Kerry Katona reached out to ex Brian McFadden's new wife on their wedding day
Nearly twenty years after her split from Brian McFadden, Kerry Katona has shared that she reached out to his new wife, Danielle Parkinson, on their wedding day earlier this month.
Writing in her weekly column for New! Magazine, Kerry, who shares daughters Molly and Lilly-Sue with Brian, revealed she sent Danielle a text message on the morning of the ceremony, just days after reports claimed the former couple would 'never be friends.'
She wrote: "My ex, Brian McFadden, got married earlier this month and I just want to wish him and his wife Danielle a lifetime of happiness."
In response to claims that she had 'burned all bridges' with Brian, the singer hit back by continuing: "I find it sad though that as he gets married, everyone writes stories about me."
"His wedding has nothing to do with me at all. I texted Danielle to wish them a happy day– it looked like a beautiful celebration and I hope they had a ball," she concluded.
While Kerry's two eldest daughters attended the wedding, she didn't share whether or not they enjoyed the occasion. In addition to Molly and Lilly, Kerry is also mum to Heidi and Max, whose father is taxi driver Mark Croft and daughter DJ, whom she welcomed with her late third husband George Kay, the Mirror reports.
Kerry's olive branch to Brian and Danielle follows a rocky history between the former couple, with Kerry previously criticising Brian for being a "s**t dad" to their daughters.
Speaking on a podcast in 2023 she said: "He was a s**t dad. I'm the one who provides for them." According to a source last week, comments like these have reportedly put a strain on their co-parenting relationship.
"Kerry has burnt her bridges with Brian, thanks to years of speaking out of turn. She's got a heart of gold but a big mouth and that has always been her downfall," a source told The Sun.
"Kerry has a bad habit of not thinking before she speaks and it's landed her in hot water with Brian on many occasions. She'll say something publicly that is either outrageous or something she should have kept private between them and it gets her in trouble."
However, Kerry said just days before the reports that she would 'love' to rekindle her and Brian's friendship. Writing in her column last week, she said: "I wish Brian and I could have stayed friends. Molly went to watch him at a festival last week and I would have loved to have gone with her. It would be great to have a better relationship."
Brian rarely talks about Kerry and made a conscious effort to avoid mentioning her in last year's BBC documentary, Boybands Forever. In a toe-curling exchange, the interviewer asks him on camera: "Marrying Kerry, you're sort of…" as Brian quickly shut it down, saying: "I don't want to talk about her, no. Definitely no."
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