Love Island’s Megan responds to public criticism in heartbreaking statement

"I need to address this..."

In her time in the villa, Megan earned herself the title of Muggy Megan after she made her move on Laura’s man Wes. And while Megan and Wes went on to prove many naysayers wrong, there’s still criticism – but only for Megan. Yes, the former glamour model has continued found herself the target of many negative comments about her background and life before the villa, and now she’s responded.

“Today I really feel that I need to address some of the stories out there about me on behalf of women in general,” Megan said on Instagram. “I support all women, regardless of the choices they make about what they do with their bodies. “My dad always told me unless you’ve walked in someone’s shoes then don’t judge them. “It’s 2018 and it’s time we stopped allowing the vilification of women in the media. I won’t allow stories like these to stop me from being a free-thinking, confident, independent young woman striving to make a better life for myself and my family.”

The post comes after reports began to circulate that Megan worked as an escort for some years. Megan and the rest of the Love Island gang will return to our screens tonight for Love Island Aftersun: The Reunion, and she’s due to speak on the hate she’s received.

“I knew I wouldn’t be one of the favourites due to my glamour girl past,” she said. “It was hard when I was always in the bottom few couples or when you heard what the public thought of me in the tasks. “In the outside world, I wouldn’t have thought I deserved Wes. I would have run a mile because I thought he was too good for me but you can’t do that in the villa. "I really did find love.”