Megan Barton Hanson has detailed the difficulties she faced in 'proving' her interest in women as a 'stereotypically girly girl'.
The Love Island star, 27, who shot to fame on Love Island in 2018, spoke to illustrator, writer, feminist social activist, and influencer Florence Given on her You Come First podcast about how she has battled to establish herself since coming out.
The duo discussed how they navigate being bisexual whilst being 'blonde' and 'girly', with Megan revealing: 'I went to the extent of wearing a golden vagina necklace round my neck to make it clear that I do like vagina'.
I am interested! Megan Barton Hanson has detailed the difficulties she faced in 'proving' her interest in women as a 'stereotypically girly girl'
Megan teased the podcast on her Instagram story on Tuesday morning, where she promised to discuss: 'Exploring your sexuality, cognitive dissonance, break-ups, learning to love yourself and how to be a good ally'.
The duo spoke about their respective experiences with bisexuality.
In June 2019, Megan came out publicly as bisexual and revealed that she 'felt a deeper connection with women' however has felt pressure over the years to have sex with men: 'I just feel like I have a deeper connection with women'.
She went on to date Chelcee Grimes and Demi Sims before recently dating TOWIE's James Lock yet split up soon after.
Golden girl: The duo discussed how they navigate being bisexual whilst being 'blonde' and 'girly', with Megan revealing: 'I went to the extent of wearing a golden vagina necklace (pictured) round my neck to make it clear that I do like vagina'
Despite her candour over her sexuality, she admitted in her chat with Florence that she was forced to 'prove' her attraction to women to others.
Megan concurred: 'As a bi person you have to prove it. If you're stereotypically a girly girl and quite fem, you have to prove that you like girls...
'I went to the extent of wearing a golden vagina necklace round my neck to make it clear that I do like vagina. My dad was like "Is that a coffee bean?"'
The duo admitted that being bisexual means they have to learn that women can be as toxic as men, although this is easily missed at first.
Back then: Megan is pictured with her ex-girlfriend
Megan went on: 'In your first ever same sex relationship, its brave to come out and admit that anyway... you find someone you click with so you ignore the warning signs because you're where you've wanted to be for so long.'
Florence said: 'We're both in the public eye, when you announced you were queer and people don't believe you till you show your f**king girlfriend... there's more acceptance in the LGBTQ community when you date women over men'.
Megan wore a T-shirt designed by Florence during an appearance on Good Morning Britain after she left the villa, with the top reading: 'Stop Valuing Women Based On Their Sexual History’, as she believed the tee was 'made for her'.
Star: The Love Island star, 27, who shot to fame on Love Island in 2018, spoke to illustrator, writer, feminist social activist, and influencer Florence Given on her You Come First podcast about how she has battled to establish herself since coming out (Florence pictured in 2019)
In 2019, Megan went public with her romance with Chelcee Grimes, however she seemed to look back less than fondly on the union.
Megan said: 'I was in love with your book... it literally was so empowering and it changed my mindset and I think when I read it I was in a really toxic relationship...
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