Kerry Katona opens up on 'trauma' of her dating history
Kerry Katona opens up about torrid relationship history including McFadden who cheated on her on his stag do
Kerry Katona has opened up about her 'traumatic' dating history including her ill-fated marriage to the former Westlife singer Brian McFadden.
The Atomic Kitten star's honest detailing of her past lives and loves left professional experts gob-smacked as she detailed the litany of failed relationships she has been through.
Appearing on the E4 show Celebs Go Dating for a second time following her split from fiancé Ryan Mahoney at the end of 2024, Kerry spoke of how the couple had been together for six and a half years.
But during her chat with the Celebs Go Dating experts, Kerry admitted: "I was devastated."
Kerry breaks down
Kerry joined relationship expert Anna Williamson alongside sexpert Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn to talk through her previous relationships.
As Dr Tara wasn't familiar with her story, she started out with the breakdown of her marriage to Brian McFadden.
However, it was Kerry's recent breakup with Ryan that moved her to tears.
The pair were engaged in 2020 and split in late 2024 after she cited a "breach of trust".
Kerry said: 'We were arguing quite a lot because he wasn't there for me emotionally and that used to get to me. It's the little things, just the little things that I want - I don't want diamond rings," as relationship coach Anna agreed.
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"So I kicked off, 'That's it, we're done', and he said, 'Look, I just don't know if I love you anymore," the mum of five revealed.
Anna asked: "He said doesn't think he loved you?"
Kerry confirmed: "He said to me he doesn't think he loves me anymore, he doesn't know what he wants.
"I was devastated."
Dr Tara then told Kerry it seemed like she had gone through "10 lifetimes of trauma".
"But I'm really proud of myself because I got through it," Kerry insisted. "It's all well and good being resilient, but it makes me quite sad that I've had to be so resilient."
The star then breaks down in tears as she revealed: "I've never had anyone to look after me. I've had to be my own hero which I'm really proud of. But yeah, I struggle with that."
Kerry's first marriage was to former Westlife singer Brian McFadden in 2004, when she was 21, and they have daughters Molly and Lilly together.
Her next wen down the aisle with Mark Croft, who she was married to from 2007 to 2011.
They had a son Maxwell and daughter Heidi before they split.
Kerry's third marriage was to George Kay from 2014 to 2017 and they had her youngest daughter Dylan-Jorge.
Speaking about George, she tells the experts: "Complete, utter bad boy. Just got out of prison, 'I'll have a bit of you'.
"Yeah, what have you done time for? Kidnap and torture? Great, you'll do me.
"End up getting completely and utterly battered and abused."
George died in 2019 from an overdose.
However, for Kerry appears to have found love again having struck up a connection with Paolo Margaglione while on the hit E4 show.
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