Vogue Williams has reportedly grown to be 'embarrassed' by her first marriage to singer Brian McFadden, and is desperate to erase it from memory.

The presenter, 40, is now happily married to Spencer Matthews, with the couple expecting their fourth child together, but she was previously wed to Westlife singer Brian from 2012 to 2017.

Sources are claiming that Vogue has strived to reinvent herself following her divorce from Brian, as she didn't want to be seen as simply 'his ex-wife.'

The star has since appeared on shows including The Jump, where she and Spencer met, and I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!, while she also hosts the podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me with pal Joanne McNally.

Vogue was also reportedly surprised when Spencer's pal Jamie Laing mentioned her ex Brian on his podcast, as she's avoided discussing his name publicly, and has begun to mix with more elite circles thanks to her second marriage.

A source said: 'She was too young and impressionable and got swept away by Brian and his boyband fame and their marriage was a disaster.'

They went on to tell The Sun: 'Bringing up Brian takes her back to a place she would rather forget. It's awkward and embarrassing for her.

'She sees it as a mistake she'd rather leave in the past so she was quite upset when Jamie mentioned his name like he was still part of her life – it was a bit of a low blow actually and left her wondering why he did that when he knew how it would make her feel.'

Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Vogue Williams and Brian McFadden for comment.

Vogue herself had previously branded her marriage to Brian 'a mistake,' and said she was struggling with 'anxiety and stress' on the day they were due to marry.

Writing in her autobiography Big Mouth, she said: 'The morning of the wedding I felt very stressed and so anxious because deep down I knew I had made a mistake.'

'After the wedding I tried to make things work.

'The relationship wasn't all terrible, we did have some great times too, and for the most part he was good fun to be around. But he was not husband material.

'It was me who called it in the end. I couldn't keep trying, it felt pointless… I'm not here to throw anyone under the bus but there are things that went on in our relationship that will never be forgiven.'

Brian himself had also spoken about his marriage to Vogue, when it was revealed in 2018 she and Spencer were expecting their first child.

He told Closer: 'I don't speak to Vogue any more either. It's pointless. She's married now and is having a baby.

'I am delighted for her and I hope she has a lovely family. (Spencer) is a great guy.'

Brian has since married former PE teacher and lifestyle blogger Danielle Parkinson.

The couple, who share a daughter named Ruby born in 2021, tied the knot in July during a beach ceremony in Cornwall.