If at first you don’t succeed… try, try, try again, goes the mantra. But perhaps it’s one that Megan McKenna is taking a little too literally.
The Only Way Is Essex star turned influencer and entrepreneur is racking up a business track record that insiders are calling nothing short of disastrous.
And now, I can reveal whispers are growing louder that a third company is heading for a similar fate as her first two.
Despite a reported personal fortune of around £2million, Megan’s ventures have been anything but a success story. In fact, they paint a picture of mounting debts, missed deadlines and frustrated creditors.
Her latest headache? A ‘performing arts’ company that is currently in the red, while creditors are owed £75,000.
The firm hasn’t filed accounts since March 2024, and its confirmation statement – which confirms a company’s details are up to date – is also overdue by more than a year.
Unsurprisingly, the situation has attracted the attention of Companies House, which recently moved to have the company struck off the register altogether.
The last set of accounts from three years ago reveal net assets of £16,606, but at least one of the creditors, isn’t happy.
For someone who once parlayed reality TV fame into multiple business ventures, it’s a surprising and, to some, baffling turn of events. Particularly given this isn’t her first brush with corporate problems.
The TOWIE star turned influencer and entrepreneur is racking up a business track record that insiders are calling nothing short of disastrous. Her 2018 restaurant venture, MCK Grill, only lasted 14 months
Her latest headache? A ‘performing arts’ company that is currently in the red, with debts totalling £75,000 (pictured in 2023)
Back in 2018, her Essex-based restaurant venture, MCK Grill, shut its doors just 14 months after a glitzy, celebrity-packed launch.
The aftermath revealed eye-watering debts of more than £336,000, including a hefty sum owed to her own mother. Not exactly the fairytale business story fans might have expected.
Then came her fashion business, which folded in 2021 owing nearly £50,000, with a large chunk reportedly linked to a bank loan. Another venture, another collapse, another list of unpaid creditors.
And now, history appears to be repeating itself.
Perhaps most intriguing of all is what some observers see as an attempt to keep things under wraps.
In March 2025, the latest company quietly changed its name from the far more recognisable ‘M McKenna Ltd’ to the decidedly bland ‘Number 1671 Ltd’.
Of course, Megan’s personal life tells a very different story.
These days, she’s worlds away from her fiery reality TV persona. Now a mother to her young son, Landon, and married to a professional footballer, she splits her time between London and Berlin.
She’s also cultivated a softer public image online, amassing a loyal following thanks to her cooking videos, many of which rack up millions of views. To her fans, she’s now more relatable and down to earth.
But behind the carefully curated posts, questions remain about her business acumen and whether this latest venture will become the third to crumble under financial pressure.
