Megan McKenna says free lip fillers she received during her time on 'The Only Way is Essex' left her with "a bit of body dysmorphia".
Megan McKenna feels more 'comfortable' since ditching lip fillers
The reality star-turned-country singer - who was on the ITVBe show in 2017 - had her fillers removed in 2020, and is much more "comfortable" with her appearance.
She told OK.co.uk: “I’m really comfortable with the way I look. Before, I was in a different environment.
"In the world of reality TV you get all these things for free and you think, 'Oh, I’ll get that,' and you get wrapped up in it and a bit of body dysmorphia."
The 30-year-old star also says she had her lips dissolved so that her music is "taken seriously".
She admitted: “I also want to be taken seriously with my music and I don’t want to look like a blow-up doll – it’s not nice.”
The brunette beauty insists she drew the line at having Botox.
Asked if she's had Botox injections, the former 'Celebrity Big Brother' star replied: “No – and I’ve got wrinkles on my forehead to prove it!”
Megan - who previously dated her 'TOWIE' co-stars Pete Wicks and the late Mike Thalassitis - also confessed that she "loves her small boobs".
She said: “So many people are having things removed – even the Kardashians – and people are becoming more natural and having their bums and boobs taken out.
“You’ve just got to love your body the way it is, and I love my small boobs.”
The singer - who is dating footballer Oliver Burke - admits she felt like she had to look like everyone else to fit in.
She said: “What I would like to say to my younger self is you really need to accept the way you look.
“I know there's Instagram and looking online and wanting to look like other people and I was doing that massively. You lose yourself a bit and you forget...I feel like I looked awful."