Megan McKenna has admitted she won’t let online trolls ‘ruin the best chapter of her life’ as she revealed how she didn’t expect the cruel mum-shaming she has received. 

The former TOWIE star, 32, welcomed her son Landon last October, and has made the decision to be open about her motherhood journey over on social media. 

Yet Megan confessed mum-shaming was never something she anticipated as she asked: ‘When did the mum brigade become so brutal?’

Speaking in an exclusive interview with MailOnline, Megan revealed: ‘When I became a mum, I thought we’d all be supportive of one another, but mum shaming is something that I didn’t anticipate. 

‘Don’t get me wrong, it hasn’t all been bad, the majority of my social media is extremely positive, and there are so many wonderfully kind mums out there, who have really helped me, and who have been so supportive, but when did the mum brigade become so brutal?’

Gushing over being in her ‘mum era’, Megan added that reading negative comments online has really knocked her confidence as she starts her family. 

Megan McKenna has admitted she won’t let online trolls ‘ruin the best chapter of her life’ as she opened up about cruel mum-shaming after welcoming son Landon last October

The former TOWIE star, 32, confessed mum-shaming was never something she anticipated as she asked: ‘When did the mum brigade become so brutal?’

She explained: ‘Motherhood is so rewarding, all I ever wanted is this, it sounds so soppy, but I feel like my mum era is the best one yet. 

‘He’s my little bestie, and when he smiles, I know I’m doing okay. There’s no better feeling than seeing his big blue eyes light up when I come into the room. 

‘That’s why the mum shaming was so hard, it really knocked my confidence, but then I look at Landon smiling, and I like to think I’m doing a good job.’

Standing firm against the trolls she added: He’s got the most protective mum, and everything I do, I do it for him. 

‘I refuse to let the trolling affect these magical moments with my baby, it makes me sad, but I won’t allow them to ruin the best chapter of my life.’

Megan shares Landon with her footballer fiancé Oliver Burke, with the pair moving from EsSєx to Germany six months ago to support his career. 

Thanking those who have supported her amid her big life change Megan added: ‘I’m so thankful to those who have been so supportive, they’ve been such a welcomed and appreciated light, in those moments when the trolls are trying to dim my light. 

‘Mum shaming needs to stop. We all need to be supporting each other, and lifting each other up, the Tik-Tok mum brigade who like to shame other parents, need to be kinder. 

Standing firm against the trolls she added: ‘I refuse to let the trolling affect these magical moments with my baby, it makes me sad, but I won’t allow them to ruin the best chapter of my life’ (Megan shares Landon with her fiancé Oliver Burke) 

And as well as becoming a first time mum, Megan has also been juggling the release of her latest cookbook Love Gluten Free

Megan, who is Coeliac and has a wheat allergy, has created the recipes to make sure those with allergies ‘feel included in mealtimes, without feeling like a burden’ 

She joked: ‘Gluten Free doesn’t mean salad leaves! I want to eat pie and mash, not be offered a wilting leaf and a carrot’

Recipes in the book include Gluten Free mac n cheese, pies, and fake-away recipes as she added: ‘My love language is food, and so I love cooking for everybody’

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‘I just really hope those trolls, can find peace, and I encourage them to think before they type’.

And as well as becoming a first time mum, Megan has also been juggling the release of her latest cookbook Love Gluten Free. 

Megan, who is Coeliac and has a wheat allergy, has created the recipes to make sure those with allergies ‘feel included in mealtimes, without feeling like a burden.’

Talking about her latest project she explained: ‘A lot of time people with allergies are made to feel like they are putting their hosts out, by expressing what they can, and can’t eat. 

‘But gone are the days of having to cook 4 or 5 different meals for one dinner time, when it comes to hosting those with allergies.

‘Gluten Free doesn’t mean salad leaves! I want to eat pie and mash, not be offered a wilting leaf and a carrot.’

Recipes in the book include Gluten Free mac n cheese, pies, and fake-away recipes as she added: ‘My love language is food, and so I love cooking for everybody.’

Love Gluten Free by Megan McKenna published by Hamlyn (an imprint of Octopus Books), 13 March 2025, £22 hardback