Kerry Katona says she contacted Brian McFadden's new wife hours before their wedding
Kerry Katona has admitted to contacting the new wife of her ex Brian McFadden on the morning of their wedding earlier this month.
The Westlife star got hitched to Danielle Parkinson against the backdrop of a stunning beach locale.
The pair went on to share a number of intimate snaps of their big day, which featured their daughter Ruby Jean as a flower girl.
The newlyweds first met in 2016 before the Irishman popped the question in December 2019.
Brian McFadden and Danielle Parkinson. Photo: Instagram
Brian, who had been introduced by singer Cole Paige to Danielle, a former high school PE teacher, had to wait for the big day as they were forced to postpone the wedding due to Covid lockdowns.
Kerry, who was married to Brian between 2002 and 2006, has revealed that she sent her best wishes to Danielle just hours before she said 'I do'.
"My ex, Brian McFadden, got married earlier this month and I just want to wish him and his wife Danielle a lifetime of happiness,' she told New! Magazine.
She then rubbished any hint of a feud with the Dublin singer, adding: 'His wedding has nothing to do with me at all."
Kerry Katona wished the newlyweds well.
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"I texted Danielle to wish them a happy day - it looked like a beautiful celebration and I hope they had a ball.'
Kerry shares two daughters with her ex Brian: Molly Marie, 23, and Lilly-Sue, 21 – with the two both attending the recent wedding.
The mum-of-five recently expressed regret that she should have just 'stayed friends' with her ex-husband instead of the two getting married.
Following their divorce in 2004, Kerry publicity criticised Brian over his fatherly duties, but now she has expressed regret over her relationship with the former Westlife singer.
'I wish Brian and I could have stayed friends,' Kerry wrote in her OK! Magazine column last month.
Referring to how Molly, the couple's eldest daughter, had gone to watch him at a festival, she said she would have 'loved to have gone with her'.
'It would be great to have a better relationship,' she added.
Kerry had previously written in her biography Whole Again how her late third husband, George Kay, was more of a father to their daughters than Brian was.
'Brian's their biological dad, but he hasn't played that all important father figure in their lives growing up," she wrote at the time.
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