Mark Wright and Lauren Goodger are kept apart backstage at ITV as crew members rushed to make sure they would NOT bump into each other By Sean O'grady For Mailonline Published: 00:45 BST, 13 June 2019 | Updated: 00:45 BST, 13 June 2019 Viewcomments ITV bosses were said to have been busy trying to keep exes Mark Wright and Lauren Goodger apart when they were both at the London Studios on Wednesday. Lauren, 32, appeared as a guest on This Morning with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield while Mark, 32, joined the panel on Loose Women. A source told The Sun that crew members were told to make sure there was no chance of the former flames bumping into one another while backstage. Run in: ITV bosses tried to keep exes Mark Wright, 32, and Lauren Goodger, 32, apart when they were both at the London Studios on Wednesday (pictured in June 2019) They said: 'Loose Women and This Morning use the same backstage area and it's not particularly big, so guest from various shows are always bumping into each other. 'Lauren and Mark were in at the same time and executives were told to try to make sure there was no chance of them bumping into each other. 'We didn't lead Lauren through the canteen like we usually do and we kept her in her dressing room as much as we possibly could.' The source added that the situation was awkward but is sometimes necessary to keep celebrity guests happy. TV: Lauren appeared as a guest on This Morning with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield while Mark joined the panel on Loose Women Nearby: A source told The Sun that crew members were told to make sure there was no chance of the former flames bumping into one another while backstage (pictured in June 2019) Mark and Lauren were previously engaged before they split in 2012 and Mark has since gotten married to actress Michelle Keegan. During his appearance on Loose Women, Mark spoke about leaving his hosting gig on American entertainment show Extra. The former TOWIE star explained he wanted to be at home with Michelle. He said: 'Sometimes my drive is too much and I think I would like it to chill out a bit. I get one job and then I think "What’s the next thing?" Former flames: Mark and Lauren were previously engaged before they split in 2012 and Mark has since gotten married to actress Michelle Keegan (pictured 2011) 'My American boss said to me - I went in after two months and it was this dream job and I was so lucky to get it, and I was like "How do I become the main host?" 'And she was like, "What? Why are you always in a rush? When you have children they are going to get to 18 and you’re going to look back and say I missed it all"...And that always stuck with me.' Mark discussed having children and wondered how they will be just like him. He said: 'If they’ve got my personality traits, [they'll be like me]. 'Which is seriously competitive and always wanting something else, even when it comes to work and always wanting to win too much rather than just living in the moment, because that’s one thing that annoys me.' Career: During his appearance on Loose Women, Mark spoke about leaving his hosting gig on American entertainment show Extra to spend more time at home (pictured in June 2019) Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility