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Megan McKenna Returns to Stage at The Shard after Becoming a Mother

Settled in Berlin with her husband and baby, she is leveraging her cookbook success to fund a self-directed musical comeback.

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Overview

  • She delivered her first postnatal live performance at The Shard, singing Fergie’s "Big Girls Don’t Cry" alongside Grammy-winning songwriter Toby Gad.
  • McKenna credits motherhood and life in Germany with footballer husband Oliver Burke and their nine-month-old son Landon for her renewed confidence.
  • Her debut cookbook became a Sunday Times bestseller and her social-media recipe videos draw millions of viewers.
  • After winning The X Factor: Celebrity in 2019, she overcame the shutdown of Simon Cowell’s label by embracing independent music distribution.
  • With her son now older, McKenna plans to self-release new material, highlighting a shift toward direct-to-fan music models.