About Kerry Katona
An English singer/songwriter and TV personality, Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona is professionally known as Kerry Katona. She became a reality show star with appearances on "Celebrity Big Brother" and "My Fair Kerry" on ITV. She is well recognized for being a member of the "Atomic Kitten" band and for winning "I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!" in 2004. In October 2000, the "Atomic Kitten" group released their first album called "Right Now" via Innocent Records. The album reached #1 (during their second release) on the UK music charts. The celebrity starred in the comedy-drama film "A Deal Is a Deal" in 2008 playing the role of Mary Loughlin. She started her television career as a presenter for the reality television dating show "ElimiDate" in 2002. As well, she released her first book "Tough Love" in October 2007 which was written with the help of a ghostwriter.
Famous For
- Being an English singer/songwriter and TV personality.
- For being a member of the "Atomic Kitten" band and for winning "I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!" in 2004.
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Early Life of Kerry Katona
On 6th September 1980, Kerry Katona took birth with the real name or full name of Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona in Warrington, Cheshire, England (hometown/birthplace). She has also known for her another name, Kerry Jayne Elizabeth McFadden. She holds a British nationality and British-white ethnicity. Analogously, she is from a Christianity religion and her race is white. She happily celebrates her birthday on 6th September of every year and she had celebrated her 40th birthday as of 2020 though as her birthdate, her star sign is Virgo. She is the daughter of Ron Armstrong (father) and Sue Katona (mother). Her siblings are Ian Armstrong (Brother), Lynsey Armstrong (Sister), Paul Armstrong (Brother), Jason Armstrong (Brother), Wayne Armstrong (Brother). She did her schooling at the Padgate High School in Warrington, Cheshire. Kerry went to 8 different schools in her life and left schooling at 16 to focus on dancing. Additionally, her maternal grandfather is Hungarian who fled Budapest to Britain during the Second World War.
Career of Kerry Katona
- Kerry Katona kicks off her singing career by being a member of Atomic Kitten, an all-female pop trio in 1999 at the age of 18 as the group's debut single, "Right Now", was released in late November 1999 and reached #10 on the UK Singles Chart whereas their second single, "See Ya", followed in March 2000 and was an even bigger success, reaching #6.
- Then the group launched the album, "Right Now", which was first released in Japan on 16th March 2000, and subsequently released in the United Kingdom on 23rd October 2000 which was unsuccessful upon its first release, peaking at only #39 in the UK album chart.
- Katona then was seen in television work, starring on and presenting a mix of light-entertainment programs such as "Britain's Sexiest...", "Loose Women", and "elimiDATE".
- She appeared on "Lily Savage's Blankety Blank" in 2001 and won the third series of the British reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" in February 2004 as well as appeared as judges on the RTE talent show "You're a Star".
- After that, she starred in "My Fair Kerry" on ITV in July 2005 and also starred in an Irish drama called "Showbands" in the following year.
- Between 2007 and 2009, she was the subject of three MTV reality shows: "Kerry Katona: Crazy in Love", "Kerry Katona: Whole Again", and "Kerry Katona: What's the Problem?".
- As well, she was the first housemate to enter the Big Brother House for the 2011 series of "Celebrity Big Brother" though it was announced on 18th October that the original members of Atomic Kitten would reunite for an ITV2 series.
- She also appeared in the sixth series of the E4 reality series "Celebs Go Dating" in 2019.
- Besides, she has released two autobiographies, "Kerry Katona: Too Much, Too Young" and "Still Standing: The Autobiography"; a self-help book, "Survive the Worst and Aim for the Best: How to Get Your Life Back on Track"; and three novels, "Tough Love", "The Footballer's Wife", and "Glamour Girl".
- Also, she has written a regular column for "OK! Magazine" until 2008 and joined the panel of "Loose Women" since leaving the series in 2004 on 11th May 2016.
- She has launched an online bingo site called Bingo With Kerry in March 2016. In May 2016 the site won 'New Site of the Year' at the WhichBingo Awards and 'Best casino site' at the New Casino Sites Awards in 2017.
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Modeling Career
- Kerry Katona is also well recognized for her glamour modeling though she first posed for Page 3 at the age of 17.
- She has also posed for the men's publication Zoo and also done glamour modeling for a host of other high-profile publications appearing in the likes of "New!", "Now Magazine", and "Star".
- She has launched her own official OnlyFans account in May 2020.
Personal Life of Kerry Katona
Reflecting on Kerry Katona's personal life, she is a married woman, She was married firstly to former Westlife star Brian McFadden on 5th January 2002, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rathfeigh, County Meath, Ireland. The couple gave birth to two daughters but, McFadden filed for divorce from Katona in September 2004 and was separated for two years, while their divorce was finalized in December 2006. Then, she tied the knot with taxi driver Mark Croft on 14th February 2007 as they have a daughter (b.2007) and a son (b.2008). They announced a breakup in 2009 but reconciled, then divorced in 2011. After that, she became the wife of former rugby league (Warrington Wolves A-Team) footballer; George Kay on 14th September 2014. They have one daughter (b.2014), however, Katona announced their separation after he allegedly assaulted her at their home in Crowborough and was subsequently arrested by police on 7th October 2015. Kay was charged with assault by beating and possessing a banned weapon, but these charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence as Kay suffered from mental health issues, and died on 5th July 2019 after an overdose.
As of today, Kerry Katona is an engaged woman with her handsome boyfriend, now fiance, Ryan Mahoney. She got engaged during a family holiday. She has been dating Ryan for two years. OK! has confirmed that he popped the question during a family holiday to Spain, getting Kerry's children involved in the proposal, which coincided with Kerry's 40th birthday celebrations. Posting about her Spain trip to Instagram on Sunday (August 30), the reality star teased "a massive twist" to the holiday, alongside an engagement ring emoji among others. Furthermore, talking about her sexual orientation, she is straight.
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Net Worth of Kerry Katona
Moving towards Kerry Katona's net worth, she has a worth of around $2 million as of 2020 though she has also a handsome amount of salary too which is also in millions of dollars per year. Katona has had endorsement deals with Iceland and Asda supermarkets. On 17th August 2009, Iceland released Katona from her 290,000 pounds contract. She is also a patron of The Shannon Bradshaw Trust, a Warrington-based charity which helps children with life-threatening conditions and their families. In addition, her major source of income is from singing career. On 8th May 2019, Brighton Magistrates' Court ordered Katona to pay a 500 pounds fine after one of her children's school attendance rates had fallen below 50% in 2018. Back then, she was declared bankrupt at the High Court in London after failing to pay the final £82,000 of a £417,000 tax bill. It was on 21st August 2008. After losing her Iceland contract, her magazine column, and her MTV shows, she suffered further financial setbacks. In December 2009, she received a repossession order on her £1.5 million home, having not paid her mortgage in months. On 2nd July 2013, she filed for bankruptcy at County Court in Wigan.
Recently, she appeared to park her new Range Rover in a parent-child space while it appeared she was only accompanied by Lilly-Sue, 17. "She's at uni in Dublin," Kerry wrote, "so she'll be staying in Ireland and, seeing as she spends every other Christmas with her dad's family out there, I won't be seeing her until next year! "I know she's finding the prospect of it really hard and so am I. That girl is my best friend and the thought of not being able to hug her until 2021 is hideous. "We're gonna be doing a lot of video calls to make up for it!".
Body Measurement of Kerry Katona
Kerry Katona is one of the most beautiful and pretty women who stands at a perfect height of 5 ft 3 in or 160 cm with a balanced weight of 55 kg or 121 pounds. Kerry has been known to have considerably reduced weight post her pregnancies. She goes to a gym and has Peter Howe as her personal trainer. Having lost a lot of weight and dropping from a size 14 to 8, her diet includes a lot of lean meats, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. She has also restricted her use of sugar. Graceful woman, Kerry has dark brown hair and eyes though her body build type is average and her body measurement is 36-28-35 in or 91.5-71-89 cm.
