Love Island’s Megan Barton Hanson sparks backlash over revealing top on Loose Women as she defends stealing Wes Nelson from Laura Anderson

The former glamour model was on the show with boyfriend Wes Nelson
Criticised: Viewers took aim at Megan Barton Hanson's clothing
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Emma Powell6 August 2018

Love Island star Megan Barton Hanson has been criticised for not wearing a bra on Loose Women after fans took aim at her revealing outfit.

Barton Hanson was on the lunchtime panel show with boyfriend Wes Nelson to talk about their time on the ITV2 show, but viewers were distracted by her choice of clothing.

The former glamour model wore a pair of blue denim jeans which she paired with a tight yellow crop top.

Some viewers thought that the outfit was inappropriate for lunchtime TV while others didn't see what all the fuss was about.

Backlash: Megan Barton Hanson on Loose Women
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“Megan’s nipples are going to have someone's eye out in a minute, bit much for lunchtime telly,” tweeted one.

Another wrote: “#Loosewomen Think a bra is needed there, Megan.”

Others defended Barton with one tweeting: “Some of the comments regarding Megan on @loosewomen are appalling. Everyone is acting like they've never seen a nipple before. The show is toxic AF #loosewomen.”

Having a laugh: Wes Nelson and Megan Barton Hanson fool around after leaving the villa
Instagram/ Megan Barton Hanson

Another posted: “What is the problem with women’s nipples, men have them but don’t get berated when they get them out. Makes zero sense.”

Barton Hanson addressed the backlash she sparked after ‘stealing’ Nelson from Laura Anderson on Love Island. She defended her decision saying it was not a “knee jerk” move.

“We’re making a TV show so things are portrayed in a certain way,” she said. “It’s dramatised. In the outside world I would have loved to go up to Laura first and be like, ‘I fancy Wes, I feel like there’s some chemistry there,’ but you see 45 minutes of it. I saw they were rowing.”

Nelson added: “Five days, pretty much, straight of arguing, which you didn't see.”

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Barton Hanson continued: “If they were the perfect couple, I’m not a confident enough person I would roll up to Wes and say, 'oh hi, I fancy you,' if they were the perfect couple.

“There were cracks in it and we just gravitated towards each other.”

Nelson said he isn’t angry with Love Island bosses for the way the start of their relationship was edited, saying “it is what it is”.

“I was obviously having quite a few rows with Laura and we were arguing a lot,” he said.

“I also spoke to Adam [Collard] prior to going and speaking to Laura and a couple of other people saying, ‘I do want to end things with Laura,’ but none of them made it.

“It looked like a knee-jerk reaction to Megan coming up to me and talking to me, and me going downstairs and finishing things with Laura. It wasn’t like that at all.”

The couple, who are planning to move in together, said they will definitely tie the knot if their romance continues the way it is going.

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