Megan Barton Hanson believes Vanessa Bauer is “disrespectful”, after she slammed the skater for allegedly coming between her and her boyfriend Wes Nelson.
The 24-year-old ‘Love Island’ star hit out at Vanessa earlier this week when she claimed the ‘Dancing on Ice’ professional – who is paired up with Wes on the programme – had announced her break-up on the same day as their first performance, in order to stir romance rumours between herself and Wes.
And now, Megan has said she finds it hard to watch the pair’s routines, because she feels disrespected by Vanessa, whom she claims never introduced herself to Megan when the show started.
She said:
“It’s funny or a coincidence that Vanessa’s break-up came out the night they performed, she clearly wanted to get more hype around their performance. She knows the score; she did the show last year. She’s 22 years old. She knows questions are going to be asked about her and Wes and me being worried about them spending time together.
“Every woman will tell you it’s not ideal to have your boyfriend spending 12 hours a day with another woman – a little introduction from Vanessa would have gone a long way.
“‘Dancing on Ice’ is very romantic and all about looking into each other’s eyes and parading around on the ice and being loved up together – it’s not easy to watch.
“Wes is my main priority, I love him. I am so passionate about him but it is going to be difficult now. I want to back him, but I don’t want to feel awkward.”
Megan slammed Vanessa in an Instagram story on Monday (14.01.19), and although the comment has now been removed – as stories only stay active for 24 hours – the blonde beauty insists she doesn’t regret expressing her feelings.
She added:
“I’m not going to backtrack. I was riled up, I let my passion and anger get the better of me but there’s no manual.
“I don’t want to be a possessive girlfriend. I want her to reach out to me. I’ve had no communication with her for the past three months. I’m not jealous; it is just a lack of respect. I was pushed over the edge.
“It has always been a trait of mine to be brutally honest. I’m only human and there’s only so much I can put up with when I’ve sat there and supported them but I get picked apart. I can’t win. It wasn’t professional or classy but I am only human.”
Megan claims Vanessa was “icy” toward her when they met backstage after her and Wes’ first live dance over the weekend, and says her “forced” demeanour has made her worried about Vanessa’s intentions.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, she said:
“Girl to girl, if you’re spending that much time with someone’s boyfriend you would reach out to them and say ‘hi,’ you would introduce yourself.
“But never once, even last week when I said good luck to them both on Instagram she didn’t message me. She’s never message me. When we finally met on Sunday night it was very quick and awkward – it felt forced.”