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Megan McKenna

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Megan McKenna

Megan Elizabeth McKenna (born 26 September 1992) is an English television personality and singer. After making appearances on Ex on the Beach (2015–2016), she received wider attention for appearing on Celebrity Big Brother (2016) and The Only Way Is Essex (2016–2017). McKenna then launched her music career, releasing her debut studio album, Story of Me (2018), and she later went on to win The X Factor: Celebrity (2019). Since her win, McKenna has continued to release music, competed in the BBC series Celebrity MasterChef (2021–2022) and released various books.

Infobox

Born
Megan Elizabeth McKenna (1992-09-26) 26 September 1992 (age 33)Barking, London, England
Education
Arts Educational Schools
Occupations
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Years active
2009–present
Spouse
mw- Oliver Burke (m. 2025)
Children
1
Genres
Countrypop
Instrument
Vocals
Labels
FrtyFiveSyco

Tables

· Career › 2019–present: <i>The X Factor: Celebrity</i> and other projects
Show
Show
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Show
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Song choice
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Result
Auditions
Auditions
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Auditions
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
"Everything but You" – Original song
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Through to live shows
Live show 1
Live show 1
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Live show 1
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
"This" – Original song
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Safe (1st)
Live Show 2
Live Show 2
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Live Show 2
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
"Stronger" – Original song
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Safe (1st)
Live Show 3
Live Show 3
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Live Show 3
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
"Half of My Heart" – Original song
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Safe (1st)
Live Show 4
Live Show 4
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Live Show 4
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
"When I'm Crying" – Original song
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Safe (1st)
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Semi-Final
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
"It Must Have Been Love" – Roxette
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Safe (1st)
Final
Final
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Final
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
"One More Sleep" – Leona Lewis
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Safe (1st)
"This" – Original song
"This" – Original song
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
"This" – Original song
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Winner
"It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)"
"It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)"
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
"It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)"
The X Factor: Celebrity performances and results
Show
Song choice
Result
Auditions
"Everything but You" – Original song
Through to live shows
Live show 1
"This" – Original song
Safe (1st)
Live Show 2
"Stronger" – Original song
Safe (1st)
Live Show 3
"Half of My Heart" – Original song
Safe (1st)
Live Show 4
"When I'm Crying" – Original song
Safe (1st)
Semi-Final
"It Must Have Been Love" – Roxette
Safe (1st)
Final
"One More Sleep" – Leona Lewis
Safe (1st)
"This" – Original song
Winner
"It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)"
As herself · Filmography
2009
Britain's Got Talent
Role(s)
Part of music duo Harmony
2010, 2016–2017
Role(s)
The Only Way Is Essex
Notes
Main cast
2015–2016
Role(s)
Ex on the Beach
Notes
Series 3 main cast, Series 4 ex
2016
Celebrity Big Brother
Role(s)
Housemate; 10th place
2017
There's Something About Megan
Role(s)
Lead role; 3 episodes
2017, 2022
Role(s)
Celebability
Notes
Guest appearances
2018
Celebs on the Farm
Role(s)
Main cast; 6th place
2019
Celebs Go Dating
Role(s)
Main cast
The X Factor: Celebrity
Role(s)
Contestant; winner
2021
Celebrity MasterChef
Role(s)
Contestant; finalist
2022
Celebrity MasterChef Festive Extravaganza
Role(s)
Contestant; winner
Year
Title
Notes
2009
Britain's Got Talent
Part of music duo Harmony
2010, 2016–2017
The Only Way Is Essex
Main cast
2015–2016
Ex on the Beach
Series 3 main cast, Series 4 ex
2016
Celebrity Big Brother
Housemate; 10th place
2017
There's Something About Megan
Lead role; 3 episodes
2017, 2022
Celebability
Guest appearances
2018
Celebs on the Farm
Main cast; 6th place
2019
Celebs Go Dating
Main cast
2019
The X Factor: Celebrity
Contestant; winner
2021
Celebrity MasterChef
Contestant; finalist
2022
Celebrity MasterChef Festive Extravaganza
Contestant; winner
· External links
Preceded byDalton Harris
Preceded byDalton Harris
Awards and achievements
Preceded byDalton Harris
Awards and achievements
Winner of The X Factor 2019
Awards and achievements
Succeeded byReal Like You
Preceded byThe Power of Love
Preceded byThe Power of Love
Awards and achievements
Preceded byThe Power of Love
Awards and achievements
Winner's singles of The X Factor It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)
Awards and achievements
Succeeded byIncumbent
Awards and achievements
Preceded byDalton Harris
Winner of The X Factor 2019
Succeeded byReal Like You
Preceded byThe Power of Love
Winner's singles of The X Factor It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)
Succeeded byIncumbent

References

  1. Daily Feed
    https://www.dailyfeed.co.uk/2019/05/everything-you-need-to-know-about-megan-mckenna-seo/
  2. "TOWIE's Megan McKenna Hopes to Find Long-Lost Belfast Family"
    https://evoke.ie/2023/04/02/entertainment/megan-mckenna-belfast-family
  3. Mouthy
  4. OK! Magazine
    https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/1024701/megan-mckenna-coeliac-disease-what-are-the-symptoms-diet-treatment-towie
  5. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66883722
  6. Heat
    https://heatworld.com/celebrity/news/towie-pete-wicks-speaks-megan-mckenna-split/
  7. Daily Mirror
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-megan-mckenna-engaged-says-30229021.amp
  8. London Evening Standard
    https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/oliver-burke-megan-mckenna-germany-instagram-pete-wicks-b1186919.html
  9. OK!
    https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/megan-mckenna-beautiful-bride-marries-35362344
  10. Reveal
    http://www.reveal.co.uk/showbiz-celeb-gossip/news/a678329/ex-on-the-beachs-megan-mckenna-auditioned-for-britains-got-talent.html
  11. OK! Magazine
    https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/revealed-megan-mckenna-starred-inbetweeners-14735657.amp
  12. Radio Times
    http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-13/who-is-megan-mckenna-celebrity-big-brother-2016-contestant-guide
  13. Radio Times
    https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/talent-shows/megan-mckenna-x-factor-celebrity/
  14. Metro
    https://metro.co.uk/2016/02/10/ex-on-the-beach-season-4-episode-4-megan-mckenna-has-a-full-on-melt-down-over-jordan-davies-pikey-ex-girlfriend-lacey-fuller-5670093/
  15. OK! Magazine
    https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/megan-mckenna-posts-emotional-tribute-14737735.amp
  16. The Huffington Post
    http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/01/05/megan-mckenna-celebrity-big-brother-britains-got-talent-audition-towie-lola-video_n_8917430.html
  17. "CBB housemate Megan McKenna is given a formal warning after being restrained"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-35322077
  18. Liverpool Echo
    http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/tv/megan-mckenna-evicted-celebrity-big-10778109
  19. OK! Magazine
    https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/1055801/megan-mckenna-shows-off-interior-new-essex-restaurant-mck-grill-towie-pete-wicks
  20. Easilocks Shop
    https://easilocks.com/collections/megans-bouncy-blow?page=2
  21. Digital Spy
    http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a871707/towie-stars-reveal-real-reason-they-left-show/
  22. OK! Magazine
    https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/1112731/megan-mckenna-own-tv-show-towie-nashville-series-itvbe-singing-sexy-naked
  23. NME
    https://www.nme.com/news/music/towie-megan-mckenna-beat-taylor-swift-pink-itunes-charts-2135112
  24. "Megan McKenna"
    http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/52192/megan-mckenna/
  25. MTV
    https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/xbfw4a/megan-mckenna-announces-a-list-of-uk-tour-dates-after-success-of-highheeled-shoes
  26. Digital Spy
    http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a855215/towie-megan-mckenna-supporting-michael-buble-british-summer-time-festival/
  27. Flavour
    https://www.flavourmag.co.uk/exclusive-interview-megan-mckenna-at-bst-hyde-park/
  28. The Bookseller
    https://www.thebookseller.com/news/megan-mckennas-first-book-john-blake-743111
  29. "Megan McKenna's Mouthy is a Sunday Times Bestseller!"
    http://belllomaxmoreton.co.uk/megan-mckennas-mouthy-is-a-sunday-times-bestseller/
  30. Drapers
    https://www.drapersonline.com/news/little-mistress-launches-brand-for-reality-tv-star-megan-mckenna
  31. Seventeen
    https://www.seventeen.com/beauty/celeb-beauty/news/a43678/megan-mckenna-lip-kits/
  32. Digital Spy
    https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a861735/celebs-on-the-farm-channel-5-2018-line-up-megan-mckenna-louie-spence-sandi-bogle/
  33. Building Our Own Nashville
    https://buildingourownnashville.com/2018/12/06/megan-mckennas-honest-debut-album-story-of-me-released-7th-december/
  34. "Chart Archive > 18 November 2019"
    https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/country-artists-albums-chart/20191108/21/
  35. Metro
    https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/04/megan-mckenna-heads-studio-nashville-record-new-music-mike-thalassitiss-death-9111635/
  36. Heat
    https://heatworld.com/entertainment/music/megan-mckenna-story-of-me-tour/
  37. Digital Spy
    https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a26749584/celebs-go-dating-megan-mckenna-fuming-awkward-hungover-date/
  38. Evening Chronicle
    https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/when-celebrity-x-factor-on-17074642
  39. OK! Magazine
    https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/megan-mckenna-xfactor-celebrity-audition-20656949
  40. Metro
    https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/30/megan-mckenna-crowned-x-factor-celebrity-winner-epic-final-11247182/
  41. ITV
    https://www.itv.com/xfactor/the-x-factor-celebrity-voting-results-revealed
  42. OK! Magazine
    https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/megan-mckenna-pete-wicks-rumours-21395529.amp
  43. North Wales Live
    https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/megan-mckenna-tour-uk-pop-17815305.amp
  44. Heat
    https://heatworld.com/shopping/fashion/megan-mckenna-in-the-style/
  45. "My track 'This' will be released on 19th February 🧚🏼 Click the link here to pre-order on iTunes and pre-save on Spotify/Apple. Thankyou all so much for being patient, it's an amazing feeling to finally be releasing music... it's just the beginning... 🤍"
    https://x.com/Megan_Mckenna_/status/1357753609044295680
  46. Manchester Evening News
    https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/who-celebrity-masterchef-2021-20-20434991
  47. Digital Spy
    https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a37639612/celebrity-masterchef-winner-2021-kadeena-cox/
  48. Daily Mirror
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/megan-mckenna-shows-bandaged-ears-24781712.amp
  49. The Bookseller
    https://www.thebookseller.com/news/mckennas-gluten-free-cookbook-picked-hamlyn-1282851
  50. "ITS CHRISTMASSSSSSS (in my house already) PRE SAVE 'FAMILY AT CHRISTMAS' NOW!! OUT FRIDAY 🎄❤️🎄❤️🎄❤️🎄"
    https://x.com/megan_mckenna_/status/1460697461937393668
  51. "MUSIC NEWS 🤍"
    https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMN2hWBtE/?k=1
  52. "AM I CRAZY!? YES I AM #1SAW #countrymusic"
    https://x.com/Megan_Mckenna_/status/1538446943621357568
  53. OK!
    https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/megan-mckenna-glastonbury-performance-debut-27343552.amp
  54. Digital Spy
    https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a42370763/celebrity-masterchef-festive-2022-megan-mckenna/
  55. Women's Health
    https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/food/a63917306/megan-mckenna-food-allergy/
  56. Grocery Trader
    https://grocerytrader.co.uk/genius-foods-launches-naturally-genius-transforming-the-standards-of-gluten-free-bread-in-collaboration-with-megan-mckenna/
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