Jess Wright Jess Wright Jessica "Jess" Wright is a model, singer, entrepreneur and a television personality. She is probably best known for her part in the ITVBe reality TV series, "The Only Way Is Essex", in which she has appeared throughout its run from 2010. Wright is the elder daughter of Carol and Mark Wright, Sr and the sister of Mark, Natalya and Josh Wright, and the cousin of Elliott Wright and Leah Wright, who also appeared in "The Only Way Is Essex". She has a degree in Business & Marketing Management from Westminster University in London and her final dissertation looked
Reality television in purpose and style. In 1974 a counterpart program, "The Family", was made in the UK, following the working class Wilkins family of Reading. Other forerunners of modern reality television were the 1970s productions of Chuck Barris: "The Dating Game", "The Newlywed Game", and "The Gong Show", all of which featured participants who were eager to sacrifice some of their privacy and dignity in a televised competition. The 1976-1980 BBC series "The Big Time" showed, in each of its 15 episodes, a different amateur in some field (cooking, comedy, football, etc.) trying to succeed professionally in that field, with help