Megan Barton Hanson says ‘she’s always the villain’ as she takes swipe at Love Island

16.08.2022 - 14:31 / ok.co.uk

Megan Barton Hanson has taken a swipe at Love Island as she says the way she was portrayed on the show means her life "is a pantomime" in which she is "always the villain".The 28 year old starred on the hit ITV2 show in 2018, receiving horrific trolling for her portrayal after she coupled up with three boys during her time in the villa. She eventually finished in fourth place with Wes Nelson, 24, but they later split during his time on Dancing On Ice. Megan went on to star on Celebs Go Dating, where she came out as bisexual and was once again the subject of trolling.

Discussing her experience on Munroe Bergdof's The Way We Are podcast, Megan said: "I understand on the show it’s dramatised, but my whole life now is a pantomime. "I’m always going to be a villain and that was hard to deal with. I felt like in the media, I’m always going to be the enemy.

"I’m always going to be the bad guy because of how I was on one show. I’m either going to be the sexy sl*tty one or the jealous girlfriend." Opening up about her portrayal as a "jealous girlfriend" during Wes' stint on Dancing On Ice, Megan continued: "What actually really hurt me was the guy I was with, he went on Dancing On Ice. "And, again, they portrayed me, me sitting in the audience, for one minute I didn't have a smile on my face.

"They were like, 'Megan fumes, she's jealous', and this narrative is still going on." Megan recently spoke out on this year's series of Love Island, defending Luca Bish after Ofcom complaints were made about his treatment of Tasha Ghouri. She told Radio Times: "I think Luca's got a point to be honest. "I feel like, good for him for saying how he feels and not sitting on the fence and just being quiet because he wants to be liked by everyone.