Ferne McCann is an English model, television personality, and presenter. She was a cast member of the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE), joining in the ninth series and leaving in the eighteenth.
She was born on 6 August 1990 in Brentwood, England, to parents Simon McCann and Gilly McCann as Ferne Alice McCann. She will be celebrating her 31st birthday this 2021. She has a sister, Sophie, and a nephew named Ronnie. She was recently hooked up with a new boyfriend, but their relationship seems to have hit the end button.
Ferne McCann Splits From Her Boyfriend, Jack Padgett
Ferne McCann is reportedly single again after splitting from her boyfriend, Jack Padgett.
The two seem to have ended their relationship due to their differing views and want to do different things right now.
Revealing about their breakup, an insider told The Sun that mum-of-one Ferne decided to end things because Jack’s focus right now is on his nightlife and showbiz career, whereas Ferne herself wants to focus on her family life.
The source further said, “Ferne said it was a case of ‘right guy wrong time’. It was clear to all of us that they were both on different paths.” The insider went on to add that another factor that caused the breakup was down to the fact Ferne and Jack’s work schedules “literally clashed” all the time.
The two were first linked in December 2020, and she later gushed that he was ‘The One,’ with them moving in together during the recent lockdown.
Ferne McCann with her boyfriend, Jack Padgett, in their Africa tour (©: Instagram/ Ferne McCann)
They had been spotted passionately kissing during a trip to South Africa. They later made their romance official in January, telling MailOnline at the time that she was ‘really excited' about the relationship. The pair went Instagram official back in February with a cozy snap of them embracing.
Dating History Of Ferne McCann
Ferne was dating Charlie Sims when she first started on TOWIE, and the pair were together on and off for five years.
In her 2016 autobiography Cross My Heart, she wrote: “I will always love and adore Charlie – he was my best friend and I hope he always will be.”
Ferne had also been linked to Russell Brand and Dele Alli. She previously told Closer magazine: “I’m always going for similar sorts of guys and it’s just not working for me at the moment. I know what qualities I’m after I just never seem to go for those. I go for mean boys.”
Ferne also dated Arthur Collins in the summer of 2016, rekindled their romance in March 2017, and she fell pregnant at around that time.
He was later charged in connection with an acid attack in a London nightclub and was found guilty in November 2017 – just two weeks after his daughter, Sunday, was born. Ferne was just about to publicly announce her pregnancy with Arthur when a police appeal revealed that they needed to question him over an acid attack in an East London nightclub during the Easter bank holiday weekend 2017. After he was pleaded guilty in court, he will be serving at least 20 years in jail.
In April 2018, Ferne was pictured taking their daughter, Sunday, to visit Arthur in prison. A source told The Sun at the time: “Ferne went to visit Arthur because it is his legal right to see Sunday,” and further added, “She is doing it because she has to. Not because she wants to.”
The thug also rang his daughter’s mom Ferne to visit him in prison and said that he wanted to use IVF to start their family while he’s inside. But the model was clearly not satisfied or happy with it. Eventually, the prison found out about Arthur using a phone inside, which further extended his time behind bars.
Ferne described her heartbreaking trauma as she appeared on Giovanni Fletcher’s Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast in early 2020. “It was my whole first experience of a pregnancy and everything you think an ideal pregnancy would be, was robbed from me,” Ferne said. She even exclaimed her tingling sadness of being labeled as a ‘Single Mom’ on the outlets before she even gave birth, but she is proud to be a single mom now.
During her last season on the show TOWIE, she was reported to be in a relationship with Albie Gibbs. However, she revealed on First Time Mum in May 2020 that she had split from her boyfriend Gibbs after lockdown kept them apart.
She said, “How can I see a future with someone when I can’t physically be with them for the foreseeable future?” She also added, “Long distance relationships are hard. Not knowing when I’m next going to see him is rubbish. The conversations, it’s dead.”
Then, after a few months of being single, Ferne appeared to have started a relationship with model Jack Padgett as they were spotted packing on the PDA during a holiday to South Africa in December 2020.
Ferne and Jack first sparked rumors they were dating when fans noticed they had been sharing Instagram snaps from the same locations on the trip. The duo, apparently, said to have known each other for five years, and it is thought they have mutual friends, including Vicky Pattison, Jamie Laing, and Jess Wright.
They went Instagram official when Ferne uploaded a series of snaps of the happy couple with the caption, “Thank you for being the reason I smile.” Then, in February 2021, Ferne revealed on Loose Women that Jack was living with her and Sunday.
Speaking about the new man in her life, Ferne admitted Jack changed her life. The loved-up star told The Sun: “I’ve made the mistake before of telling my friends that I’ve found the one and I’m going to get married. I’ve reined it back and calmed it down, but I feel like he really is the one.” She added she is ‘grateful’ for Jack, who she has welcomed into her life.
The pair was also photographed enjoying a romantic date night together. They were snapped putting a loved-up display as they walked hand-in-hand down Soho in London after eating out at Elysee restaurant. But now, after their recent split, Ferne is again back to being a single mom.
Net Worth And Career Of Ferne McCann
Due to her multiple appearances on several reality shows, as well as having one of her own, her net worth has stacked over the years. Ferne McCann has an estimated net worth of $1 million as of now. She also is reported to earn a salary of about $25,000-$35,000 annually. Additionally, she lives in a gorgeous mansion in Essex with a spacious garden for her and her daughter.
Before becoming a reality show personality, she was a beauty queen. Among her most outstanding achievements was Miss Essex 2012 and landing in the top 15 of Miss England 2012. She also worked as a hairstylist and colorist before her big rise to fame on television.
In 2013, she had her career breakthrough after being one of the participants of The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE). She joined in the ninth series and made her last appearance in the seventeenth series.
In 2015, she joined the cast of I’m Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here, where she became one of the most remarkable contestants and placed third. She also joined the cast of Loose Women as a guest panelist the same year. Then, the next year, she became a reporter on the ITV show This Morning.
In May 2016, she joined the late-night chat show Up Late with Rylan. In 2017, the star took part in a reality show, Celebs Go Dating, along with her former co-stars Jorgie Porter and Joey Essex. This was also the year when she got her own documentary series Ferne McCann: First Time Mum, where she details the experiences of raising her child as a single mother.
Besides, Ferne also models for companies and advertises products through her Instagram page, which bags her some cash, too. She currently has her own line of fashion with the company Miss Pap. In early 2018, Ferne announced that she had teamed up with one of her fellow TOWIE stars to collaborate on a new beauty line to be released at Poundland.