Megan Barton-Hanson: ‘I got a Harrod’s black card to celebrate my first million!’

Raking it in through OnlyFans, the reality star spoke to Closer to share how she spent her first mill and why body confidence is so important

Megan has had huge success since her Love Island debut

by Olivia Buxton |
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The reality star has made an incredible career for herself since Love Island with an array of TV appearances, becoming brand ambassador for Ann Summers and now with a healthy load of subscribers on her OnlyFans, Megan-Barton Hanson is reported to have an estimated monthly earning of over 800k a month.

And in 2020 Megan, 27, celebrated making her first million, “I took my mum shopping and drunk a lot of champagne and got a black card at Harrods. I am going to New York soon with James and then we are going away for New Year and then in the New Year I want to go somewhere hot in January.

“I feel like I have put my career first since I have been 20 and I am now 27 and I feel like I have been such a grafter and hustled for everything I have wanted, so I feel like next year could be my year to be a bougie lady of leisure.”

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Always remaining transparent on her personal struggles over the years, Megan became an idol for women on body confidence.

Sharing her experience on body shaming and trolling since leaving the Love Island Villa in 2018, she has previously said, “I've got a very womanly figure, I'm human. Just because I have a blue tick next to my name and on a show for a couple of weeks, it doesn't make me invincible.”

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Love Island 2018 - jobs before the show

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Adam Collard2 of 38
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Adam Collard

Adam is a 22-year-old personal trainer and gym director from Newcastle.

Dani Dyer3 of 38
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Dani Dyer

Dani is a 21-year-old barmaid from East London.

Dr. Alex George4 of 38
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Dr. Alex George

Dr Alex is a 27-year-old A&E doctor from Carmarthen, West Wales.

Eyal Booker5 of 38
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Eyal Booker

Eyal is a 22-year-old model from London.

Hayley Hughes6 of 38
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Hayley Hughes

Hayley is a 21-year-old model from Liverpool.

Jack Fincham7 of 38
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Jack Fincham

Jack is a 26-year-old stationery sales manager from Kent.

Kendall Rae-Knight8 of 38
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Kendall Rae-Knight

Kendall is a 26-year-old retail manager from Blackpool.

Laura Anderson9 of 38
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Laura Anderson

Laura is a 29-year-old cabin crew member from Stirling, Scotland.

Niall Aslam10 of 38
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Niall Aslam

Niall is a 23-year-old student and construction worker from Coventry.

Samira Mighty11 of 38
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Samira Mighty

Samira is a 22-year-old West End performer from London.

Wes Nelson12 of 38
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Wes Nelson

Wes is a 20-year-old electrical and nuclear systems design engineer from Staffordshire.

Rosie Williams13 of 38
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Rosie Williams

Rosie is a 26-year-old solicitor from South Wales.

Georgia Steel14 of 38
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Georgia Steel

Georgia is a 20-year-old student from York.

Josh Denzel15 of 38
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Josh Denzel

Josh is a 26-year-old social media host from North London.

Megan Barton Hanson16 of 38
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Megan Barton Hanson

Megan is a 24-year-old model from Essex.

Charlie Frederick17 of 38
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Charlie Frederick

Charlie is a 23-year-old model from Plymouth.

Zara McDermott18 of 38
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Zara McDermott

Zara is a 21-year-old Government advisor from Essex.

Ellie Brown19 of 38
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Ellie Brown

Ellie is a 20-year-old Business development manager from Newcastle.

Jordan Adefeyisan20 of 38
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Jordan Adefeyisan

Jordan is a 23-year-old model from Stockport.

Kazimir Crossley21 of 38
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Kazimir Crossley

Kazimir is a 23-year-old makeup artist from London.

Frankie Foster22 of 38
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Frankie Foster

Frankie is a 22-year-old Business Management student and fitness coach from Cheltenham.

Darylle Sargeant23 of 38
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Darylle Sargeant

Darylle is a 24-year-old eyebrow technician from Watford.

Dean Overson24 of 38
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Dean Overson

Dean is 25-year-old a car sales executive from Burnley.

Charlie Williams25 of 38
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Charlie Williams

Charlie is a 24-year-old tanning shop assistant from Bath.

Charlie Brake26 of 38
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Charlie Brake

Charlie is a 23-year-old socialite from Chelsea in London.

Savanna Darnell27 of 38
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Savanna Darnell

Savannah is a 22-year-old singer and dancer from Sheffield.

Alex Miller28 of 38
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Alex Miller

Alex is a 28-year-old structural glazier from Essex.

Grace Wardle29 of 38
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Grace Wardle

Grace is a 25-year-old hairdresser from London.

Jack Fowler30 of 38
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Jack Fowler

Jack is a 22-year-old semi-professional footballer from London.

Ellie Jones31 of 38
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Ellie Jones

Ellie is a 22-year-old customer service and office administrator from Kent.

Idris Virgo32 of 38
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Idris Virgo

Idris is a 25-year-old professional boxer from Birmingham.

Kieran Nicholls33 of 38
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Kieran Nicholls

Kieran is a 26-year-old personal trainer from London.

Alexandra Cane34 of 38
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Alexandra Cane

Alexandra is a 27-year-old make up artist.

Laura Crane35 of 38
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Laura Crane

Laura is a 23-year-old professional surfer, who grew up in Devon.

Josh Mair36 of 38
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Josh Mair

Josh is a 21-year-old professional DJ from Birmingham.

Stephanie Lam37 of 38
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Stephanie Lam

Stephanie is a 23-year-old Account Manager from Hertfordshire.

Paul Knops38 of 38
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Paul Knops

Paul is a 31-year-old carpenter and model from Bournemouth.

Now her advice to others is to not give up or give in to criticism, “There are always going to be setbacks in life and things that don’t go your way or there is a certain interview that you are really putting all your hopes on and it doesn’t come off.”

She adds, “When I was getting into modelling, there were loads of opportunities that I missed out on and I thought maybe it is not meant to be but you have just got to keep on pushing and everything happens for a reason but you can’t give up. No one else is going to be your biggest fan and you have got to love yourself to be your biggest fan. Just be your biggest cheerleader for yourself.”

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Despite OnlyFans being seen as a controversial, Megan insists it is a safe and empowering platform, she says, “People get the wrong impression of Only Fans. Of course, Only Fans is such a nice platform because the people that follow you have only got nice things to say.

“I have a lot of women who subscribe to me and they DM ask me questions about sexuality. I do a lot of live stuff so it's a great way for me to interact with fans and they come to me on stuff like that.”

Megan’s podcast, You Come First, is out weekly on Spotify and Apple podcasts.

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