Megan McKenna vows to be ‘the next Kim Kardashian’ as she reveals hopes to pursue music career after Towie
The reality star has never passed on the chance to show off her vocal abilities - and hopes that's where her future lies
TOWIE star Megan McKenna has revealed she hopes to land herself a record deal and pursue a career as a pop star.
The 24-year-old reality star has been front and centre in a string of plotlines across the past few series of the Essex-based ITVBe show - mainly thanks to her on/off relationship with Pete Wicks.
But despite being one of the leading ladies of the show, Megan has said that she plans to be the "next Kim K" and develop her own empire from the ground up, which currently includes a make-up line and a new restaurant.
Speaking to , she said: "[] came from being Paris Hilton's stylist to having her own empire.
"She's got a family, an amazing house and all her businesses - that's what I want.
"Towie won't be there forever."
She then revealed that she wants to lay the groundwork for her future, and said: "Towie is perfect for me right now, but I will move on to other things in years to come."
Talking about her future goals, she admitted: "[I want] to be a pop star.
"I want to get signed."
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She also gushed over her love of the musical Wicked and hopes to "paint herself green to become Elphaba" - which shouldn't be surprising after she previously posted a song of her singing Defying Gravity on Snapchat.
After she rekindled her romance with Pete at the end of last year, she serenaded him with All I Want for Christmas is You in front of her Towie co-stars at their Christmas party - reducing him to tears.
Megan's debut on television also had musical roots - after making it through to the semi-final of Britain's Got Talent in 2009 as part of pop duo, Harmony - alongside Susan Boyle and Diversity.
Megan later made her first appearance on Towie a year later, when she auditioned for Jessica Wright’s then girl-group LOLA – standing for Lovable Outrageous Loud Ambitious.
Old Towie footage revealed that Mark Wright took a shine to her, asking her if she was single in the audition process.
Before becoming a full-time member of the Towie cast, she appeared on the third series of MTV’s Ex on the Beach, which was set in Mexico, in 2015.
She later revealed that she’s not totally at ease with all of her past exploits, including bedding ex-fiance Jordan Davies during her time in the raunchy villa.
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