Megan McKenna initially found fame as a reality TV star before embarking on her music career. She appeared in the 2015 edition of MTV's reality series Ex on the Beach, and the following year became a housemate in Celebrity Big Brother. The same year, she also made her debut on the reality TV show The Only Way Is Essex. 2017 marked a departure for her as she began to lay the foundations of a career in music. Sticking with her television roots, the aspiring pop star appeared in There's Something About Megan, which aired on ITVBe and charted her attempts at cracking Nashville and the country music scene. Her debut song, the country-flavored "High Heeled Shoes," was released in September of that year and was swiftly followed up with "Far Cry from Home." Both tracks hit the Top 100 U.K. Singles Chart.