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Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Kerry Katona admits she hasn't spoken to former Atomic Kitten bandmate Liz McClarnon in YEARS after singer announced surprise pregnancy at 44
Kerry Katona admits she hasn't spoken to her former Atomic Kitten bandmate Liz McClarnon in years as she gushed she will be a 'phenomenal mother'. Singer Liz, 44, announced last month that she is pregnant with her first child, after a two-decade struggle to conceive. And Kerry insists there is no 'bad blood' from her side and has wished her ex bandmate well in her pregnancy and motherhood. Writing in her New! column, she said: 'Massive congratulations to my former Atomic Kitten bandmate, Liz McClarnon, who is pregnant at 44. 'I think she's going to make a wonderful mum. I'm so excited and happy for her - she's going to be amazing.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'I haven't spoke to her in years but there's no bad blood from me whatsoever. I wish her nothing but love, joy and happiness. She'll be a phenomenal mother,' she added. Kerry, who was just 18 when she joined Atomic Kitten, quit the band in 2001 after falling pregnant with her first child with her then-husband Brian McFadden - and was replaced by Jenny Frost. In 2020, Atomic Kitten reunited for the first time in 15 years as they recorded a special version of their hit single Whole Again for the Euros, which original member Kerry was notably absent. Kerry addressed the group's return at the time, telling one of her Instagram fans she 'never left' the band and thought they were 'on a break'. The media personality speculated the reason why she kept being left out of their reunions saying she believed that they didn't like her. She told OK! at the time: 'I was never asked to be part of it – I don't know why! I get the feeling they don't like me.' The former popstar added that Natasha, Liz, and Jenny decided to 'crack on without her' but added: 'I wish them all the best.' In 2023, Kerry made a heartbreaking plea to ex bandmates Liz and Natasha, urging if they could put their ongoing feud to bed so they can be friends again. Kerry wrote in her new! magazine column 'life is too short' and she is 'really sad' that she doesn't speak to her band anymore. She wrote: 'When something like this happens it brings home how I feel about my relationship with the Atomic Kitten girls. 'It's really sad that we don't talk. I've reached out to them so many times. Life is too short.' Kerry, who was just 18 when she joined the group, revealed how the band used to fight back in the day before she was replaced by Jenny. She continued: 'I remember some of the fights we had in Atomic Kitten back in the day. Once, Liz punched me from behind after we had a little row. I was furious and got my own back. 'I made her get changed in the toilets at SMTV Live, then I stamped on her feet while we were up on stage singing Whole Again.' It comes as Liz revealed she is pregnant with her first child, after a two-decade struggle to conceive. The singer shared the happy news in an Instagram post telling her followers she has finally become pregnant after years of 'painful' IVF. Liz married her husband Peter Cho in June 2023, but didn't reveal his identity to her followers until they celebrated their first wedding anniversary last year. In the sweet clip, Liz could be seen sitting on a park bench before turning around to reveal her bump. During the video, she said: 'I've been keeping a secret from you, and I've mostly kept myself off social media because sometimes it was hard to smile. 'But after years of sometimes quite painful IVF and dark times, I'm pregnant! We feel like we've been given the world.' Liz captioned the post: 'I started to record a video of me just telling you but I got too emotional so I thought I'd just hide behind this little announcement instead. 'I just can't believe we're here. So many have been through exactly what I went through and worse. ❤️ 'I want to share what I can and add my voice and ears to those who already help others understand or deal with all that comes with IVF and loss after so much hope. 'I've been a part of some beautifully supportive communities. I'm so grateful.' Her post was soon flooded with congratulations from her celebrity pals, including her former Atomic Kitten bandmate Natasha Hamilton. She wrote: 'Literally couldn't be any happier for you both! After all you've been through, this little miracle is everything.'
Sunday World
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Vogue ‘knew she was making mistake' on morning of Brian McFadden wedding
The TV star said her ex was not 'husband material.' Vogue Williams has said she knew she was 'making a mistake' on the morning of her wedding to Brian McFadden. The 39-year-old married the Westlife singer in 2012 during a lavish Italian ceremony. Opening up about their nuptials in her new autobiography, Big Mouth, she said her first husband 'wasn't marriage material'. 'The morning of the wedding I felt very stressed and so anxious because deep down I knew I had made a mistake,' she said. Brian McFadden and Vogue Williams News in 90 seconds - 21st May '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,' she added. The couple split three years later, with their divorce finalised in 2017. 'It was me who called it in the end,' she explained. '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 McFadden and Vogue Williams In 2017 she got engaged to Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, after meeting on reality TV show The Jump. The couple married in June 2018 and welcomed their first child Theodore in September. They have since had two more children, Gigi and Otto. Meanwhile, McFadden went on to meet Danielle Parkinson, whom he got engaged to in December 2019. The couple, who welcomed their first child together in 2021, are set to wed later this summer. He was previously married to Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona, with whom he shares two daughters, Molly (23) and Lilly-Sue (22).
The Irish Sun
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘Deep down I knew I made a mistake' – Vogue Williams on ‘anxious' morning she married Brian McFadden
VOGUE Williams has admitted she "made a mistake" on the morning she married Brian McFadden. The Irish model, 39, and the singer , 45, tied the knot back in September 2012 in a lavish Italian seaside ceremony. Advertisement 2 Vogue Williams and Brian McFadden were married for three years 2 Vogue has opened up on her regrets about the marriage After three years of marriage , the pair decided to split in 2015, but did not finalise their divorce until two years later. has since married star , and they share three children together. The The podcaster confessed that Brian "was not husband material" for her, but was "good fun to be around". Advertisement READ MORE IN VOGUE WILLIAMS Speaking on their marriage, Vogue admitted: "The morning of the wedding I felt very stressed and so anxious because deep down I knew I had made a mistake." After the pair said "I do", the star revealed that she "tried everything" to make the marriage work . In the end, Vogue revealed it was her who ended the relationship as she said: "It just felt pointless ." The Irish star added: "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." Advertisement Most read in Celebrity On a positive note, Vogue said their relationship "wasn't all terrible" and they enjoyed some "good times too". The mum-of-three recently told Bryony Gordon on her The Life of Bryony podcast earlier this week that she felt like her 'life was over' after divorcing the Westlife singer. Vogue Williams shares family snaps ahead of white party Vogue said: "I remember being divorced at 31 and thinking, I've ruined my life. I am never going to have kids, I am never going to do what I always wanted to do. "Then you see how your life actually starts to unfold – that's why it feels exciting to move into your forties." Advertisement BROODY STAR relationships have shaped her life and previously confessed she has thought about having a fourth child. The podcaster admitted that people think she would be "mad" - but they are open to the idea of baby number four. However, the couple have also said in the past that they want to "focus on their family as it is". She told the Sunday Times: "It's funny , because I wouldn't think it's mad to have four." Advertisement The mum-of-three then hinted that baby number four would be their last, as she added: "But I think it's mad to have five."
BreakingNews.ie
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Vogue Williams: ‘I won't be apologetic' about doing Botox
Vogue Williams has lifted the lid on anti-ageing injectables as she approaches turning 40 – saying she wants to grow old 'disgracefully' and will be doing Botox 'forever'. The Irish presenter and podcaster says: 'By the time I'm 55, I'll be going up and up. As the years get higher I'll be doing more and more [Botox] and I won't be apologetic about it. Advertisement 'I kind of kept all that stuff under wraps. I didn't really confirm or deny it for so long.' But now, the 39-year-old reveals: 'I just feel like, if anyone wants to do something to make themselves feel better about themselves, who cares? You can either grow old gracefully or disgracefully. Williams is embracing turning 40 this year (Ruth Rose/PA) The host of My Therapist Ghosted Me with comedian Joanne McNally, and Vogue and Amber, a podcast with her sister, now has three children with former Made In Chelsea star husband Spencer Matthews. 'Years ago I would have been dreading [turning 40 in October]. But I feel more secure in my life… I've heard your 40s are your best years.' Advertisement In her new memoir, Big Mouth, Williams reflects back to her wedding day with her first husband, Westlife star Brian McFadden (although unnamed in the book) who she married in 2012. 'On the day, I just remember thinking it doesn't feel right. I didn't feel like ecstatically happy. I just felt like there were a lot of things had been going wrong, and I felt like this isn't really the right move. 'I just knew. I just had a feeling,' says the TV personality, who rose to fame on Irish reality show Fade Street, later appearing on Irish Dancing With The Stars and Bear Grylls: Mission Survive in 2015, which she won. Williams and McFadden parted ways after three years. 'It was a nice relationships at times,' she says, 'but it certainly wasn't a stable relationship.' Advertisement She 'wasn't mature enough' for marriage at 26, she adds. 'I don't think I was ready for it.' Moving from one long-term relationship to another most of her life, Williams says the period of eight to 12 months of being single after her marriage broke down was 'very important'. She says: 'I'm the relationship girl. I was always going out with somebody or, in that case, married to somebody. I don't seek it out. It has kind of always just happened to me.' Vogue Williams and husband Spencer Matthews (Ian West/PA) So she found being single difficult to begin with. 'I was like, I don't like this. I don't want to be single, I don't like being on my own. But towards the end, I really enjoyed my own company, I was able to just feel really comfortable in myself and on my own. Advertisement 'I had to just learn, learn to be single, renting a place on my own, doing my own shopping, being my own responsibility, and not looking after anyone else. So it was actually quite empowering, I think, to be single. 'It was nice to just rely on yourself.' Williams grew up in Howth, a seaside town in County Dublin, one of three children. Her parents separated when she was five, with her mum, Sandra, remarrying and going on to have a fourth child. 'When we were with Dad, we spent a lot of time in the pub', she writes in the book. 'My dad would always say, 'This is my last drink', but it never was'. ' Her dad, Freddie, died in 2010 after having a stroke following an operation to remove an aneurysm. 'He died of fun,' Williams says though, 'he died at 68 and, in fairness, it wasn't a bad age for him to get to with the life he led. He certainly had a good time.' Advertisement A light bulb moment in therapy was when she realised she was 'drawn to men with alcohol-related issues or bad depression and anxiety who need help, help I think I can give them', she writes. It was a similarly familiar story when she met her now-husband Matthews on the ITV ski jumping reality show, The Jump in 2017. But, 'One of the biggest problems Spen and I have encountered in our marriage have been because of booze,' she notes. 'It nearly ended our marriage on a couple of occasions.' 'A therapist was making me figure out why I was ending up in the same kind of situation as I always had,' she says. Spencer quit drinking in 2018, which Williams says changed their marriage for the better. 'He has such passion and drive now, and he just didn't have that when he was drinking.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by voguewilliams (@voguewilliams) The pair have three young children Theodore, Gigi, and Otto, and they are contemplating a fourth – 'If it happens, it happens, but if it doesn't, it doesn't.' Williams says: 'I've always had a maternal instinct… I kind of love the responsibility and how you can just love something so much, and you're never going to come first again in your whole life. And that's totally fine with me.' Women, can't win though, she notes. 'Women are made feel like, you're not really a good mum if you're working, and if you're not working, you're just a mum. But I think being a stay-at-home mum, it's more than a full-time job! 'Weekends I take off work as much as I can, and by Sunday night, honestly, I'm crawling into bed at 7pm – it's so tough.' Balancing work, parenting and time to be herself outside of those two worlds is tough though. 'I'd say the balance is off all the time. I don't think you can ever get the balance right. 'I don't think that you can ever not feel some kind of guilt in some kind of way, whether it be about work, [or] about how much time you're spending with the kids.' Her career may have been built in the scrutiny of the public eye but she says it helps that she doesn't take herself too seriously – aside from work and parenting – 'I probably have had too much of a good time, all the time. I'm lucky that I laugh a lot everyday. I just think life is about having fun when you can and enjoying yourself when you can – and I like to do a lot of that.' (HarperCollins Publishers/PA) Big Mouth by Vogue Williams is published in hardback by HarperCollins. Available May 22nd. To see Vogue Williams live, book tickets now at
Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Vogue Williams 'thought her life was over' after divorce with Westlife singer Brian McFadden - as she celebrates turning forty with husband Spencer Matthews on new Mail podcast
TV presenter and model Vogue Williams revealed she 'thought her life was over' after divorcing Westlife singer Brian McFadden on the latest installment of the Mail's 'The Life of Bryony' podcast. In a candid conversation with Mail columnist Bryony Gordon, 'relationship girl' Vogue, 39, reflected on her love life ahead of turning forty. She remembered feeling as though she had 'ruined her life' in 2017 after her divorce at 31 from Westlife singer Brian McFadden. The Irish mother-of-three revealed her joy at having built a happy family life with Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, 36, despite the constant 'outside noise' that surrounds the celebrity couple. 'I am excited at turning forty', Vogue told the podcast. 'When you are 19 or 20, you think that forty-year-olds are really old and battered. Then you actually get there and you think, this is a really nice moment. 'In your thirties, you are still trying to figure stuff out. I remember being divorced at 31 and thinking, I've ruined my life. I am never going to have kids, I am never going to do what I always wanted to do. 'Then you see how your life actually starts to unfold – that's why it feels exciting to move into your forties.' In her eagerly awaited autobiography Big Mouth, Vogue details her struggles with anxiety that have cast a shadow throughout her adulthood. Vogue told Bryony she manages the disorder far better now, with a 'great' and supportive family behind her. However, the model admitted that the 'noise' surrounding her marriage to TV star Spencer Matthews still manages to get under her skin. Vogue and Spencer have been married since 2018 and share three children together, Theodore, Gigi, and Otto. On her anxiety, Vogue explained: 'It's this thing in your life that you wish would just go away. Sometimes it's fine, sometimes it's a lot worse. 'When I wake up, I am really conscious of any mood I could be in. It's why I don't drink much now because that is something for me that is a huge trigger of anxiety. 'I will always have beta-blockers in the cupboard, but I rarely take them. It depends on what's happening in my life. 'For me now, it's more the outside noise of my job and people outside of my family that stress me out. 'In this industry, certain people are very much out for themselves. The way they portray themselves isn't true - it's not actually who they are.' Vogue specified that the 'constant spreading of rumours and cr*p' within the celebrity world takes a toll on her and her family. 'We live in a world now where it's possible for literally any random person to get a thought in their head and spread it around', she said. 'What do you do? You have to just constantly bat off rumours and cr*p that you know isn't true. Me and Spencer choose the route of just letting it go over our heads. 'There's always going to be people who spread gossip, you have to leave them to it. 'I have a great family, I am happy at the moment. I don't need to be worried about what anyone else is saying.' Vogue then recounted her first meeting with 'toyboy' Spencer Matthews and her hunch that she shouldn't 'go for him.' 'After my divorce, I wanted to go and be worldly: live a life going on loads of dates – it just didn't happen. 'When I met Spencer, I knew I shouldn't go for him. I based that on what others had said about him. But, when you meet him, you're just drawn to him. 'You want to be in his company. He's funny, he's self-deprecating. Quite Irish in that sense. 'I didn't realise how young he was when we met – he's my little toy boy.' To catch Vogue and Bryony's full and frank conversation, search for 'The Life of Bryony' now, wherever you get your podcasts.
