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Megan Barton-Hanson on Self-Worth After OnlyFans Backlash

Megan Barton-Hanson has said backlash to her stripping past and OnlyFans career left her feeling 'unworthy' of ever getting married or having a family. The form...

Megan Barton-Hanson on Self-Worth After OnlyFans Backlash
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Bintano News

March 20, 2026

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has said backlash to her stripping past and  career  left her feeling 'unworthy' of ever getting married or having a family. 

The former Love Island star, 31, who claimed she , recalled going along with the negative 'narrative' of how others saw her.

Speaking on 's Happy Place podcast she said: 'Because I had that past in sex work, because I had been that party girl, it’s like: "Oh my god, imagine if that was your wife. No one’s ever gonna wanna marry you, you’re gonna be such a terrible mum"'

Megan explained that she steeled herself against the criticism by claiming to never want to ever settle down: 'I’d be like: "no" and do that whole defensive thing'.

However now age has helped her admit  to herself that she didn't really feel that way and that she would actually like to find love and have children. 

'I do want to settle down and have a husband one day, but for ages like:  'If you think I am not worthy of being a mum,"'.

Megan Barton-Hanson has said backlash to her stripping past and OnlyFans career left her feeling 'unworthy' of ever getting married or having a family

The former Love Island star, 31, who claimed she earns £800K-a-month from the platform, recalled going along with the negative 'narrative' of how others saw her 

'Because of my past of my past I'm going to go with that narrative: "I don't want it anyway, I'm going to party hang out with my gay friends until i'm sixty f**k  you, but that's not actually how I feel in my heart'. 

Megan, who previously claimed that plastic surgery turned her into the  of stripping and once dreamed of being a glamour model, recognised: “For ages I would go to interviews and they’re like, ‘do you want kids one day? Do you wanna get married?’.

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It comes after  .

The TV personality took to her Instagram Stories to warn her fans to be vigilant as she explained the scary experience.  

Above a picture of a similar looking car, she wrote: 'Safety alert Benfleet/Hadleigh/Rayleigh – women and dog walkers stay alert.

'I was followed by a black Mercedes Estate by two men inside. They stopped next to me multiple times. Looped the area then returned again trying to wave me over.

'I felt unsafe and distressed thoughts of either me or my dog being taken. Part reg possibly ending J10 (Not 100%). Car looked similar to the one shown (from memory).'

She concluded: 'Please trust your instincts and look out for each other.'

Megan explained that she steeled herself against the criticism by claiming to never want to ever settle down: 'I’d be like: "no" and do that whole defensive thing'