Kerry Katona
Background information
Birth name	Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona
Born	September 6, 1980 (1980-09-06) (age 27)
Origin	Warrington, Cheshire, England
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	television presenter, columnist entertainer
Years active	1999 - present

Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona (previously McFadden; born 6 September 1980) is an English television presenter, writer, magazine columnist and former pop singer with girl band Atomic Kitten. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the Borough in the north-west of England. ... For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... An entertainer is someone who is hired to entertain people. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

Biography

Kerry Katona was brought up by her mother (who Katona claims was a habitual alcohol and drug abuser) and her first memory was of her mother's attempted suicide.^[1] When she was very young she was placed in care and raised by four sets of foster parents.^[2] During that time, she went to eight different schools.^[2]

She left school at age 16 to become a stripper, then joined a dance troupe that toured Europe.^[3] She gained fame for being a member of the girl group Atomic Kitten. However she left in 2001 when she became pregnant.^[4] The band enjoyed limited success in the UK, but the group had a major hit in South East Asia with Cradle while she was a member. She later admitted to never singing on any of the group's songs,^[5] although her spoken voice was featured on the group's biggest hit "Whole Again" which reached #1 shortly after she left the girl group. In 2001, nude photographs of her appeared in the UK tabloid newspaper The Sunday Sport.^[6] For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Atomic Kitten is an English girl group from Liverpool composed of Liz Lil McClarnon, Natasha Tash Hamilton, and Jenny Frost - who replaced original member Kerry Katona in January 2001. ... This article is about the year. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Whole Again was the fifth single for Atomic Kitten, and the first single in UK, Europe, Germany, Australia, and Ireland. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the newspaper size. ... The Sunday Sport is a British newspaper which established itself in 1986 as a tabloid. ...

After Atomic Kitten

On January 5, 2002 she married Westlife star Brian McFadden at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rathfeigh, County Meath, becoming Kerry McFadden. The couple had their honeymoon in Mauritius. Their two daughters are: Molly Marie McFadden (born August 31, 2001, Dublin, Ireland); and Lilly-Sue McFadden, (born February 3, 2003, Dublin, Ireland). is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Westlife is a pop group that formed on July 3, 1998. ... Brian Nicholas McFadden (born 12 April 1980 in Artane, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer and songwriter. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Navan Code: MH Area: 2,342 km² Population (2006) 162,831 Website: www. ... A honeymoon is the traditional holiday taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage in intimacy and seclusion. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ...

After marrying McFadden, she moved into television, appearing on and presenting a mix of light entertainment programmes such as Britain's Sexiest..., Loose Women and Elimidate. In February 2004, Katona won the third British series of reality TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and in July of that year, Brian and Kerry appeared together on The Keith Barret Show. She also appeared as a judge on the RTÉ talent show You're A Star, which was used to select Ireland's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. Loose Women is a an ITV afternoon programme, in which a panel of four women discuss topical issues and interview celebrity guests before a studio audience. ... elimiDATE is a television dating reality show. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → // February 29, 2004 Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigns as president of Haiti and flees the country for the Central African Republic. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... Im a Celebrity. ... The Keith Barret Show is a chat show hosted by Keith Barret (Rob Brydon) who interviews celebrity couples in the hope of finding the secret to a successful marriage. ... Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... Youre A Star is a singing contest in Ireland, created by Screentime ShinAwiL and Radio Telefís Éireann. ... Eurovision redirects here. ...

McFadden and Katona separated in September 2004 and Kerry reverted to her maiden name. McFadden wrote a song on his solo album Irish Son called Be True To Your Woman about the failed relationship. The divorce resulted in a period of depression and drug abuse for Katona for which she went into rehab. September 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: September 2004 in sports Events Deaths in September • 27 Tsai Wan-lin • 24 Françoise Sagan • 20 Brian Clough • 18 Russ Meyer • 15 Johnny Ramone • 12 Fred Ebb • 11 Peter VII of Alexandria • 8... Irish Son is the debut solo album by Brian McFadden and was released on November 29, 2004. ... On the Threshold of Eternity. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

In June 2006, Katona and McFadden were discussing custody over their children because of Katona's admitted drug abuse. Kerry told BBC Radio 4 that she has been clean ever since her stint in rehab.^[7] June 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Extraordinary renditions. ... Child custody and guardianship are legal terms which are sometimes used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parents duty to care for the child. ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ...

After Brian McFadden

Katona has since starred in an Irish drama called Showbands. In July 2005, she headlined My Fair Kerry on ITV, where she was taught airs and graces to transform herself from ladette to lady. Despite the title of this program, the conclusion she publicly drew from the program was that "airs and graces don't mean nothing when you've got kids to look after." Showbands were a unique phenomenon in Ireland in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes • 2005 Maharashtra floods • 2005 Gujarat Flood • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Gomery Comm. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... A crude, rude and disorganized person. ... A lady is a woman who is the counterpart of a lord; or, the counterpart of a gentleman. ...

In 2005, Dave Cunningham, a former teenage sweetheart, moved in with her for seven months before the relationship ended. Katona is now married to taxi driver Mark Croft. Katona and Croft were married at Gretna Green in Scotland on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 in a private ceremony with 2 friends as witnesses.^[8] Six days later, on February 20, 2007, Kerry gave birth to Heidi Elizabeth Croft six weeks early. She was born at Warrington General Hospital weighing 5lbs, delivered by Caesarean section. ^[9] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sweetheart refers to: Significant other Boyfriend Girlfriend Sweetheart, a US company specializing in disposable food service products such as paper cups and straws. ... Gretna Green is a small village on the west coast in the south of Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... A caesarean section (AE cesarean section), or c-section, is a form of childbirth in which a surgical incision is made through a mothers abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one or more babies. ...

On July 15, 2007, Katona, Croft, and Heidi Elizabeth were taken hostage at their £1.5 million home in Wilmslow. Three home invaders held them captive and threatened to rape and kill them. They took the family's mobile phones to make sure they could not contact anyone. Katona was held at knifepoint downstairs whilst the other men forced her husband to show them where the valuables were kept.^[10] None of them were physically harmed but the burglars eventually left with a blue BMW and other valuables, the total loss being in the region of £100,000-150,000.^[11][12] The family moved in with relatives but soon returned to the house, which they moved into about two months before the attack. On 19 July 2007 Police found the car, which was not damaged, 10 miles away on Reeves Road in Chorlton, Manchester. Kerry and Mark have since bought an alsatian dog to guard their house. is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Wilmslow is a town in the Borough of Macclesfield in Cheshire, England. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The name Chorlton may refer to: Chorlton-cum-Hardy, a suburb of Manchester, England the protagonist of Chorlton and the Wheelies This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ...

On July 19, Katona was admitted to The Priory hospital^[13] suffering from bi-polar disorder. Her spokesman, Max Clifford, stated she had suffered from the disorder for some time but her recent symptoms were brought on by the armed robbery. is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Priory Healthcare Group is a independent provider of mental health care facilities in the United Kingdom. ... Manic depression, with its two principal sub-types, bipolar disorder and major depression, was first clinically described near the end of the 19th century by psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin, who published his account of the disease in his Textbook of Psychiatry. ... Maxwell Frank Clifford [1] (born April 6, 1943 in Kingston upon Thames), is an English publicist. ...

She announced in late September 2007 that she was expecting her fourth child, her second with husband Mark Croft. It was feared that she suffered a miscarriage^[14] but further examination found the foetus was still alive and due in May 2008.^[15] On 30 December 2007 she announced that her fourth child would be a boy named Maxwell Mark. Five weeks before the due date, and after two days of labour, she gave birth to a 5lb 4oz baby on 11 April 2008, at 5.42 pm.^[16] September 2007 is the ninth month of that year. ... Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the natural or spontaneous end of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or the fetus is incapable of surviving, generally defined in humans at a gestation of prior to 20 weeks. ... Foetus can refer to: a fetus, an embryo in later stages of development Foetus, a band fronted by industrial music pioneer J.G. Thirlwell. ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Although her celebrity status has declined, Katona has a regular column in OK! Magazine, has had the job of being the spokesperson for Iceland frozen food stores in newspaper and television advertisements and has also been paid to promote Asda. She is represented by publicist Max Clifford. OK! is a British weekly magazine, specialising in celebrity news. ... This article is about the supermarket chain. ...

She is a Patron of The Shannon Bradshaw Trust, a charity based in Warrington, helping children with life-threatening conditions, and their families.

Katona is currently involved in a legal dispute with her former husband Brian McFadden attempting to gain custody of their daughters.

Controversy and criticism

Katona has been criticised for smoking during her pregnancies. She was spotted having a cigarette while pregnant with Heidi in 2006, which led to Kerry's spokesman admitting that she was still smoking four cigarettes a day and "desperately trying to stop altogether."^[17] However, she also admitted on more than one occasion that she was still smoking during her fourth pregnancy in 2007.^[18][19] She also said that she had consumed alcohol during this pregnancy.^[20] Her comments resulted in The Foundation for the Study of Infant Death (FSID) warning Katona that her baby is up to 15 times more likely to die from a cot death as a result of her smoking.^[21] The British Heart Foundation also provided public warnings which condemned Katona's decision.^[22] Katona continued to defend her behaviour after these statements were made.^[23]

In August 2007, it was claimed that Katona had refused to take a drugs test to prove that she was fit to look after her children.^[24]

In the later months of 2007, it appeared that Katona's popularity with the public had declined. She was voted the second worst celebrity mother in a poll in September^[25], was forced to deny being on drugs following an unusual appearance on GMTV in October^[26], and in November, she was voted the most irritating individual in Britain.^[27] In December, her Iceland advertisement was voted the second worst celebrity ad.^[28] Later in the month, she said that she felt "victimised" by the public and insisted that she did not deserve to be called a bad mother.^[29] GMTV (Good Morning Television) is a national British breakfast television station owned by ITV plc (75%) and The Walt Disney Company (25%). It has held the license for the breakfast Channel 3 franchise since 1993, when it outbid the previous 6am-9. ...

Appearing on the 12 February 2008 edition of Channel 4's Richard and Judy show, Katona admitted that she had been a coke user, but claimed that she had not taken any drugs for the past three years. She also claimed that the press were constantly making up stories about her and the reports of her losing her position as spokesperson for the Iceland chainstores were untrue and that she was in the process of renewing her contract with them.^[30] This article is about the British television station. ... Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan are married co-stars of British daytime television programmes. ...

Bibliography

Emily Herbert wrote a biography about Katona in September 2005 called Kerry: Story of a Survivor.

Katona released her own autobiography on October 5, 2006 titled Too Much, Too Young with ghostwriter Fanny Blake^[2] and Kerry's mother who consented to have her story told as well.^[7] Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Ghostwriter (disambiguation). ...

In October 2007, Katona released her first novel. Tough Love follows the story of the Crompton family and was published by Ebury Press. Random House is a publishing division of the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann based in New York City. ...

• Katona, Kerry (5 October 2006). Too Much, Too Young: My Story of Love, Survival and Celebrity. Ebury Press. ISBN 9780091913908. 
• Katona, Kerry (1 March 2007). Survive the Worst and Aim for the Best. Ebury Press. ISBN 9780091917548. 
• Katona, Kerry (18 October 2007). Tough Love. Ebury Press. ISBN 9780091923198. 
• Katona, Kerry (3 April 2008). The Footballer's Wife. Ebury Press. ISBN 9780091923242. 

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Discography

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Film Career

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TV Show - Crazy In Love

Kerry and Mark have filmed a reality tv programme for MTV One called Crazy In Love. The first two episodes aired on Sunday 17 February. MTV One is part of MTV Networks Europe. ...

References

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External links

• Kerry Katona at the Internet Movie Database
• Kerry Katona's biography at Random House