouthed scolding, when he called Mark a 'f**king idiot'.
Fans failed to see the funny side of the prank, as she soon flooded the comments section of Mark's post to warn of the dangers of the prank - due to Presley's position and Big Mark's age - and branded the moment as 'unfunny and uncomfortable'.
Mark Wright left his namesake father furious on Saturday when he pushed the family patriarch into his swanky swimming pool
Taking to Instagram, the TOWIE original, 38, shared a video in which he was in peals of laughter while running towards 'Big Mark' and shoving him in his pool
The famously tight knit Wright family convened for a pool day at the house Mark shares with his wife Michelle Keegan, during which he carried out the prank, where Big Mark fell in with his phone in his pocket
Mark and his father are picturned in 2023 when Mark performed a similar prank
During an earlier holiday, Mark could not resist another prank
Fans failed to see the funny side of the prank, as she soon flooded the comments section of Mark's post to warn of the dangers of the prank - due to Presley's position and Big Mark's age - and branded the moment as 'unfunny and uncomfortable'
Mark could not stop laughing as he approached his father, who came up from the water to retreive his phone and repeatedly call his son an idiot.
The reality star quickly insisted his phone was waterproof while the rest of the Wrights, including mum Carol, joined in the laughter.
Fans flooded the comments section to pen: 'Did anyone else has anxiety over the little boy getting squashed in that water??... Not funny with the steps and the child , could have ended badly... Not funny at all!! Didn’t you see the child close to him!...
'Absolutely shocking and uncomfortable to watch!!!... Absolute k**b heads child could have been squashed elderly man could have fallen badly on the stairs in the shallow end...
'Then so proud of themselves and unaware they post it in insta for the humble brag of ‘look at our swimming pool’... he could have fell on that tiny child so disrespectful to your father.'
The Wright family were also quick to comment on the post, with eldest child Jess branding her father's language 'frightening' and also highlighting that she was quick to help her dad with his wet phone.
She penned: 'The language was frightening lol... Of course daughter Jess comes to the rescue'. Responding to her comment, one critic voiced concerns that Mark's team may demand he removes the video from his account.
The youngest Wright Natalya wrote: 'Poor dad' while Mark's cousin Elliott Wright and his wife Sadie Stuart sent laughing emojis and branded the prank a 'liberty'.
Mark was less than amused by his son's behaviour
The Wright family were also quick to comment on the post, with eldest child Jess branding her father's language 'frightening' and also highlighting that she was quick to help her dad with his wet phone
Responding to her comment, one critic voiced concerns that Mark's team may demand he removes the video from his account
Big Mark's humiliation is not the first time he has suffered from a fall, as back in 2023 he passed out during a 130ft bungee jump on an episode of A Wright Family Holiday.
Mark was left horrified and repeatedly shouting 'how do ya feel?' while his unresponsive father dangled upside down in air.
In a bid to spend some quality time together, Mark, his brother Josh and their dad Mark, Sr, had set out on a road trip across Britain.
Upon discovering that they would be flinging themselves from a bridge, Mark Sr explained: 'Josh has chosen this activity to get one over on Mark, but he don't realise that I am in the middle of it all. I could throttle him at the moment, I really could!'
'It's not dangerous is it?' Mark, Sr was heard asking the instructor while his son looks on in shock. 'Mark is in bits, it won't surprise me if he don't do it... or I don't do it. But when I get up there, if I don't fancy it, I just won't do it,' the businessman added.
Big Mark's humiliation is not the first time he has suffered from a fall, as back in 2023 he passed out during a 130ft bungee jump on an episode of A Wright Family Holiday
Mark was left horrified and repeatedly shouting 'how do ya feel?' while his unresponsive father dangled upside down in air
First to take the plunge, Mark, Sr, stands on the edge of the platform while the brothers offer some words of encouragement.
But as he hurtled towards the river, things soon took a turn for the worse when he stopped responding.
'Yes dad! Go on dad! How do you feel? Dad how do you feel?' Mark questioned, but with met by silence from his father.
'Dad, how do ya feel?' Josh mirrored.
Over the radio, an instructor is heard asking: 'Is Mark okay? He's stopped moving.'
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