Ferne Alice McCann (born 6 August 1990) is an English television personality. She was a cast member of the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex, joining in the ninth series and leaving in the eighteenth. In 2015, she participated in the fifteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and finished in third place.[3]
Ferne McCann | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ferne Alice McCann 6 August 1990[1][2] Brentwood, Essex, England |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Television | The Only Way Is Essex I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! This Morning Ferne McCann: First Time Mum |
| Children | 2 |
In early 2016, she became a regular showbiz reporter on This Morning.[4] Between 2017 and 2023, McCann starred in the ITVBe reality series Ferne McCann: First Time Mum.[5] The series was rebranded to Ferne McCann: My Family & Me in September 2023 following the birth of her second child earlier that year. In 2024, McCann announced that her reality series would be coming to an end, before being announced as a contestant on the seventeenth series of Dancing on Ice in 2025.
Career
editBefore her television career, McCann was the winner of Miss Essex 2012 and in the Top 15 in Miss England in 2012.[2]
In 2013, McCann became a regular cast member on the ITV2 (now ITVBe) reality show The Only Way Is Essex making her debut in the ninth series in June 2013. She quit the show in 2016 and made her last appearance in the seventeenth series. On 15 November 2015, it was confirmed that McCann would be participating in the fifteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[6] She arrived as a late arrival alongside Vicky Pattison and Spencer Matthews. She finished in third place on 6 December.[7] During the final, McCann had to eat a live water spider as part of a bushtucker trial,[8] which generated nearly 1,500 complaints to Ofcom.[9] These were later cleared in January 2016.[10]
In March 2016, it was announced that McCann would star as Myrtle Wilson in the Union Theatre's production of The Great Gatsby.[11] From May 2016, McCann began making regular appearances on the Channel 5 chat-show Up Late with Rylan hosted by Rylan Clark-Neal.[12] In February 2017, she began appearing in Celebs Go Dating on E4 alongside her TOWIE co-star Joey Essex and I'm a Celebrity campmate Jorgie Porter.[13] As of 2017, McCann stars in the ITVBe documentary series Ferne McCann: First Time Mum, a series about her experiences as a single mother with her child.[14] In 2022, McCann was one of four finalists who completed series 4 of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.[15] In 2023, McCann's reality series rebranded as Ferne McCann: My Family & Me, following the birth of her second child.[16] In September 2024, McCann announced that her reality series would be ending following her decision to leave[17] Later that month, she was announced to be competing as a contestant on the seventeenth series of Dancing on Ice in 2025.[18]
Personal life
editMcCann was in a relationship with The Only Way Is Essex co-star Charlie Sims for six years. She was linked with George Shelley on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and praised him a few months later when he came out as bisexual in February 2016 claiming 'it was his way of taking control'.[19] She also holds a PCV licence after completing training in an effort to encourage more female bus drivers.[20]
In January 2019, it was reported that McCann had been questioned by police after an altercation took place at the 24th National Television Awards between Love Island star Adam Collard and his partner Zara McDermott. Collard later stated that he planned to release the CCTV of the incident to show that McCann was at fault.[21]
McCann began a relationship and soon announced her engagement to businessman Lorri Haines in 2022. She gave birth to a daughter in July 2023. McCann and Haines co-founded the mental well being app shoorah and, according to the charity website NACoA, have married.[22]
Relationship with Arthur Collins
editMcCann was dating former businessman and scaffolder[23] Arthur Collins when in April 2017 he was arrested and charged in connection with a nightclub acid attack in London.[24] In November 2017, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter. [25][26] On 13 November 2017, Collins was found guilty of five counts of grievous bodily harm and nine of actual bodily harm at Wood Green Crown Court.[27] On 19 December 2017, Collins was jailed for twenty years, with another five years on licence.[28] He later admitted to smuggling a mobile phone into prison so that he could speak to her.[29] In January 2018, it was reported that McCann had liked a photo on Instagram which called for Collins' release.[30]
In November 2022, voice notes featuring a woman's voice were leaked anonymously, allegedly revealing McCann making derogatory comments about Arthur Collins's acid attack victims. McCann published a public apology on Instagram, apologising to "all the victims of Arthur Collins's abhorrent actions in 2017" and adding that the voice messages were "manipulated, edited and taken entirely out of context."[31]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2016 | The Only Way Is Essex | Herself | Series 9-Series 17 |
| 2015 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Contestant | Series 15 |
| 2015 | Loose Women | Guest panellist | |
| 2016–2018 | This Morning | Showbiz reporter | |
| 2016 | Up Late with Rylan | Regular role | |
| 2016 | Ferne and Vicky on the Road | Herself | |
| 2017 | Celebs Go Dating | Participant | Series 2 |
| 2017–2023 | Ferne McCann: First Time Mum | Herself | |
| 2021 | Celebrity Best Home Cook | Contestant | |
| 2022 | Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins | Contestant | Series 4 |
| 2023-2024 | Ferne McCann: My Family & Me | Herself | |
| 2025 | Dancing on Ice | Herself | Contestant; series 17 |
References
edit- ^ "Ferne McCann on Twitter". Twitter. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Ferne McCann". OK!. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "I'm a Celebrity 2015 – Hundreds of complaints to OfCom about 'cruelty to animals' in Ferne's Bushtucker trial". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018.
- ^ Wright, Paul (19 April 2017). "London acid attack: This Morning presenter Ferne McCann urges boyfriend to contact police". IBTimes. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017.
- ^ Youell, Clare (30 January 2019). "Everything you need to know about series 3 of Ferne McCann's First Time Mum". essexlive. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! – #imaceleb". itv.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.
- ^ Powell, Emma (10 December 2015). "Ferne McCann reveals she loves her I'm A Celebrity campmate George Shelley but hasn't kissed him – yet". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Sandwell, Ian (7 December 2015). "I'm a Celebrity prompts almost 1,200 complaints about Ferne McCann eating a live spider". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ Revoir, Paul (11 January 2016). "I'm a Celebrity's live spider eating cleared despite nearly 1,500 complaints". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Daly, Emma (12 January 2016). "I'm a Celebrity won't be investigated by Ofcom over Ferne McCann's live spider-eating bushtucker trial". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Portocarrero, Morte (8 April 2016). "TOWIE star Ferne McCann makes musical theatre debut in Gatsby show". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Duncan, Amy (10 May 2016). "Here's how the first episode of Up Late With Rylan went down with viewers". Metro.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017.
- ^ Treston, Grace (19 February 2017). "WATCH: The most awkward date ever was shown on E4". Buzz.ie. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Who are the guests on Love Island: Aftersun this week?". radiotimes.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2022 reveals winners". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Ferne McCann, My Family & Me". ITVX. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "TOWIE's Ferne McCann reveals why she quit her reality show". Digital Spy. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Dancing on Ice confirms first contestant for 2025 series". Digital Spy. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "George Shelley Comes Out As Bisexual And Ferne McCann's Response Is Beautiful". www.mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "TV personality Ferne McCann gets PCV licence to encourage more female drivers". Route One. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Elsom, Jack (26 January 2019). "Adam Collard threatens to release CCTV of explosive NTA row with Ferne Mcann". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Lorri Haines announced as Nacoa ambassador". Nacoa. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Mellin, Hannah; Dodds, Emma (6 November 2018). "Who is Arthur Collins? Everything you need to know about Ferne McCann's ex-boyfriend". Heat. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Acid attack suspect Arthur Collins is arrested". The Guardian. 23 April 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Douglas, Nicole (2 November 2017). "Ferne McCann gives birth: TOWIE star welcomes first child with ex Arthur Collins". OK!. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ McCann, Ferne (5 November 2017). "I thought today would be the perfect day to tell you all her name...meet Sunday". Instagram. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Rawlinson, Kevin (13 November 2017). "Arthur Collins found guilty of nightclub acid attack in east London". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Arthur Collins jailed for Dalston club acid attack". BBC News. 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Acid attacker hid phone in crutch in jail". BBC. 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017.
- ^ Coulter, Martin (3 January 2018). "Ferne McCann 'likes' Instagram post calling for release of Arthur Collins". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Ferne McCann addresses alleged leaked voice messages about acid attack victim". Sky News. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
External links
edit- Ferne McCann at IMDb