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Kerry Katona
Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona (born 6 September 1980) is an English media personality and former singer. She was an original member of the pop girl group Atomic Kitten between 1998 and 2001, leaving as the group's success peaked. Katona won the third series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here in 2004, and subsequently went on to appear on various other reality television shows. Katona's personal life and subsequent drug addiction became the subject of the British tabloid press and she began starring in several MTV UK reality series documenting her life including Kerry Katona: Crazy in Love (2008), Kerry Katona: Whole Again (2008), Kerry Katona: What's The Problem? (2009) and Kerry Katona: Coming Clean (2010).
She was a contestant on the sixth series of Dancing on Ice and the eighth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2011, as well as starring in an ITV2 reality series Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter. She appeared on The Big Reunion in 2013 which saw her reunite with Atomic Kitten for the next four years. After leaving the band again, she went on to win the reality competitions Celebs on the Farm and Celebrity Ghost Trip in 2021 and appeared on Celebs Go Dating twice in 2019 and 2025 respectively.
Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona was born on 6 September 1980 in Warrington, Cheshire to Sue Katona. Katona's maternal grandfather was a Hungarian who fled Budapest to London during the Second World War. She never had a relationship with her father Ronnie Armstrong, who died of cancer in 2008. As a child she was placed in care and brought up by four sets of foster parents and attended eight different schools. She left school aged 16 and became a lap dancer, touring Europe. She posed topless for Page 3 in The Sun at the age of 17 and posed for the men's publication Zoo. She also worked as a glamour model, appearing in publications like New!, Now, and Star.
In 1998, Katona auditioned for a new girl group created by OMD frontman Andy McCluskey and was chosen, along with Liz McClarnon and Heidi Range – replaced by Natasha Hamilton in 1999. The group became Atomic Kitten and their debut single, "Right Now", was released on 29 November 1999, reaching number 10 in the UK. Following this initial success, the group released three more singles that failed to reach the top 5 and a debut album that peaked at number 29. Atomic Kitten's record label, Innocent Records, was considering dropping them because of their limited success, but were persuaded to allow the group to release "Whole Again" on 29 January 2001. Katona shot the music video, but left the group two days before release because of an unexpected pregnancy and conflicts with the other members.
She was subsequently replaced by former Precious singer Jenny Frost and their debut album was re-released with the new vocalist. With Frost, "Whole Again" reached number one in 18 other countries, and the group had four number one singles in the UK, two number one albums and estimated sales of 10 million records.
In 2002, Katona presented the ITV's dating show ElimiDate and appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. She also appeared as judge on the RTÉ talent show You're a Star. In 2004, she won the third series of the ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. The same year, Katona began appearing in numerous advertisements for the supermarket chain Iceland. In 2005, Katona starred her own reality show, My Fair Kerry, on ITV. In 2008, she released her debut fragrance Outrageous. Katona notably appeared on the ITV daytime programme This Morning in October 2008, during which her speech was slurred and hosts Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton raised concerns about her welfare, to which Katona said was a result of medication she was taking. From 2008 to 2010, Katona starred in five reality shows on MTV UK about her life, rehab and bipolar disorder: Kerry Katona: Crazy in Love (2008), Kerry Katona: Whole Again (2008), Kerry Katona: What's The Problem? (2009), Kerry Katona: Coming Clean (2010).
Between January and February 2011, Katona competed as a contestant on the sixth series of the ITV skating competition Dancing on Ice. She was paired with Daniel Whiston and the paired qualified for the competition, after topping the first public vote. Katona's scores plateaued throughout her time in the competition, with her and Whiston receiving their lowest scores in the fifth week, where they became the fifth couple to be eliminated, after losing the skate-off to Jeff Brazier and Isabelle Gauthier, ultimately finishing in eighth place. She also starred in an ITV2 reality series Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter. In August of the same year, Katona entered the Celebrity Big Brother house to compete as a housemate on the eighth series, the first to be broadcast on Channel 5. She had previously attempted to become a housemate on previous series on Channel 4 but she failed the required psychological tests. Katona ultimately reached the final, and finished as runner-up behind Paddy Doherty.
In 2013, Katona reunited with Liz McClarnon and Natasha Hamilton to reform Atomic Kitten for the reality show The Big Reunion, along with five other pop groups of their time – 911, Honeyz, B*Witched, Five and Liberty X. After the show, they officially reunited and toured for four years. Katona also appeared in advertisements for payday loan company Cash Lady, one of which was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. In 2017, Katona left Atomic Kitten again following an altercation with Hamilton after a performance in Australia. In 2019, Katona appeared on the sixth series of E4 reality series Celebs Go Dating.
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Kerry Katona
Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona (born 6 September 1980) is an English media personality and former singer. She was an original member of the pop girl group Atomic Kitten between 1998 and 2001, leaving as the group's success peaked. Katona won the third series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here in 2004, and subsequently went on to appear on various other reality television shows. Katona's personal life and subsequent drug addiction became the subject of the British tabloid press and she began starring in several MTV UK reality series documenting her life including Kerry Katona: Crazy in Love (2008), Kerry Katona: Whole Again (2008), Kerry Katona: What's The Problem? (2009) and Kerry Katona: Coming Clean (2010).
She was a contestant on the sixth series of Dancing on Ice and the eighth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2011, as well as starring in an ITV2 reality series Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter. She appeared on The Big Reunion in 2013 which saw her reunite with Atomic Kitten for the next four years. After leaving the band again, she went on to win the reality competitions Celebs on the Farm and Celebrity Ghost Trip in 2021 and appeared on Celebs Go Dating twice in 2019 and 2025 respectively.
Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona was born on 6 September 1980 in Warrington, Cheshire to Sue Katona. Katona's maternal grandfather was a Hungarian who fled Budapest to London during the Second World War. She never had a relationship with her father Ronnie Armstrong, who died of cancer in 2008. As a child she was placed in care and brought up by four sets of foster parents and attended eight different schools. She left school aged 16 and became a lap dancer, touring Europe. She posed topless for Page 3 in The Sun at the age of 17 and posed for the men's publication Zoo. She also worked as a glamour model, appearing in publications like New!, Now, and Star.
In 1998, Katona auditioned for a new girl group created by OMD frontman Andy McCluskey and was chosen, along with Liz McClarnon and Heidi Range – replaced by Natasha Hamilton in 1999. The group became Atomic Kitten and their debut single, "Right Now", was released on 29 November 1999, reaching number 10 in the UK. Following this initial success, the group released three more singles that failed to reach the top 5 and a debut album that peaked at number 29. Atomic Kitten's record label, Innocent Records, was considering dropping them because of their limited success, but were persuaded to allow the group to release "Whole Again" on 29 January 2001. Katona shot the music video, but left the group two days before release because of an unexpected pregnancy and conflicts with the other members.
She was subsequently replaced by former Precious singer Jenny Frost and their debut album was re-released with the new vocalist. With Frost, "Whole Again" reached number one in 18 other countries, and the group had four number one singles in the UK, two number one albums and estimated sales of 10 million records.
In 2002, Katona presented the ITV's dating show ElimiDate and appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. She also appeared as judge on the RTÉ talent show You're a Star. In 2004, she won the third series of the ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. The same year, Katona began appearing in numerous advertisements for the supermarket chain Iceland. In 2005, Katona starred her own reality show, My Fair Kerry, on ITV. In 2008, she released her debut fragrance Outrageous. Katona notably appeared on the ITV daytime programme This Morning in October 2008, during which her speech was slurred and hosts Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton raised concerns about her welfare, to which Katona said was a result of medication she was taking. From 2008 to 2010, Katona starred in five reality shows on MTV UK about her life, rehab and bipolar disorder: Kerry Katona: Crazy in Love (2008), Kerry Katona: Whole Again (2008), Kerry Katona: What's The Problem? (2009), Kerry Katona: Coming Clean (2010).
Between January and February 2011, Katona competed as a contestant on the sixth series of the ITV skating competition Dancing on Ice. She was paired with Daniel Whiston and the paired qualified for the competition, after topping the first public vote. Katona's scores plateaued throughout her time in the competition, with her and Whiston receiving their lowest scores in the fifth week, where they became the fifth couple to be eliminated, after losing the skate-off to Jeff Brazier and Isabelle Gauthier, ultimately finishing in eighth place. She also starred in an ITV2 reality series Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter. In August of the same year, Katona entered the Celebrity Big Brother house to compete as a housemate on the eighth series, the first to be broadcast on Channel 5. She had previously attempted to become a housemate on previous series on Channel 4 but she failed the required psychological tests. Katona ultimately reached the final, and finished as runner-up behind Paddy Doherty.
In 2013, Katona reunited with Liz McClarnon and Natasha Hamilton to reform Atomic Kitten for the reality show The Big Reunion, along with five other pop groups of their time – 911, Honeyz, B*Witched, Five and Liberty X. After the show, they officially reunited and toured for four years. Katona also appeared in advertisements for payday loan company Cash Lady, one of which was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. In 2017, Katona left Atomic Kitten again following an altercation with Hamilton after a performance in Australia. In 2019, Katona appeared on the sixth series of E4 reality series Celebs Go Dating.