Megan McKenna ‘in a relationship’ with ex-con

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Megan McKenna

by William Marriott |
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Megan McKenna has reportedly bagged herself a new boyfriend, after starting up a romance with Zack Gilbert. It comes after she featured on the last series of Celebs Go Dating, where she was looking for love, following her split with ex-boyfriend Pete Wicks.

The former The Only Way Is Essex star has been dating the 26-year-old for the past three months, according to The Sun.

A source said, "Megan and Zack have been dating for a good few months but have got serious in the last three".

“She has been keeping the relationship low key as it's been a difficult few months for her after Mike's passing".

The source added, "They do seem really happy together, their families have met and everything. He has been going around her house for low key dates rather than going out to all of the places she is used to going to".

Zack, "who has been a great source of comfort to her [Megan]", is said to have spent five years behind bars in a youth offenders institution, after carrying out an unprovoked attack on a man in a bar in Shoreditch, London.

Following his release, he set up his own business, a luxury personal shopping service.

Megan hasn't commented on the reports.

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Megan Mckenna's first appearance in TOWIE in 20101 of 23
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Megan Mckenna's first appearance in TOWIE in 2010

We recently spat out our Cheerios in shock when we saw a young Megan pop up on our screens while re-watching TOWIE season one on Netflix. She was auditioning for Jess Wright's band Lola, and even got hit on by Mark Wright himself!

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Megan McKenna slaying on BGT in 2009

Here's Megan all the way back in 2009, sporting a vastly different look than the now. She auditioned for Britain's Got Talent in a group called Harmony, and even made it to the semi-finals!

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Megan McKenna in her dating Jordan Davies days in 2013

Here she is in 2015. At the time, she was dating Jordan Davies.

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Megan McKenna's Ex On The Beach days (2015)

Megan appeared alongside Jordan and Stephen Bear on Ex On The Beach. She got engaged to Jordan, but sadly it just wasn't meant to be.

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Megan McKenna getting papped in 2015

Here she is a bit later in 2015 on a night out with the Ex On The Beach cast.

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Megan McKenna on CBB in 2016

Megan appeared on series 17 Celebrity Big Brother in 2016 alongside her ex Jordan Davies, Scotty T, Stephanie Davis and Jeremy McConnell. She got a formal warning about her aggressive behaviour in the house, and became the fourth housemate to be evicted.

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Megan McKenna on This Morning in 2016

Here's Megan appearing on This Morning shortly after her Celebrity Big Brother stint.

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Megan McKenna starts TOWIE

Megan joined TOWIE permanently in early 2016. Here she is in the early days.

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Megan McKenna with Pete Wicks in 2016

Here's Megan and boyfriend Pete Wicks at Jess Wright's Footwear launch in 2016.

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Megan Mckenna feuding with Pete Wicks in Marbella in 2016

Megan McKenna had a big old row with Pete after he was caught messaging another girl. Conveniently for us, cameras were there to catch the whole thing.

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Megan McKenna in 2016

Megan at the Pride Of Sports Awards in December 2016.

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Megan McKenna in 2017

Here she is looking gawj at the NTAs in January 2017.

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Megan McKenna in 2017

At the This Morning studios in 2017.

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High Heeled Shoes Megan Mckenna (2017)

Here's Megan in her video for High Heeled Shoes, which is probably the best song ever written.

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Megan McKenna on holiday with Mike Thalassitis (2018)

Megan got together with Mike in late 2017, and they frequently went on uh-mazing holidays together.

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Megan McKenna on holiday with Mike pt 2 (2018)

Here's another pic of her in Barbados (we're guessing Mike took the picture).

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Megan McKenna (2018)

Here's our gal Megan in the present day, looking vastly different from her 2009 BGT vibe.

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Megan McKenna (April 2018)

Sadly, Megan and Mike parted ways in April 2018, deleting all traces of each other from their Instagram profiles. But doesn't she look so upbeat and cheery coming out of an interview with heat Radio? Well, we ARE broken heart-menders, after all.

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Megan McKenna (July 2018)

Megan appeared to let her hair darken back to its original colour following her split from Mike, and looked chic as HELL in this orange suit. She also released her autobiography, Mouthy, in July 2018 - the same time that she and Mike confirmed the split.Megan said on Good Morning Britain, "It's pretty awkward, I do think everything happens for a reason, I've been away, I've cleared my head, I'm very busy I'm doing my music. I'm working on an album. I just feel like everything does happen for a reason, the path I'm going on right now. I've done some things that haven't been too good, some things have been better."

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Megan McKenna (October 2018)

Megan went back to a more beachy blonde look in October 2018 - right around the time that she and Mike were rumoured to be back on. A fan spotted them on holiday trying to work things out in Dubai - but it didn't exactly work out.

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Megan McKenna (November 2018)

Megs went even more full-on blonde during her stint on Celebs Go Dating at the end of 2018... With her ex-boyfriend, Pete Wicks, also starring on the show. AWKS.

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Megan McKenna (April 2019)

Megan went even blonder in April 2019. She looks stunning in a top knot!

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Megan McKenna (June 2019)

She stuck with the top knot for a performance at The Globe in Cardiff in June 2019 - one month before she was rumoured to be dating ex-con Zack Gilbert, after a source close to the star said in July 2019, "Megan and Zack have been dating for a good few months but have got serious in the last three".

And it looks like she might not have the time to respond as she is currently living it up on her 'Story of Me' tour, which has taken her all across the country performing her original music to her fans.

When she appeared on ITV's Loose Women last month, she discussed her music, saying, "I feel like Nashville is my happy place. Writing music is like therapy because it is like everything writing down in a diary, its a good way of getting my emotions down on paper".

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