What is it like to become a celebrity overnight? How does it feel to have an entire nation pick you apart? Is the fame & glamorous lifestyle reality TV affords worth all of the pain?

Anyone who watches Love Island knows Megan Barton-Hanson. Inarguably the star (and villain) of Season 4, Meg has spent years as the obsession of UK tabloids, who can't stop talking about her surgery-altered appearance, wildly successful OnlyFans, and sex life. Behind those headlines, however, is a smart, hilarious, fearless woman who I'm proud to call my friend. In this episode, she dishes the dirty truth about a career in reality television, and what the media's treatment of her says about our culture as a whole. While getting drunk off Cartier champagne, we discuss:

-Her Pornhub and plastic surgery "scandals"

-Love Island production secrets: are cast members honest with each other about being fame-hungry?

-What happens after the Villa: burnout from personal appearances, lack of money management, and intense public scrutiny

-Why reality stars need better resources for media training, brand strategy, and coping with becoming irrelevant

-Being blacklisted from certain networks

-Rampant misogyny and abuse of power

-YOUR submitted questions!

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