Megan Barton-Hanson reveals her ‘whole world is crumbling’ following Wes Nelson split
They split over the weekend
Megan Barton-Hanson was catapulted to fame when she appeared on the 2018 series of hit reality show Love Island, finishing in fourth place alongside Wes Nelson.
Despite the pair looking smitten when they left the villa, the fairytale ended last weekend, when Megan confirmed in a now iconic statement that they'd gone their separate ways.
After watching her ex-boyfriend and her arch-enemy, Wes's Dancing On Ice partner Vanessa Bauer, perform an amazing routine on Sunday night's show, Megan has now taken to her social media accounts to reveal her 'whole world is crumbling',
Opening up to her followers on her Instagram Story, Megan wrote, 'Hands down been one of the worst day of my Life. I can't thank you all enough for the support. It makes it all worth while, (The endless trolling, negative stories, Dealing with publicly breaking up, Being papped having to force a smile when my whole world is crumbling.)'
She then added, 'Feels like I can't put a foot right BUT knowing I can help motivate/Inspire people even a TINY bit Makes me want to continue on in the public eye. I'm Determined to make 2019 a positive happy year.'
Megan's heartfelt message comes just hours after Wes seemingly mocked her break-up statement, sharing memes that fans had created of their hamster... which they've vowed to co-parent.
After looking very loved-up at the National Television Awards last week, Love Island fans were left in shock on Saturday afternoon when Megan confirmed the couple's split. She wrote a somewhat joking message on Instagram that read, 'It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate, We have been working hard for well under a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate.'
She continued, 'We are however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been. We are parents first and foremost, to one incredibly wonderful hamster and we ask for his and out space and privacy to be respected at this difficult time. We haven't really conducted our relationship that privately , and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent, we will be able to continue in the same manner. Love, Megan & Wes'.
Megan later posted another follow up comment that was slightly more serious. She wrote, 'In all seriousness, I am so grateful and so blessed to have found Wes, I will always love and adore him and I am so lucky to call him my best friend, it has been an incredibly hard decision to make for both of us but we are both looking forward to moving on together as friends and supporting each other in everything we do. I will be down at Dancing On Ice tomorrow to watch him smash i again. Only one thing left to say come on Wes and Vanessa'.
Of course, Megan and Wes aren't the only couple from the 2018 series to have split since the show ended.
Winners Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer had one of the quickest break-ups in history, before announcing they were back on. The likes of Sam Bird and Georgia Steel, Paul Knopps and Laura Anderson, and Charlie Brake and Ellie Brown have also split.
See which Love Island couples are still together:
Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde are the only Love Island winners to have remained together.
Despite splitting for a number of months in 2017, the couple rekindled their romance when Cara discovered she was expecting the couple's first child.
Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
The couple later welcomed a baby boy called Freddie in December 2016.
Sharing the happy news on social media, Nathan wrote, 'The day has finally come !!!! Myself and @cara_delahoyde have become parents to our beautiful baby boy !!! Massive hats off to Cara Who delivered our boy safely !!!!! #thenextchapter 💙👶🏼sic
In July 2018, Cara and Nathan announced they are now engaged with Nathan popping the question in the villa they first met.
Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
It took her a while, but Olivia Buckland finally found her man during Love Island season two.
After leaving the villa together when they finished in second place behind Cara and Nathan, the couple haven't looked back!
Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
Just a few months after leaving the villa, Alex popped the question to Olivia during a romantic trip to New York.
The couple married in a luxury ceremony in 2018, with parts of their wedding being shown on their very own TV show.
Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
Despite the public thinking their relationship was just a 'joke', Jess Shears and Dom Lever have defied the odds and are one of the two couples still together from their series.
Despite all of the drama with Jess and 'Muggy Mike', Dom proposed to his girlfriend in September 2016.
Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
The couple have cashed in on promotional shoots together, appearances, and even got 'married' on Good Morning Britain on Valentine's Day.
Despite the 'fake wedding', Jess and Dom then tied the knot for real in 2018, when they married at a private ceremony on the Greek island of Mykonos. In October 2019, they welcomed a child together.
Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The nation fell in love with Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Camilla Thurlow in 2017. And, after she had her heart broken by a number of different men in the villa, model Jamie Jewitt arrived and swept Camilla off her feet.
After enjoying time together outside of the show and meeting each other's families, the couple are living happily ever after.
Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The loved up couple have since traveled the world together on charity missions... can they get any better?
Series Four: Tommy Fury and Molly May Hague
The king and queen of Love Island 2019 are still loved up. While Molly Mae is living it up as a brand ambassador for PrettyLittleThing, Tommy's days are filled with training as well as being a brand ambassador for Boohoo Man.
If you fancy being on the 2019 series of Love Island, find out more here.
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