Star Trip: Kerry Katona

May 10, 2011 5:36 PM

Kerry Katona paid £1.66 a week

Kerry Katona's ex-husband, Mark Croft, has been ordered to pay the former Atomic Kitten star just £1.66 a week for each child of hers that he fathered.

According to The People, Croft told the Child Support Agency that he earns just £75 a week working in a café (how the mighty have fallen).

However, despite his employment claims, Croft still appears to cruise around town in an Audi A4 convertible and holiday in the Canary Islands.

Wow, talk about stretching a budget...

Posted by Kate Lapthorn on May 10, 2011 in Kerry Katona, UK Stars | Permalink | Comments (47)

March 31, 2011 5:20 PM

Kerry Katona set to re-launch solo career!

Stop. The. Press. Kerry Katona has revealed plans to revive her music career!

We kid you not, friends. Our favourite* Liverpudlian has announced that she is in talks to re-launch her music career. The former Atomic Kitten 'singer' put to bed recent rumours of a reunion with her old band mates, telling Digital Spy that her planned invasion of the charts would be "Definitely solo. There is stuff in the pipeline, but it will be solo."

Embarking on The Next Chapter of her life (see what we did there?), Kerry appears to be chomping at the bit to return to the studio. All that is left for us to do now is wait with baited breath, and ensure that we buy enough food supplies to make sure we can survive underground until this horrible, pending, attack on the music charts is over...

*Please note use of the term 'favourite' has been used very, VERY, loosely.

Posted by Kate Lapthorn on March 31, 2011 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (0)

December 11, 2009 3:00 PM

Kerry Katona to open a kebab shop

Kerry Katona (who we're legally obliged to refer to as 'troubled') has apparently started making plans to launch her own kebab shop. According to The Sun, Katona has told friends that she is keen to run her own business once she's stopped being bankrupt. The former Atomic Kitten and reality star is also said to be considering whether a sandwich deli would be a more suitable option as "the hours are better". She doesn't sound like a famous person does she? She's be talking about 'doing lates' next.

A source said: "She wants to find a 'sound small business', which she can run for the rest of her life. Her favourite idea is a fast food joint. She is always pictured chomping on a kebab and wants to cash in on that image."

Katona was declared bankrupt by London's High Court in August 2008. Earlier this year, it was decided that the status would remain in place for the foreseeable future.

Posted by mofgimmers on December 11, 2009 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 12, 2009 3:58 PM

Kerry Katona would show you her sex tape

To many, there's not much worse than the thought of seeing Kerry Katona in a home made sex tape. There is one floating around that featured a girl who looked eerily like her... however, Katona has denied claims that she has recorded a sex tape with husband Mark Croft.

The former Atomic Kitten singer told Heat that she would not be embarrassed about such a video if it existed. Katona said: "No, there isn't a sex tape at all. If there was a sex tape, I'd show you. I'd admit it. If it was me, I'd admit it, I'd say: "So what? I've got a bit kinky?"'

In 2007, Katona refuted claims that she featured in a pornographic video that had appeared online.

Posted by mofgimmers on May 12, 2009 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (0)

March 10, 2009 3:34 PM

Worst job ever? Kerry Katona's nanny.

Kerry Katona's latest nanny has resigned from her position after one week, it has emerged. After 'Mary Poppins-style' Lisa decided she could not work with the family, the reality TV star has re-hired former nanny Gemma, her brother-in-law's girlfriend, Heat reports. Good lord! Is she that bad?

A friend said: "Kerry thought it might be better to try a grown-up woman, as the previous two nannies, Kirsty and Gemma, had been in their 20s. The new nanny was completely different. She was more mature, in her 50s, very smartly dressed and a real professional who wouldn't stand for any nonsense from the kids."

"But after less than a week, she told Kerry the job wasn't for her."

The friend claimed that Gemma had originally quit the job to "make a stand" but added that she hopes Katona and husband Mark Croft will now work with her to make sure that she stays. "They've realised what an asset she is, and they don't want to lose her," they added.

Posted by mofgimmers on March 10, 2009 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (0)

January 14, 2009 3:37 PM

Kerry Katona coughs up for dinner with Gest

Kerry Katona has apparently paid a whopping (well, whopping to us anyway) £3,200 to have dinner with David Gest. What makes that sum even weirder is that she is already friends with the star!

The former Atomic Kitten decided to part with the cash when she attended a charity auction at Liverpool's Adelphi Hotel on Friday night, according to The Mirror.

After securing the date with Gest, Katona was heard telling her husband Mark Croft: "I've just paid over three grand for something and I don't know what it is."

A source told the newspaper: "Kerry was pretty worse for wear. Goodness knows where she'll find the money."

Katona, who is known to be a close friend of Gest, was declared bankrupt by the High Court last year. Reports have claimed that the 28-year-old was also spotted "slurring and staggering" at Friday's party.

Not good news.

Posted by mofgimmers on January 14, 2009 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (0)

December 2, 2008 2:58 PM

Peaches Geldof loves Kerry Katona

Peaches Geldof, who was branded a "sad little girl" by Kelly Osbourne, has amde an amazing admission... that she's a huge fan of Kerry Katona!

Geldof revealed that she can't get enough of the former Atomic Kitten's MTV reality series.

"I love Kerry so much. Her show was my favourite thing on TV. She's such a train wreck but she's amazing," she told Closer magazine. She continued by saying that she wanted to see Katona clad in a 'dress made of Iceland bags'.

Errr.... right.

Posted by mofgimmers on December 2, 2008 in Kerry Katona, Peaches Geldof | Permalink | Comments (1)

November 13, 2008 2:34 PM

Karry Katona: Iceland to review the situation?

Kerry Katona seems to be in some sort of meltdown at the moment, which is quite worrying to watch. The former Atomic Kitten has been dogged by scandals, including that infamous appearance on This Morning. Now, it seems that her TV deal with Iceland is under threat.

According to The Mirror, the food chain had previously said it will stand by the star, however, an insider said it has been flooded with complaints following Katona's appearance on ITV's This Morning.

During the interview with Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton, Katona slurred her words and was asked if she had an alcohol problem. Katona blamed it on medication she takes for bipolar disorder, but last week admitted that she is an alcoholic.

Iceland confirmed her contract will be "reviewed at the appropriate time".

Posted by mofgimmers on November 13, 2008 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 1, 2008 12:53 PM

Kerry Katona 'considered suicide'

...and those of you shouting 'I beg you to reconsider' should take a long hard look at yourselves, because depression is, literally, no laughing matter. However much you might think of her as a figure of fun, a Les Dawson-faced old boozer, Ms Katona's had a rough time lately, with stories about her being sold to the press left right and centre - by her friends, her ex husband Brian McFadden and even her own mother.

That no one cares about them or reads them is hardly relevant, it's what Kerry feels, deep down, that we should be concerned about (and aren't we?) Kerry says she has never attempted suicide, though, and has dealt with her problems with the help of new husband Mark Croft, who she describes as her 'safety net', 'rock' and - gruesomely - 'backbone'.

Posted by Maus on July 1, 2008 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (0)

April 30, 2008 12:53 PM

Kerry Katona claims to have lost 2st in a week

Now that she has finally popped out baby Max after a labour that took 60 hours (!), Iceland queen Kerry Katona is looking forward to dropping a few pounds. With the likes of Halle Berry and Jennifer Lopez having recently unveiled their amazing post-pregnancy slim-downs, the reality TV star is keen to get in on the act and show everyone what a lithe, sexy beast she can be. Brian McFadden are you getting all this?

"I've lost 2st in a week," she claims in an interview with OK! magazine. "A lot of it was water" (a lot of it? Try all of it), "and I've just been eating Special K and no curry and chips. I feel great!" And by "great", she means bloody starving.

"I want to start exercising and be 8 and a half stone again. The beef curry cravings have gone and I'm trying to focus on getting my figure and my confidence back."

Sorry Kerry, but when were you last 8 and a half stone? And surely your focus now should be looking after your baby, not hitting the gym.

[via Now magazine]

Posted by Aigua on April 30, 2008 in Baby Watch, Celebrity Diet Watch, Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (1)

April 10, 2008 10:28 AM

Kerry Katona goes into labour

Watch out people, it looks like we are soon to have another chav on the loose as the Queen of frozen food, Kerry Katona, is currently in labour. The reality TV star and former Atomic Kitten popstrel (though they only really made it big once she left) is, at this minute, pushing and panting for all she's worth with her little legs akimbo. Please God – don't let the camera crew for her MTV show, Crazy in Love, give us that exclusive.

Kerry was rushed to hospital yesterday by her ~~money-grabbing, adulterous, fame-hungry~~ husband, Mark Croft, but wasn't due to start pushing for another five weeks. However, hospital staff reckon that all is well with the expectant mum and that she is calm.

Her publicist, Max Clifford, commented: "Going into hospital after her waters broke was a big relief for Kerry. She's had a tough time in recent months and over the last week or two she has been hardly able to walk due to massive water retention. But now she's told me she's happy and pleased that she is on the right place and that the baby will be born soon."

This 'tough time' alludes to her recent stint in the Priory for depression, a move which delayed work on her reality show. Star Trip wishes Kerry all the best with the birth of her son, apparently to be named Max (what, after your publicist? Classy), but dreads the inevitable pimping out of the kid for some quick change.

[via Contact Music and Heatworld]

Posted by Katie Button on April 10, 2008 in Baby Watch, Kerry Katona, UK Stars | Permalink | Comments (0)

March 28, 2008 10:40 AM

Jordan criticises Kerry Katona's reality show

They became chums when stranded in the Australian jungle for the ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! but now Jordan has some harsh words for Kerry Katona. The cause of the criticism is Kerry's new stab at TV - Crazy in Love, the fly-on-the-wall MTV programme that follows her tempestuous marriage to hubby Mark Croft. So, what's the exact problem then Jordan?

"I watch it because I can't believe how dreadful it is. Her people need to be shot. Everyone I know who was a fan of Kerry? They're not after seeing the show. She comes across as someone who has no self-respect. It's not the Kerry I thought I knew and I feel really sorry for her. It's awful."

True, Kerry's endured quite a decline in popularity since being crowned Queen of the Jungle and MTV's claim that she is "the nation's favourite Northern lass" seems sadly off. There's been the drug problems, family feuds, stints in rehab, claims of infidelity, etc. etc., but Jordan is most shocked at the lack of affection or consideration between Kerry and Mark.

"I just think it's so sad. [Kerry and Mark Croft] talk to each other like a piece of s**t. I never see them being loving to each other." Jordan might be right on this one, but what's the alternative? Her reality show Katie and Peter seems to show a little too much loving if you know what I mean.

[via Now magazine]

Posted by Katie Button on March 28, 2008 in Kerry Katona, UK Stars | Permalink | Comments (0)

March 20, 2008 11:05 AM

Kerry Katona checks into rehab

Another day, another celebrity in rehab. This time its serial offender and Iceland pimp Kerry Katona. The former Queen of the Jungle and ex-Atomic Kitten star (though, they only really became famous once she'd left) has checked herself into the Priory for depression, suspending shooting on her MTV1 reality show 'Crazy in Love', making this not just a personal tragedy for Kerry but for the viewing public as well.

So what's wrong with Kerry? Friends close to the pregnant star claim she's been rocked by press allegations claiming her husband Mark Croft is using her for her money and sleeping around behind her back. Charming. A pal revealed: She’s been locked away in her bedroom for days just staring at the wall — severely emotional and depressed. Everything she was reading in the Press has built up.”

This is Kerry's third spell at the Priory (she must have her own room there and everything), though her reps are keen to diffuse speculation. “Kerry has not suffered a nervous breakdown," claimed Nicola Phillips, of Max Clifford Associates. “She suffers from bipolar disorder and is just feeling a little down.”

I think I'd be feeling "a little down" as well if I were married to a bloke like her's.

[via The Sun]

Posted by Katie Button on March 20, 2008 in Kerry Katona, UK Stars | Permalink | Comments (0)

January 8, 2008 1:08 PM

Kerry Katona won't be one of the mums going to Iceland anymore

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27-year-old former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona has been dropped by Iceland, and will no longer be featured in their TV adverts. In the adverts, Katona uses the catchphrase "That's why mums go to Iceland", however now Iceland feel that she's no longer a "model mother" as she doesn't really embrace that whole "no smoking while pregnant" thing. Marketing director Nick Cannin told the Daily Mirror, "It is clear we have been hiring different staff including Jason Donovan and Coleen Nolan over Chrirtmas. I'm not sure what contract we will be able to offer."

While it's disgusting that the press and public are so judgmental about women's style of mothering, Katona has been photographed smoking whilst pregnant, and from a marketing stand point that's not great. Not only was Katona voted the second worst celebrity mother in a poll in September, and after an *unusual* appearance on GMTV in October, she was forced to deny she was on drugs. And if that wasn't enough, in November, she was voted the most irritating individual in Britain. Ay yi yi.

[ via Dollymix ]

Posted by Zara Rabinowicz on January 8, 2008 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (0)

December 27, 2007 10:55 AM

Kerry Katona to launch Outrageous fragrance

Kerry_katona_sexy As if we didn't have enough celebrity perfumes already - troubled star Kerry Katona is also set to launch her very own whiff. Created by the same company behind Coleen's pong. Kerry's perfume will be called 'Outrageous'. We've found no indication of the smell yet (that hardly seems to matter nowadays) but her people have said it will be a 'very sexy but beautiful juice'. Make of that what you will. Launching next May, the fragrance will be on sale in all the usual suspects, Superdrug, The Perfume Shop and The Fragrance Shop, priced from £17.50.

[ via Kiss and Makeup ]

Posted by Zara Rabinowicz on December 27, 2007 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 8, 2007 10:54 AM

Kerry Katona admits to smoking while pregnant: Bad Mommy certificate is now in the post

_1858042_katona_pa I'm disappointed Kerry, that's all I can really say. For ages you've been amongst my favourite celebs, and I've liked your cheeky smile, your 'up north' accent, and even those Iceland ads, but now? Well you've gone to far, and not in a good way. Yes, I appreciate being held up at gunpoint is bound to be fairly disconcerting, and that having your husband leave you, and then hint that you're a no good drug addict has to hurt, but really Kerry? That's no excuse I'm afraid. Even though she's FOUR, yes FOUR MONTHS PREGNANT she still hasn't killed the smoking habit. She admits, ''I was smoking 20 a day , before I was pregnant, and now I've cut down to one'. What, do you want a medal for that?

OK, that's done it, I now have to bring up the fact that during this year you've managed to have 2 miscarriages, and while I'm sympathetic, smoking whilst pregnant kinda takes the edge off my caring. 'I honestly don't think a couple of puffs are going to do that much damage'. Oh really? scientific text books would disagree, and even you own words, 'that much damage', well, is that risk you want to take? C'mon Kerry put your thinking cap on, and start caring for your unborn child. Once you do that, you'll be back in my good books again.

Posted by Zara Rabinowicz on November 8, 2007 in Baby Watch, Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (2)

September 21, 2007 10:00 AM

In the news: Weller praises Wino, Katona attacks Marsh and Ozzy's willy

- Keira Knightley might have established her name with Hollywood blockbuster films such as the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and King Arthur, but the actress with body issues (she did call herself “big”) is keen to move away from them. She says, "I can't imagine ever doing another one. I had five months off from Pirates during the summer last year, when I made Silk and Atonement, and it was so great - I want to be able to explore emotions in smaller projects." So she wants to blight quality, mature films with her ‘acting’ instead of expensive American ones – got it. [IMDb]

- Paul Weller has defended tabloid favourite Amy Winehouse, calling her a “great role model.” The Modfather, who has worked with Wino in the past, is obviously hoping for a musical reunion: "She is an amazing, great talent and, despite what all the papers say, she is a great role model for people and I don't think the drugs and the drink and all that make a scrap of difference really." Tell that to the fans she regularly disappoints by cancelling her gigs. [Female First]

- Obviously determined to make the nation feel nauseous, Sharon Osbourne has been talking about her and husband Ozzy’s sex life. According to the X Factor judge, Ozzy is “like a rabbit, he’s terrible. Every song gets him in the mood for love. He’s just like that battery. Instead of that little rabbit they should have Ozzy’s willy banging a drum.” An image guaranteed to make stomachs lurch. [The Sun]

- Kerry Katona hasn’t been in the papers for a few days now and so has opted for the failsafe headline grabber: badmouth another celebrity. Over to Kerry: “I can't believe that stupid cow Jodie Marsh has married Matt Peacock. I think she's spent her whole life trying to be Jordan and now she's married Kate's ex. She's got sloppy seconds. How low can you go?” I don’t know Kerry, you tell me. [Now magazine]

Posted by Katie Button on September 21, 2007 in Amy Winehouse, Film Stars, Gossip Rag Roundup, Keira Knightley, Kerry Katona, Musical Stars, Rag Roundup, Tabloid Tales, UK Stars | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 6, 2007 11:25 AM

In the news: Kate Middleton plans to be a photographer and Jordan is happy

Wonder_wino -Amy Winehouse denies rumours that she and her hubby will end up dead like Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. "We are not going to end up like them," Amy told The Sun. "We're in love and have everything to live for."[Digital Spy ]

-Jordan and Kerry Katona play nice and make friends again. Despite criticizing Kerry's partner Mark Croft she says,"I wish Kerry luck for the wedding. I hope she has a really good day."[The Sun ]

-Kate Middleton has quit her job at Jigsaw to become a full time photographer. “It was fun but she wants a new challenge. She is committed to becoming a photographer, " says a source. [Fametastic ]

-Scarlet Johansson is to star in a new Diamond heist movie called Brilliance. She will be reunited with Sam Bayer, the director from her video with Justin Timberlake. Bayer said: "It's about diamond thieves, and we start shooting this winter." [RTE ]

Posted by Zara Rabinowicz on September 6, 2007 in Amy Winehouse, Film Stars, Gossip Rag Roundup, Hot Gossip, Kerry Katona, Scarlett Johansson, UK Stars | Permalink | Comments (1)

August 17, 2007 12:00 PM

Ex-girlfriend tells all on her fling with Kerry Katona's husband

He cheated on her, she cheated on him – let’s just call it even shall we? After recent speculation that Kerry Katona’s husband of only six months, Mark Croft, had been unfaithful, comes the kiss and tell itself. Clare Bonello, ex-girlfriend of Mark’s, claims that she has been back in the sack with her former beau despite his having wed the ex-Atomic Kitten star.

Clare has ‘fessed up: 'He told me: “I'm only with her for the money". After we slept together he kept saying: “Don't tell, Kerry, don't tell Kerry. It's just not in his genes to be faithful. The only things he loves are money and fast cars.' Kerry herself has been accused of a little bit of the side, with 21-year-old Leighton Ogden alleging that he binged on cocaine with Kerry before getting down to some bedroom Olympics. Can these two sort it out or is Kerry headed for her second divorce?

[via Now magazine]

[Image via Getty]

Posted by Katie Button on August 17, 2007 in Kerry Katona, Musical Stars, UK Stars | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 6, 2007 11:40 AM

In the news: Kerry Katona is having a bad year and SJP is off shoes

57215008 -Is Robbie Williams planning to rejoin Take That? He's been spotted meeting with Gary Barlow for cosy chats, after the pair haven't talked for 11 years! Could a reunion be in the works? [ Metro ]

-That Kerry Katona doesn't seem to be a lucky gal lately., not only having to cope with armed robbers in her own home, she now has to face another broken marriage, with hubby Mark Croft kicked out of her house after reports he cheated on her and an ongoing custody battle with ex hubby Bryan McFadden where the latest drama is him trying to make her do a drugs test. Phew. Give the girl a break! [Daily Mail ]

-Sexy star Thandie Newton reveals how she has battled bulimia for years. She talks candidly about how she used to survive on nothing but cottage cheese and how her knuckles are bruised from putting her fingers down her throat. [TMZ ]

-Sexy Sarah Jessica Parker bemoans the damage stilettos have done to her body. 'My knees are shot', she reveals in an exclusive interview. [Holy Moly ]

[Image: Getty]

Posted by Zara Rabinowicz on August 6, 2007 in Gossip Rag Roundup, Hot Gossip, Kerry Katona, Robbie Williams, Take That, UK Stars | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 1, 2007 4:15 PM

Kerry Katona denied contact with her kids

He's been threatening it for a while now but it seems Bryan (or is it Brian these days?) McFadden has finally taken matters into his own hands regarding his children. The ex-Westlifer has reportedly refused Kerry Katona contact with their two daughters for about a week now.

Understandably, Kerry is somewhat distraught at this lack of parental control, but she doesn't have much of a leg to stand on after all her rehab revisits and drug-addled lifestyle. Do what you will, Kez, but not when you want to keep up this mothering lark.

A friend told the paper: "She is beside herself with worry. Not speaking to the girls has really set her back. She has not been able to contact the girls for nearly a week and it’s doing her head in."

Max Clifford, Katona's publicist, explained: "She has left messages everywhere and is getting a bit concerned. She is used to speaking to her girls on a daily basis, so this is very difficult for her. Any mother apart from her children would feel the same."

It seems to me as though a long over-due custody battle may be on the cards between Kerry and her ex-husband. Who do you think will win between someone married to a drug dealer (well, possibly ex-drug dealer) and someone who's avoided media limelight with his longterm girlfriend Delta Goodrem? I don't think betting on this sort of thing is strictly ethical, but I know where my money would be.

[Image: Getty]

Posted by Orla Doherty on August 1, 2007 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (2)

July 25, 2007 2:07 PM

In the news:Jade Goody plans to act and Pete Doherty is back in rehab

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-Penelope Cruz is in trouble.. well L'Oreal is anyhow, for promoting their latest mascara and saying it gave 'lashes that could reach for the stars'. Unfortunately our Pen was wearing falsies.. Oops! [Daily Mail ]

-Jade Goody still plans world domination, next stage in her takeover? our cinema screens. people are quailing in their Ugg boots as Jade has just enrolled on a twelve week acting course at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York. I wonder if they'll train the Essex out of her? [Lost in Showbiz ]

-Pete Doherty enters rehab again. Yawn. Next story, Pete leaves rehab, falls off the wagon and gets arrested. Such a creative thinker, that Pete. [Sky Showbiz ]

-Kerry Katona speaks out about her kidnapping ordeal. 'It was the most terrifying night of my life,' she says. 'I thought we were all goin to die. I'm not sleeping and I'm scared to go back to the house and I get frightened when Mark leaves me alone'. Sympathy goes out to the plucky 26 year old, after all armed robbers in your own home is enough to make anyone a little jumpy.[BBC ]

[Image: Getty]

Posted by Zara Rabinowicz on July 25, 2007 in Gossip Rag Roundup, Hot Gossip, Jade Goody, Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 20, 2007 3:31 PM

Kerry Katona checks into the Priory for another stint

I'm starting to wonder exactly how loaded the owner of the Priory rehab clinic is. Every Tom, Dick and ex-Pop Star has been through the famed centre's doors and Kerry Katona liked it so much first time round that she's back.

After being held at knife point by robbers in her home this month the ex-Westlife WAG is said to be suffering from severe depression and has checked herself in for a month. Where are the kids staying, I wonder.

A 'friend' (PR) told the Sun “It has nothing to do with drugs or drinking. It is all to do with depression. And it has obviously been triggered by what happened at her home the other night.” All this after Kerry's new husband Mark Croft was rumoured to be a drug dealer. Max Clifford, Kerry's manager, said he told Croft: "Mark, you realise everyone is going to say this was an inside job and it’s down to you?" But he replied: "I realise that, but it’s totally untrue."

Hmm... I smell a publicity stunt born from a genuinely traumatic incident, don't you? Either that or Kerry's career is so badly failing that she's told the papers about a hallucination she had on Mark's drug stash about robbers and knives and so on. The Priory's the best place to nip those visions in the bud, and simultaneously grab a few headlines, eh?

[Image: Getty]

Posted by Orla Doherty on July 20, 2007 in Kerry Katona, UK Stars | Permalink | Comments (1)

July 16, 2007 4:29 PM

Kerry Katona in knife horror

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Kerry Katona and her family were last night held captive by armed robbers at their home in Wilmslow, Cheshire. The residence of the ex-Atomic Kitten singer, her five-month old daughter Heidi and her husband Mark Croft, was broken into at around midnight.

The masked gang then held Katona and her child downstairs while her husband was taken through the house. According to The Sun the intruders were armed with a sledgehammer, a crowbar and a large kitchen knife. The family were left unharmed but the thieves stole a number of valuable items including their car, a blue BMW...

...and a load of Iceland food.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Posted by mofgimmers on July 16, 2007 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (0)

June 29, 2007 11:29 AM

In the news: Jade tries to be classy and Chantelle's breasts break up her marriage

Kerrykatona -Jade Goody aspires to be middle class; and follows this dream by looking at posh private schools for her four year old son Bobby Jack. So far she is considering Oaklands School in Loughton, Essex, which charges £2,550 per term and promises a “a high standard of education in a secure and disciplined environment”. [ The Sun ]

-Chantelle and Preston are no more.. but did Chantelle's breasts cause their split? Rumours suggest that Preston was unhappy with Chantelle's forthcoming breast enlargement, saying, '“I don’t like the idea of breast surgery. I find it absolutely grotesque.” There's nothing wrong with an A cup m'dear. [Entertainment Wise ]

-Girls Aloud join forces with Samsung Electronics in a commercial partnership that involves marketing and promotional opportunities. A spokesperson from Samsung says, "They are helping us form a deeper connection with our target consumers and we are excited to be able to join them at this pivotal point in their careers.” [Creative Match ]

-Kerry Katona has it hard nowadays, what with a purported cocaine habit and ex hubby Bryan McFadden threatening to sue for custody of her kids. Why he wants them I'm not sure as he has been heard saying that having children with Katona at a young age had been like "getting a dog". I think that makes you the bitch my friend. [News Australia ]

Posted by Zara Rabinowicz on June 29, 2007 in Girls Aloud, Gossip Rag Roundup, Helena Bonham Carter, Hot Gossip, Jade Goody, Kerry Katona, Rag Roundup | Permalink | Comments (4)

March 28, 2007 2:17 PM

Kerry Katona and Brian McFadden's marriage was a showbiz sham

Oh. My. God. I never woulda thunk it, but apparently some celebrity marriages are a sham! The greedy buggers get married for fame and fortune and to hide potentially-career affecting homosexuality, and not for love. I for one am shocked. Shocked!

The marriage of Kerry Katona and Brian McFadden - the low rent Jordan and Peter Andre - was all done for the party and the publicity, McFadden told Reveal magazine. "It wasn't a real wedding. We were getting married to have a big party and get loads of money for it - and to appear showbiz. The day my marriage ended was on the stag night (when he cheated on Katona with a lap dancer). That was the time I felt 'this is not supposed to be'."

"At first, I denied the lapdancer thing, but then I was taken to court for calling her a liar. Me and Kerry didn't even see each other on our wedding night.

"If we hadn't had kids, the marriage wouldn't have lasted as long as it did. I was too young to understand what having kids meant. Having a child was like getting a dog.

Apparently the decision to split was mutual. "Kerry had taken the kids and was living with her mum. I was in New York and she phoned me and asked 'Don't you love me any more?' I said: 'Not like I did at the start.' She said: 'Neither do I. We have to end it.'

"I left it at that, then got another call saying 'I'm having a press conference to say we're separating. I want to move on with my life.' I felt relieved, although I felt sad for the children. After the press conference she phoned again and said 'I'm having nothing to do with this, you're the one leaving me. I don't want to break up.' I said 'Are we getting back together?' And she said 'No.' Then it spiralled out of control. All of a sudden it was: 'He didn't love me any more, and wants to break up.'

"My private life became as artificial as my pop life in Westlife, but I couldn't see it at the time."

Posted by Aigua on March 28, 2007 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (3)

January 10, 2007 3:33 PM

Kerry Katona pre Atomic Kitten

When Kerry Katona isn't advertising grade Z food for Iceland supermarkets, she's known as being someone who was once in Atomic Kitten and of course, I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Well, before aaaall that, Kerry was a young hopeful, shaking her bosom at a camera, gyrating her little socks off on the Men and Motors Channel.

Posted by mofgimmers on January 10, 2007 in Kerry Katona, YouTube Videos | Permalink | Comments (1)

September 5, 2006 10:36 AM

Tabloid Tales: Kerry Katona slates ex-husband Bryan McFadden's "failing career"

Yes, that's right. Iceland-adverts star Kerry is furious that Bryan publicly accused her of cheating during their marriage, and has hit back in today's Mirror. "Maybe if he concentrated on his failing career and had a bit of success, he wouldn't need to keep attacking me to get publicity," she tells the paper.

"The cheating is absolute nonsense. He knows it's not true and I know it's not true. "There's only one person that cheated during our relationship. I mean, look at his stag do. It's very sad that he continues to feel the need to attack me but I'm not going to attack him."

Oh, apart from: "I hope Brian gets success soon..."

Posted by Stu on September 5, 2006 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (1)

August 31, 2006 1:34 AM

Kerry: "My Drugs Hell"

Bringer-of-public-attention-to-two-lasagnes-for-the-price-of-one Kerry Katona has finally come clean about her battle with addiction to drink and drugs, in her forthcoming autobiography, to be titled Too Much Too Young. Having repeatedly denied in the past that she had ever used drugs, Kerry has now admitted that she turned to intoxicants in the aftermath of her painful split from ex-Westlifer Brian McFadden.

Closer magazine quotes Kerry as saying "Drink and drugs provided a mask for me to hide behind. They meant I could pretend to be the bubbly Kerry who everyone loved." Perhaps, in the circumstances, "bubbly" is an unfortunate choice of word. Kerry, who is expecting her third child, is now clean and has cut back on both her drinking and smoking. Credit where it's due, but cutting back is not a good way to give up. [Toni Kelly]

Posted by Antonia on August 31, 2006 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 24, 2006 12:10 PM

August 17, 2006 7:31 PM

Kerry Katona: Still Smoking

Curiously orange frozen food hawker Kerry Katona has not yet given up smoking, despite being three months pregnant. Kerry, who was voted Celebrity Mum of the Year in 2002 but seems unlikely to win that title back, was papped while having a puff on holiday in Marbella, and predictably enough, the resulting media storm has convinced her to get help, Heat magazine reveals.

Kerry's publicist Max Clifford (and we'll have a brief pause there while I don a garlic necklace and cradle a bottle of holy water) told the magazine "Kerry has already cut down from ten cigarettes a day to three, and [fiance] Mark [Croft] has been very supportive ... Each day is a hurdle she has to jump and the cravings haven't yet subsided" Tell you what, Kerry, as someone who has given up on several occasions myself, the cravings WON'T subside while you're still smoking. [Toni Kelly]

Posted by Aigua on August 17, 2006 in Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (1)

August 1, 2006 10:02 PM

Kerry Katona Is Pregnant

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Kerry Katona is pregnant for the third time. Daddy is her current fiance, Mark Croft, and she's nine weeks gone. Is this the stupidest celebrity pregnancy ever?

Let's review Kerry's file. She joins Atomic Kitten, despite the fact she can't sing. She hooks up with the first boyband member she can find - Westlife's Brian McFadden - gets pregnant, quits AK and dedicates her time to telling magazines how much she loves Brian. She gives birth to Molly, who's followed by sister Lily-Sue not long after. Kerry then goes on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! and despite being an emotional wreck, somehow manages to win. Then Brian ditches her, and it all begins to go a bit wrong.

First Kerry - who seems to be allergic to the idea of being single - latches on to Dan Corsi, who is A Wannabe of the highest calibre. She's madly in love for a good month, then ditches him for local Warrington lad Dave Cunningham. For awhile, she's madly in love again and wants babies. Then Dave finishes with her. So she, having been single for a terrifying three seconds, starts dating cabbie Mark Croft in January of 2006. Despite friends and family warning her off him, they get engaged. And now she's pregnant. What a mess.

Prediction: Kerry will give birth next February/March time and will grace OK! magazine with exclusive shots of her and the baby. At some point in 2007, Mark will walk out. Kerry will then be back in the magazines talking about her loss and boring us all stupid. By the end of 2007, she'll be with someone new and again, he'll be the love of her life.

It's the kids I feel sorry for.

Anyway. Kerry's PR Max Clifford has issued the following statement, reported in new magazine: "Kerry is nine weeks pregnant and she is relaxing at home... she is extremely happy about the whole thing". Let's hope she gets her act together, soon. [Toni Kelly]

Posted by Antonia on August 1, 2006 in Baby Watch, Gossip Rag Roundup, Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 10, 2006 9:30 PM

Kate Winslet Kicks Victoria Beckham's Skinny Arse Into Touch

Poor Posh. As if having to return from shopping nirvana in Baden-Baden due to the rubbish football efforts of her hubby and his useless chums, Victoria Beckham has now been voted as having the least desirable body in Britain, by the readers of Closer. She narrowly edged out Kerry Katona and Jordan, apparently. Who has the best bod? Kate Winslet, followed by Charlotte Church, Keira Knightley, Coleen McLoughlin and Sienna Miller. No mixed messages there then. Most of the women I know think Posh has actually got the most desirable body in Britain anyway. At least, when he's not playing away in Madrid etc etc. [Stuart Dredge]

Posted by Stu on July 10, 2006 in Charlotte Church, Coleen McLoughlin, Keira Knightley, Kerry Katona, Sienna Miller, Victoria Beckham | Permalink | Comments (0)

June 21, 2006 5:25 PM

Kerry Katona Gets Custody of Her Kids.

Despite the fact that she's at war with apparently everyone in her life (apart from her gold and fame digging fiance, of course) Kerry Katona has reason to celebrate this week. The I'm A Celeb winner has finally agreed the terms of her divorce from ex-Westlife singer Brian McFadden, and despite earlier claims that Brian would seek full custody, Kerry will keep custody of their two daughters - Molly and Lilly-Sue.

Kerry's spokesman and all-round PR guru Max Clifford confirmed to new magazine: "Kerry will get full custody. She's always said she wants Brian to feature highly in their life. Some of the comments Brian has made have hurt her but she's managed to keep her dignity and rise above it all for the sake of her kids."

Kerry Katona? Dignity? What kind of Bizarro World am I in? [Toni Kelly]

Posted by Antonia on June 21, 2006 in Baby Watch, Gossip Rag Roundup, Kerry Katona | Permalink | Comments (1)

June 20, 2006 4:57 PM

Kerry Katona Wars With Her Mum and Best Friend.

I swear, without Kerry Katona and Jade Goody, Closer magazine would fold because they wouldn't know what to write about. This week, it's the former that's in trouble. Ex-Atomic Kitten singer (and I use that word loosely) Kerry is said to be warring with her mother Sue after she urged Kerry to ditch cab driver fiance Mark Croft, telling her daughter that he is only interested in her fame and money. A friend said that Kerry responded by denying Sue access to her grandchildren and added: "Sue told Kerry she can't be around Mark and that he was just using her for her money and fame. Kerry was really hurt and told Sue she wanted nothing more to do with her."

In a further attempt to alienate all of her friends and family, Kerry also argued with best friend Lisa Rhodes who too voiced worries over how trustworthy Kerry's new man is. Look, Kerry love, don't you think it's about time you took the hint and ditched him? [Toni Kelly]

Posted by Antonia on June 20, 2006 in Kerry Katona, On Heat, Relationship Watch | Permalink | Comments (47)

May 13, 2006 5:53 AM

Kerry Katona Plans On Flogging Wedding Dress On eBay

Kerry_5 Kerry Katona has revealed to OK! magazine that she is considering selling her wedding dress on eBay, from when she married Westlife star Brian McFadden. She confessed 'I probably would sell my old wedding dress on eBay. Well, I don't exactly need it any more, do I?' And she most certainly needs the money, from what we found out just the other day about her spending habits. She also claimed she has given away her wedding and engagement rings, 'I gave them to my mum and she wears them on her little finger. When Molly and Lily are old enough I'll hand them over to them.' In about 10 years time we'll no doubt see those rings on eBay too, the apple never falls far from the tree. Even in Warrington. [Katherine Hannaford]

Posted by Katherine on May 13, 2006 in Kerry Katona, On Heat | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 10, 2006 7:31 PM

Kerry Katona is skint - but still spends thousands on her friends.

Remember how I told you that Kerry Katona only spent £13 on the dress she wore to her engagement party? Well, it turns out that that little fashion faux pas wasn't some bold statement, but more a reflection of the ex-singer's finances. It's been revealed in Closer magazine that Kerry is spending more than she's earning, and a lot of that money is going on friends.

The Mum-of-two recently spent £1,700 picking up the tab for a friend's children's christening - more than she spent on her own engagement party. Despite this, Kerry and Angela - the friend - fell out several days before the bash and it was only at the last minute that Kerry decided to attend an event she bank-rolled. Generosity should always be applauded, but methinks she's taking it a bit too far. [Toni Kelly]

Read on for a rundown of what La Katona has been splurging on...

Kerry has spent in recent times:

£1,700 for the aforementioned christening of friend Angela's children.
£1,300 on her own engagement party, including £500 on the buffet.
£3,000 for a boob job last year.
£90,000 on her top-end Range Rover
£700,000 on her detached house in Warrington.

Way to burn the plastic, girl!

Kerry was quoted saying: "I may own a few pairs of Gina shoes, but I'm skint." She has also apparently helped her friend Lisa buy her first house and has even promised her a boob job. Crikey.

Posted by Aigua on May 10, 2006 in Kerry Katona, On Heat | Permalink | Comments (4)