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Scottish Sun
27-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
X Factor winner Megan McKenna reveals Simon Cowell called her personally to reveal she no longer had a record deal
Megan now lives in Germany with her husband Oliver Burke and son Landon SIMON SAYS X Factor winner Megan McKenna reveals Simon Cowell called her personally to reveal she no longer had a record deal Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MEGAN McKenna got her big break in the music industry back in 2019 when she won The X Factor: Celebrity. After taking home the crown, the 32-year-old bagged herself a record deal with Simon Cowell's music label Syco. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 Megan McKenna has revealed Simon Cowell called her personally to tell her about her no longer having a record deal Credit: Rex Features 4 The reality star says she has a good relationship with the music mogul Credit: ITV 4 Megan won The X Factor: Celebrity in 2019 Credit: Rex Features However, just a year later, the record deal collapsed and now Megan has revealed that the music mogul called her personally to tell her the heartbreaking news. She told The Mirror: 'The label shut down after I won, so it was pretty hard. It was tough because I'd worked so, so hard. But Simon and I had a nice relationship. 'He actually rang me – which was crazy, because it's not every day Simon Cowell rings you – to say that the label was closing down. 'He was really nice about it and said, 'I'm sorry, but you need to find a new home.' But it's not an easy thing to do.' The former TOWIE star didn't end up signing to another music label and instead she released new music independently back in 2022. Although she still performs at gigs, music isn't at the forefront of Megan's life, as she is now a mum to her son Landon, who was born last year. She and her husband Oliver Burke tied the knot in a lavish ceremony this Summer at Grantley Hall in North Yorkshire in front of their loves ones. The family-of-three now reside in Berlin, Germany as Oliver is signed to a football team out there, but Megan is still back and forth to London for career opportunities and to see her family. Prior to appearing on The X Factor, the mum-of-one released her debut album Story Of Me in 2018, under the label FrtyFve. The album ended up charting at number five in the UK country charts and allowed people to take her seriously in the music industry. Megan McKenna shows off incredible post baby body in bikini just six months after giving birth and hitting back at mum-shamers While appearing on the reality competition series, Megan was able to perform her original music and blew away judges Simon, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger. She beat off stiff competition from the likes of Max and Harvey, The Chase star Jenny Ryan and Love Island alumni Eyal Booker, Samira Mighty, Zara McDermott and Wes Nelson. The public voted the reality star as the winner with a whopping 46.3% of the vote and she went on to release her own song This, which she performed on the final. The X Factor isn't the only show that Megan made a mark on as she made it to the final three on Celebrity Masterchef back in 2021. She was praised for her gluten-free recipes and her success on the show led to her returning for a Christmas special the following year, which she ended up winning. Megan subsequently released two cookbooks, Can You Make That Gluten Free? In 2021 and Love Gluten Free in March this year. Megan McKenna's TV Timeline Since her debut on Ex On The Beach, Megan has rarely been away from TV screens. Can you remember all the shows she has appeared on? 2009 - Britain's Got Talent, series 3 - ITV 2015-2016 - Ex On The Beach, series 3-4 - MTV 2016 - Celebrity Big Brother, series 17 - Channel 5 2016-2017 - The Only Way Is Essex, series 17-21 - ITVBe 2017 - There's Something About Megan - ITVBe 2018 - Celebs On The Farm, series 1 - Channel 5 2019 - Celebs Go Dating, series 6 - E4 2019 - The X Factor: Celebrity - ITV 2021 - Celebrity MasterChef - BBC One 2022 - Celebrity MasterChef: Festive Extravaganza - BBC One
The Irish Sun
27-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
X Factor winner Megan McKenna reveals Simon Cowell called her personally to reveal she no longer had a record deal
MEGAN McKenna got her big break in the music industry back in 2019 when she won The X Factor: Celebrity. After taking home the crown, the 32-year-old bagged herself a record deal with Simon Cowell's music label Syco. Advertisement 4 Megan McKenna has revealed Simon Cowell called her personally to tell her about her no longer having a record deal Credit: Rex Features 4 The reality star says she has a good relationship with the music mogul Credit: ITV 4 Megan won The X Factor: Celebrity in 2019 Credit: Rex Features However, just a year later, the record deal collapsed and now Megan has revealed that the music mogul called her personally to tell her the heartbreaking news . She told nice relationship. 'He actually rang me – which was crazy, because it's not every day Simon Cowell rings you – to say that the label was closing down. 'He was really nice about it and said, 'I'm sorry, but you need to find a new home.' But it's not an easy thing to do.' Advertisement READ MORE ON MEGAN MCKENNA The former TOWIE star didn't end up signing to another music label and instead she released new music independently back in 2022. Although she still performs at gigs, music isn't at the forefront of Megan's life, as she is now a mum to her son Landon, who was born last year. She and her husband Oliver Burke tied the knot in a lavish ceremony this Summer at Grantley Hall in North Yorkshire in front of their loves ones. The family-of-three now reside in Berlin, Germany as Oliver is signed to a football team out there, but Megan is still back and forth to London for career opportunities and to see her family. Advertisement Most read in Celebrity Exclusive Exclusive Breaking Prior to appearing on The X Factor, the mum-of-one released her debut album Story Of Me in 2018, under the label FrtyFve. The album ended up charting at number five in the UK country charts and allowed people to take her seriously in the music industry. Megan McKenna shows off incredible post baby body in bikini just six months after giving birth and hitting back at mum-shamers While appearing on the reality competition series, Megan was able to perform her original music and blew away judges Simon, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger. She beat off stiff competition from the likes of Max and Harvey, The Chase star Jenny Ryan and Love Island alumni Zara McDermott and Advertisement The public voted the reality star as the winner with a whopping 46.3% of the vote and she went on to release her own song This, which she performed on the final. The X Factor isn't the only show that Megan made a mark on as she made it to the final three on Celebrity Masterchef back in 2021. She was praised for her gluten-free recipes and her success on the show led to her returning for a Christmas special the following year, which she ended up winning. Megan subsequently released two cookbooks, Can You Make That Gluten Free? In 2021 and Love Gluten Free in March this year. Advertisement Megan McKenna's TV Timeline Since her debut on Ex On The Beach, Megan has rarely been away from TV screens. Can you remember all the shows she has appeared on? 2009 - Britain's Got Talent, series 3 - ITV 2015-2016 - Ex On The Beach, series 3-4 - MTV 2016 - Celebrity Big Brother, series 17 - Channel 5 2016-2017 - The Only Way Is Essex, series 17-21 - ITVBe 2017 - There's Something About Megan - ITVBe 2018 - Celebs On The Farm, series 1 - Channel 5 2019 - Celebs Go Dating, series 6 - E4 2019 - The X Factor: Celebrity - ITV 2021 - Celebrity MasterChef - BBC One 2022 - Celebrity MasterChef: Festive Extravaganza - BBC One 4 Megan now lives in Germany with husband Oliver Burke and their son Landon Credit: Megan McKenna/Instagram
Daily Mirror
27-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Megan McKenna's shock phonecall amid 'tough' setback
Former reality star, turned singer and now bestselling food author Megan McKenna talks motherhood, her experience on The X Factor and the song which means so much to her Megan McKenna is feeling more confident and settled since becoming a mum, she tells us. The Essex-born star may have made a name for herself on reality TV, but these days she's better known for her stunning singing voice and delicious cooking, in what appears to be a complete career change. Now living in Germany with her footballer husband Oliver Burke, 28, and their nine-month-old son, Landon, it's clear that 32-year-old Megan – who tied the knot with Oliver in June – is feeling at ease in her new life, as she sits down with OK! for an exclusive interview. 'Motherhood has definitely made me more free. I don't worry about the little things any more. As a mum, you have the most amazing gift already, so everything else is fine,' says Megan, as we chatted at London landmark The Shard, before she took to the stage to perform with acclaimed songwriter, Toby Gad. The former Ex On The Beach star has been carving out a career in music since winning The X Factor: Celebrity in 2019. In the show, fronted by Simon Cowell, Megan debuted her original song This, which later went to No.1 on the iTunes charts, and made it into the UK Official Charts. And after taking a time out from the industry to spend quality time with Landon and Oliver, she's ready to get stuck in again. 'I took a break from music for obvious reasons and I moved to Berlin, so I've had a lot on my plate,' she says. 'But, to be honest, I took a break because I don't like doing things half-heartedly. I'm very passionate about what I do, so I want to do it properly.' She adds, 'This performance is my first since becoming a mother, so it's exciting.' Megan joined a host of other famous guests, including Paloma Faith, in performing alongside Grammy winner Toby. She adds, 'I would say definitely The X Factor helped with people realising that I've grown up a lot,' she says of the talent contest, which came after her drama-filled stints on Celebrity Big Brother and TOWIE. 'People realised that I can actually write music, I'm not just a singer who sings karaoke. I actually write from the heart and I think that's why I won The X Factor because all my songs are inspired by my own stories.' Megan's song, This, is often used on social media for engagement and pregnancy announcements, including her own special pregnancy announcement with Oliver in April last year, which came after various fertility struggles for the couple. 'I hear my song all the time and get tagged in so many videos using it. It's really lovely,' she says. Of course, not only is she embracing the brave new world of motherhood, Megan is also embracing a different culture, as the family-of-three made the move to the German capital to be close to Oliver's football team, German Bundesliga club Union Berlin. 'I'm not in Germany full-time, though,' stresses Megan, when we ask how life abroad is going. 'We have moved there, but I'm back and forth – I'm flying a lot!' Smiling at her parents across the room, it's clear that family is everything to her. 'My mum has always been so supportive of me,' she confirms. 'She's my best friend. You need family close, because I travel a lot and to have that closeness is everything. In the in-between bits, thank God for FaceTime! Even just social media keeps me close to UK friends and family, if I didn't have that I think I'd find it really difficult to stay involved.' Megan's proud parents had front row seats for her performance at The Shard, which saw her sing Fergie's Big Girls Don't Cry alongside Toby, who wrote the hit song. But they've also seen her go through the tougher sides on her musical journey, confesses Megan. Winning The X Factor: Celebrity meant that the Barking native was awarded a record deal by music mogul Simon Cowell, but she admits that things didn't quite go to plan. 'The label shut down after I won, so it was pretty hard. It was tough because I'd worked so, so hard. But Simon and I had a nice relationship. He actually rang me – which was crazy, because it's not every day Simon Cowell rings you – to say that the label was closing down. He was really nice about it and said, 'I'm sorry, but you need to find a new home.' But it's not an easy thing to do.' Despite what could have felt like a huge setback, Megan says she's ready to take on the industry again, now Landon is a little older. 'Thankfully, times are changing and you don't need a record label to release music, so hopefully it will be easier.' Meanwhile, she's being kept very busy with plenty of other ventures, including her blossoming culinary career. With a Sunday Times bestseller cookbook (and autobiography) already and millions tuning into her mouthwatering recipe videos on social media – in which she whips up everything from comfort food classics to gluten-free dishes – Megan has made quite a name for herself as a cook. 'I love cooking. It's so natural to me. I just prop my phone up and film while I'm doing it, so it's normal to share my recipes. Most of the time, I look horrendous! I always think afterwards, 'Gosh, maybe I should try and put on some lipstick on,' but then it gets to the end of the day and I'm like, 'Nah, that's impossible!'' she laughs, before adding, 'I love cooking, I love singing, I love Landon and I love Ollie. That's all I need, really!'
Cosmopolitan
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Louis Tomlinson Slams Conspiracies About His Loved Ones on Twitter
Louis Tomlinson just spoke out against conspiracy theories regarding his relationship with Love Island star Zara McDermott (as well as hurtful comments about his son and mother), saying they've made it impossible for him to enjoy Twitter. Without going into specific detail, Louis wrote "The last few months have made it impossible to be on here. All the conspiracy chat about my relationship, my son or even stretching sometimes to opinions on my Mum." He added, "It's just too much and too hurtful for me to see! Thank you to everyone who always has my back!" Louis and Zara's relationship was officially reported on back in March, though fans had been speculating about them for a while before that. "Louis whisked Zara away for a break in Suffolk and he absolutely charmed her," a source told The Sun that month. "It's clear he thinks she's drop-dead gorgeous too. Louis is a proper gentleman, so this trip was something he planned and put on for Zara. He was really thoughtful and wanted to make it special. They share the same values and are both incredibly close with their families. Louis is very protective over his sisters and Zara is the same with her younger brother Brad. For now, they're taking things slowly and enjoying each other's company to see where it takes them." In case you're not an expert in all things Zara, she competed on Love Island in 2018, then starred on The X Factor: Celebrity in 2019, and was then a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2023.
Time of India
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Nicole Scherzinger shares why she, fiance Thom Evans aren't planning their wedding
Singer-songwriter and dancer Nicole Scherzinger, who got engaged to her fiance, former Scottish rugby player Thom Evans, in 2023, shared that the wedding plan is not a top priority, Singer-songwriter and dancer Nicole Scherzinger , who got engaged to her fiance, former Scottish rugby player Thom Evans, in 2023, shared that the wedding plan is not a top priority, reported People. Two years later, wedding planning isn't a top priority because, as she recently shared, when you're on Broadway, there's no room in your schedule for much else. Scherzinger has been busy starring in Sunset Blvd., her Broadway debut. It also turned into a Tony-winning turn last month, when she won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for the role. She noted that, thankfully, Evans has been more than understanding where her Broadway career and the musical are concerned. "Oh, there's no wedding planning, honey," she shared. "When you do Broadway, it's only Broadway. You eat, sleep, don't sleep much, and breathe Broadway." She added, "Thank God I have a very understanding, wonderful, and supportive fiance." Scherzinger and Evans met in 2019 on the set of The X Factor: Celebrity. The former rugby player formed a singing trio, Try Star, with fellow U.K. rugby players Levi Davis and Ben Foden, who competed with him on the show, for which Scherzinger was a judge, as per the outlet. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo Evans later expressed gratitude for meeting Scherzinger "naturally," rather than "sliding into her DMs," he said in 2021. "People always say, 'When you know, you know,' and I can honestly say I'd never really had that moment," he told the outlet. "But within the first couple of days with Nicole, it was just awesome, and it has been awesome ever since." The couple began dating in 2019, but they did not publicly announce their romance until they attended a Golden Globe Awards afterparty red carpet together in January 2020. Earlier, Scherzinger shared, "It's just a blessing to have a normal, healthy relationship," reported People.
