Pete Wicks’ ex Jacqui Ryland claims he used Megan McKenna for fame following sext revelations
PETE Wick's ex Jacqui Ryland has claimed he was only ever using Megan McKenna for the fame after their sexting revelations emerged last week.
Earlier this month, The Sun Online exclusively revealed that the tattooed bad boy had been sending x-rated messages to Jacqui while on holiday with Megan.
Speaking for the first time since the Sun Online's exclusive interview, Jacqui has sensationally said she doesn't believe Pete had feelings for Megan.
When asked by new! magazine if she thought Megan and Pete's relationship was set up for TOWIE, she replied: "I don't know if there was this initial attraction and [Pete] thought, 'The public are loving this - let me do more with it'.
"I think from her point of view it was 100 per cent genuine, but from his, not so much."
Jacqui - who The Sun Online revealed is an S&M star - also opened up about her reasons behind leaking the dirty messages and going public with her story, claiming she didn't have Megan's number and she wanted her to know what was going on.
She said: "It was the whole thing about girl code.
"It wasn't about being fame-hungry...it was to tell Megan, 'Don't be fooled by all this'."
During last Sunday's episode of TOWIE, Pete showered Megan with birthday gifts just days before she found out what was he was really up to.
Jacqui admits that seeing his overt displays of affection, which included a large bunch of flowers and a Rolex watch - made her want to reveal what was going on.
She said: "Since they've been in Marbs, he's been putting up pictures of her - like 'My girlfriend made me a better geezer.'
"I thought maybe Towie have said to them we need to move this brand forward.
"I've had this happen to me before, where a guy cheated on me is overly affectionate with lavish gifts and then you find out there's another girl involved."
The 29-year-old said she was determined to make sure everyone knew what Pete was really up to.
She continued: "The public thought he was some kind of saint and he's not at all.
"He's played the public quite well.
"Clearly it's something he's always had in him because other girls have come forward and said: 'A leopard never changes his spots. He did exactly the same thing to me'.
"When it comes to women, he can't help himself."
Megan and Pete split as soon as the sexts came to light and Jacqui says she hopes Megan doesn't get back with him.
She added: "I don't think she should because from what I've seen over the last few days, there are more girls he's been messaging and personally, I don't think he'll change."
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