TOWIE has graciously birthed us many a reality telly legend in its 13 years. From Gemma Collins to Joey Essex, the series has proven time and time again that if left in the TOWIE oven long enough, the series can serve up some delicious and timeless icons.
Megan McKenna is undoubtedly one of those icons.
Despite only taking part in the series for one year in 2016, Megan is still one of the biggest names to come out of the hit ITVBe reality show, thanks, in part, to a very public love life (looking at you, Pete Wicks 👀) and her epic fall-out with Chloe Meadows and Courtney Green. But it seems five years on, the reality star turned country music singer has well and truly moved on from the glitz and glam of Essex life, so much so that she has announced that she is leaving Essex following her whirlwind engagement to footballer fiancé Oliver Burke.
After just half a year of dating, the newly-engaged couple has decided to pack up their things and start a "new adventure" out of the shadow of Essex.
'Bye Essex, it's been fun'
Megan took to her Instagram story this week to share snaps of moving boxes and a moving van with the caption, "Bye Essex, it's been fun 🤍🏡."
The former TOWIE star also shared a selfie of herself and boyfriend Oliver on moving day with the caption, "Our new adventure begins ❤️."
In our eyes, Megan will always be as fabulously TOWIE/Essex as pie and mash, Sugar Hut and a weekly blow dry, and quite frankly, we never thought we'd see such a dark day unfold, but we've obvs happy for our girl all the same.
No word yet as to where the loved-up couple are moving to, but it seems this whirlwind romance is taking our Megan out of Essex indefinitely.
The couple got engaged in June 2023 after several months of dating, with Megan sharing an adorable video of Oliver's romantic proposal in Montenegro on her Instagram with her 3m followers.
She captioned the video, "YES YES YES a thousand times YES. You have opened up a world I never thought was possible. I love you Oliver Burke… here’s to forever my future husband ❤️."
Congrats, Megan and Oliver ❤️.