What’s this we’ve seen? Hand holding at the NTAs? Leaving together? Please tell us Megan McKenna and Pete Wicks are back on.
After the awards show on Monday evening, Megan was seen with Pete’s blazer draped across her shoulders as they left together, holding hands and heading into the freezing January night – despite breaking up three years ago.
Roll back to 2017, and who didn’t love the sizzling on-screen chemistry between Megan and Pirate Pete during their time together as one of TOWIE’s most infamous couples?The highs and lows of their fiery relationship had viewers hooked for months.
What started out as a very steamy fairy tale between the two quickly unravelled when Meg discovered Pete had been sexting other girls behind her back.
The screaming showdown when she confronted him on Marbs’ beach was, frankly, legendaryTV and had viewers on the edge of their seats – and Pete squirming in his britches.
Sadly, after many months of grovelling and endless apologies, that naughty pirate just couldn’t manage to hook back Megan’s trust and following endless fights and slanging matches the emotional pair decided to call it a day, much to the dismay of TOWIE fans everywhere.
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2019: Tommy Fury holds Ellie-Belly
This was totally the cutest thing ever. Love-struck Tommy Fury held on to Molly-Mae Hague's beloved Ellie-Belly teddy bear while he revealed to the Love Island group that he was choosing to "stick" with Molly, instead of "recoupling" with a different girl. And Molly-Mae was SO relieved that she fell to the floor crying. The whole scene had our hearts in our throats.
2019: Olivia Bentley and Digby Edgley's post break-up chat
Usually-cool-as-ice Liv Bentley crumbled into tears after revealing to her ex-beau, Digby Edgley, how "hard it is" to witness him partying all over the city on their friends' social media accounts. She even confessed to hiding herself away in the countryside. Hun, checking what an ex is up to while you're in the middle of nowhere is not the way to deal with a split. Block, delete, move on – and tell him to get his own friends.
2019: Amy Hart leaves the Love Island villa
Air hostess Amy Hart's heart plummeted to the floor when Curtis Pritchard admitted there was something missing in their Love Island romance and broke off their relationship. Totally infatuated with ballroom dancer Curtis, Amy decided it'd be best for both of them if she took flight (sorry, not sorry), enabling her to heal her shattered self and for Curtis to move on. Bet she didn't think he'd jump straight to Maura Higgins, though… ouch.
2018: Yazmin Oukhellou has heart-to-heart with her mum
Such a touching moment between Yazmin Oukhellou and her mum. During a heart-to-heart conversation, Yaz opened up about how alone she felt. Choked up and fighting back tears, Yaz's mum went on to tell her daughter – in her Essex twang – how she'll support her during the difficult time to get back to "how I know ya". Just proves that no matter your age, your mum is always going to be there for you.
2017: Megan McKenna rages at Pete Wicks
Try to stop your eyes popping out from your sockets with this eye-opening scene. Megan McKenna truly went in at boyfriend-at-the-time Pete Wicks. Screaming, shouting, ranting and hissing, Meg really kicked off following Pete's dirty sexting scandal. Even the producers had to get involved to stop the altercation turning physical. Sh-t.
2017: Kimmy K sobs over Kayne's meltdown
Sobbing uncontrollably, Kim Kardashian-West couldn't catch her breath when she learnt of hubby Kanye West's mental breakdown, resulting in him being hospitalised. Not long after her own unnerving Parisian robbery, Kimmy K was understandably still shaken by events – and this was just the cherry on top. Emotions came bubbling to the surface in an instant.
2016: CBB's Tiffany Pollard mistakenly believes David Guest is dead
It was sad times for Angie Bowie (and the world), when legendary artist David Bowie passed away, but Celebrity Big Brother co-star Tiffany Pollard really got the wrong end of the stick upon hearing the news. After Angie told Tiffany that "David's dead", the American reality star assumed she was on about fellow CBB contestant David Guest. Hysterical, Tiff goes on to spread the CONFIDENTIAL word that their housemate died from cancer. With all that panting, raving and swearing that ensues, you'd think that it was Tiffany who suffered a personal loss…
2015: Nadiya Hussain wins The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Bake Off is one sweet treat to watch on TV, and the moment when Nadiya Hussain won the competition was truly the icing on the cake. Fairly timid, and noticeably lacking confidence in her own abilities, it was so wonderful to see her gain the recognition she deserved. Delivering her lovely buns, raspberry millefeuilles and triple-tiered lemon drizzle wedding cake, you can bet that was one tasty win.
2013: Sandro Masmanidi's backstage meltdown on Project Runway
Drama queen Sandro Masmanidi just could NOT believe that the judges didn't give him the constructive feedback he was craving on his bow-inspired gown (FYI, fellow contestant Helen Castillo had just got ripped to pieces and Sandro was declared safe). Furious, the hot-head snatched the microphone away from this clothes, stormed out the studio, pulled down a curtain, pushed over a mannequin and put his middle finger up at the camera crew. Needless to say, he wasn't welcomed back on to the show.
2013: Geordie Shore’s Charlotte tells Gary that she loves him
Oh, the embarrassment. To be vulnerable and admit to the person who you're seeing that you love them… only for it not to be returned. Eesh. Now, that's torture. Poor Charlotte Crosby has been trying to win over Gary Beadle for ages… and just when she thought the pair were moving forward. THUMP. Rejected, once again. Wine, anyone?
WATCH Megan Mckenna quits reality TV to make music
Megan left the show to pursue her dream of becoming a singer, starring in her own Nashville documentary series, There’s Something About Megan.
However, she has since admitted that her lips became more talked about than her music, causing her to have the excessive lip fillers dissolved.
At present Megan is single and focusing on her blossoming music career, having recently won X Factor: Celebrity in 2019.
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Pete, meanwhile, brought his next squeeze Shelby Tribble into the TOWIE fold, but they also split following sexting allegations and despite Chloe Sims’ claiming they were together in a previous life, Pete is also single.
BUT LET US NOT FORGET the spring series of Celebs Go Dating last year, where both Pete and Megan signed up to the dating agency – neither with any clue the other would be taking part.
Absolute genius.
Much to everyone's dismay though the former couple were nothing but courteous to each other and both wished the other well in their dating endeavours – there were no mega-watt show downs in the street, which was disappointing.
Now the couple have spent a few years apart and are both older and wiser who knows, perhaps they could rekindle some of the old magic and get back together?