Megan McKenna is a changed woman. When she rose to fame on TOWIE back in 2016, she was a feisty, flirty firecracker with a face full of fillers and no end of drama-fuelled storylines.
But the Megan we meet today admits that despite being one of the main characters on the Essex reality show, she didn’t enjoy her time there. In fact, the star, who had her fillers removed four years ago, says the constant on-screen rows with her co-stars made her feel “miserable”.
Luckily, Megan’s current career as a singer has proved to be much more fulfilling. Her first album, Story Of Me, was released in 2018 and she went on to prove her doubters wrong by winning The X Factor: Celebrity the following year.
And she visibly lights up when she tells us about her recent tour with Tom Jones, which saw her perform to 22,000 people.
“He’s such a superstar,” says Megan, who was chatting to us at the shoot of entertainment show Getting Lippy, presented by Slingo. “He was so nice and warm and we had a little chat backstage, too.”
Things are going very well in Megan’s personal life, too. The 30-year-old, who previously dated the likes of TOWIE bad boy Pete Wicks and recently jailed Stephen Bear, tells us she’s totally smitten with Millwall FC footballer Oliver Burke, 26, and feels “positive” about her life.
Here, the star, who has also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and Ex On The Beach, reveals why she got rid of her fillers, how it feels to be skinny-shamed by trolls and why there’s only one other reality show she would consider doing...
Hi, Megan! You seem very loved-up at the moment – how did you and Oliver meet?
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