Megan Barton Hanson has revealed that ITV bosses forced her to sacrifice her OnlyFans account to appear on Love Island.
The reality star, 29, described the harsh realities of working in the sex industry as she explained how she ‘lost countless jobs’ by signing up for the adult content site and revealed she’s been slutty since she was 13.
Speaking with Jamie Laing on his Private Parts podcastMegan – who came out as bisexual in 2019 – said she earns a regular income by posting explicit content on her OnlyFans account, but has received a lot of criticism for her career choice.
The Love Island 2018 star explained, “I lost countless jobs because I rejoined OnlyFans. Like when I went on Love Island, I had it before, before it was a big thing!
“And the producers said, ‘This is a family show. I think you should delete this account’ and I was furious!”
‘I’ve lost countless jobs’: Megan Barton Hanson has revealed ITV bosses forced her to sacrifice her OnlyFans account to appear on Love Island
Love Island legend: The reality star, 29, described the harsh realities of working in the sex industry and revealed she was slut-shamed from the age of 13 (pictured on Love Island in 2018)
The reality star revealed how “head strong” you have to be in that kind of industry as it comes with a lot of backlash and criticism.
Megan continued, “No matter how much you preach to people and your friends and people who love you.
“If they’re so inclined, they think it’s such a shady, bad job to do, you’re never going to change people’s minds.
“So, unless you’re that stubborn, I don’t think you should start it. Because you will face judgment.’
Megan, who grew up as a child in Southend-On-Sea, Essex, shared how everyone at her school looked alike and ‘no one ever went against the grain’.
She found herself very “sexually free” when she dated a lot of guys during school, leading people to slut-shame her.
The model said, “So growing up I lived in an area that was such a small little community. Everyone was a cardboard cutout of each other and no one liked to go against the grain.
“And I’ve always been a little bit sexually free and I dated a lot of guys growing up and I think that probably wasn’t insecurity. I just wanted to be liked!
Hard times: Megan said she was very ‘sexually free’ because she dated a lot of guys during school, leading people to slut-shame her
Backlash: Megan, who speaks often about her sexuality, also revealed that she was “frozen to come out” because she was painted on Love Island to be “the man-eater”
“Maybe I wanted that confirmation from men. So I dated a lot of guys so I got shamed like a year 9 slut from an older man.
“He was like, ‘Would you mind sending me a video?’, and thank God I was like, ‘No, no! I’m not going to send you anything.’ He was like, “Oh, have you ever masturbated before?”. I was like, “Yeah,” but I wasn’t. But I just wanted to please him.’
Megan explained that on her first day of school, a rumor spread in class that made her want to change schools.
She said, “Everyone was looking at me like, ‘Oh, yeah, that’s the girl who fingered herself!’
“I was like, “Oh my God!”. And then I wanted to change schools. And I couldn’t even tell my mom why I wanted to change schools!
“I think that’s where a lot of my insecurity came from. I’ve always felt a bit of an outsider!’
The former stripper, who speaks often about her sexuality, also revealed that she was “frozen about coming out” due to being portrayed as “the man-eater” on Love Island.
She said, “That’s a different thing on Love Island, I was like a cast as a man-eater and a very sexual person.” So I was terrified to come out and add fuel to the fire.”
Megan has been in an on-again, off-again relationship with TOWIE star Demi Sims, 26, and was spotted together in Brentwood last month.
In February, Demi confirmed that she had rekindled her romance with former flame Megan after splitting two years ago.
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Couple: Megan has been in an on-again, off-again relationship with TOWIE star Demi Sims, 26, after they rekindled their romance in February (pictured together in June)
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