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Towie’s Megan McKenna looks unrecognisable posing as a fresh-faced teen on holiday in Florida six years ago — before her glamorous TV makeover

MEGAN McKenna looks unrecognisable in throwback pictures from a 2011 family holiday.

The Towie star headed to Florida as a teenager, and looks a world away from the glamorous, rarely make-up-free personality she is today.

 Megan McKenna looks unrecognisable in a series of pictures from a 2011 family holiday
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Megan McKenna looks unrecognisable in a series of pictures from a 2011 family holidayCredit: The Sun Online
 Megan looks almost make-up-free on her holiday in Florida
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Megan looks almost make-up-free on her holiday in FloridaCredit: The Sun Online

In one picture, Megan can be seen posing with no less than three parrots on her head and arms while wearing a strapless red patterned mini dress and a chunky beaded necklace.

Grinning broadly, Megan, now 24, looked happy and tanned with barely a hint of make up on.

In another shot she even resembles former Coronation Street actress Michelle Keegan as she poses on a jetty over the turquoise sea in another flowing maxi dress.

 Megan even resembles Michelle Keegan in one picture of her by the sea
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Megan even resembles Michelle Keegan in one picture of her by the seaCredit: The Sun Online
 Megan poses with a pal in a bright pink maxi dress
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Megan poses with a pal in a bright pink maxi dress
 Megan sports a much more glamorous and polished look now
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Megan sports a much more glamorous and polished look nowCredit: Fame Flynet

Clearly a fan of a floor-length number even then, Megan also poses with a pal in a bright pink maxi dress and goes for full on colour-blocking with a large pair of hoop earrings adorned with blue feathers.

Instead of the typical blow dried and coiffed to perfection hair she sports on the ITVBe show now, Megan's naturally wavy hair hangs loosely around her shoulders.

Taking in the theme parks of Florida, Megan made sure she got an all-over tan by wearing minuscule shorts and cropped tops which show off her flat tummy and slim pins.

Speaking about the photos, which follow previous throwback pictures of Megan,  a source exclusively told The Sun that Megan's look was totally different six years ago before she found fame.

 Megan wore a series of tiny shorts and cropped tops for her visits to the theme parks
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Megan wore a series of tiny shorts and cropped tops for her visits to the theme parksCredit: The Sun Online
 The star showed off her flat stomach in one pic
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The star showed off her flat stomach in one picCredit: The Sun Online

They said: "Megan barely wore any make up in those days, she is completely unrecognisable in the pictures to how she looks on Towie now."

It would be for another four years after these pictures that Megan would get her big break on Ex on the Beach in 2015, the show that propelled her to fame.

 Megan looked tanned and relaxed in the family snaps
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Megan looked tanned and relaxed in the family snapsCredit: The Sun Online
 The star didn't rise to fame until four years after these pictures were taken
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The star didn't rise to fame until four years after these pictures were takenCredit: The Sun Online

She returned once more in 2016, before making the move to Celebrity Big Brother where she became known as a fiery star.

The same year she joined Towie as a regular cast member and struck up a relationship with Pete Wicks, which showed the nation her fiery personality once more.


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