Megan McKenna: ‘I’m totally embarrassed’ X Factor star opens up on move away from show
MEGAN MCKENNA - a contestant on The X Factor: Celebrity - has opened up about regretting her past appearance, admitting she is now embarrassed by her overuse of lip fillers.
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The X Factor: Celebrity star Megan McKenna, 27, is currently competing for a record contract on the revamped version of the show, which returned last month. Ahead of joining the show, the reality star had her lip filler removed in a bid to be taken more seriously.
I'd lost sight of what a normal face looked like
Throughout her years on reality television, she admitted she became obsessed with big lips and believed they were never big enough.
Speaking to Closer Magazine, she said: “I was obsessed with my lips and used to think, ‘They’re not big enough’.
“Looking, back, I’m totally embarrassed. I'd lost sight of what a normal face looked like.”
She went on to say: “I hope by removing it, I'll inspire other girls and encourage them to embrace how they look.
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“Everyone is beautiful in their own way.”
The country singer recently said she “finally feels comfortable” in her own skin and claimed her cosmetic days are behind her.
Speaking to the Daily Mail online, she said: “I feel liberated, 100 per cent. I finally feel comfortable in myself. I'm so over that life! It's boring.
“This girl that everyone is seeing has always been me.
“I’ve just never had the chance to break free and show that side of me because I've been on TV shows that are a lot of pressure and drama.”
The ex The Only Way Is Essex star added that as well as her lips, she has cut back on her use of make-up and hair products.
“My lifestyle has completely changed too,” she went on to say.
“I'm taking loads of vitamins, drinking herbal teas, I steam every single day.
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“I constantly steam. I have to, it is a really good way to keep your vocal chords healthy.”
Elsewhere, Megan is currently competing for victory alongside a host of other famous faces on the show.
The ex Celebrity Big Brother star, who is mentored by Louis Walsh, has so far been impressing judges with her self-written songs throughout the process.
Last weekend, the reality star gave an emotional performance in tribute to her late grandad.
At the time, she told the Daily Mail: “The song I'm performing this week is extra personal to me.
“It is going to be a really emotional moment for me and my family."
Taking to Twitter after her performance, she wrote: “I can’t even put into words how much it meant to sing another original song this week.
“This is for you Granddad. Your words will always stay with me. You always believed in me and you told me to keep fighting for my dream.... I am and always will.
“I love and miss you so much.”
The X Factor: Celebrity continues tonight at 8.10pm on ITV.