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Kerry Katona
Kerry Katona (born 6 September 1980) is an English television 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 has appeared on various reality television shows, including I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here (2004), Celebrity Big Brother (2011), Dancing on Ice (2011), and Celebs on the Farm (2021), as well as her own documentary series about her life on MTV UK.
Katona was born on 6 September 1980 in Warrington, Cheshire.[better source needed] Katona's maternal grandfather is a Hungarian who fled Budapest to London during the Second World War. 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 girls.
She was quickly 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. In 2004, she won the third series of the British reality TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. She also appeared as judge on the RTÉ talent show You're a Star. In 2005 Katona starred her own reality show, My Fair Kerry, on ITV. From 2007 to 2010, she starred in five more reality shows on MTV UK about her life, rehab and bipolar disorder: Kerry Katona: Crazy in Love (2007), Kerry Katona: Whole Again (2008), Kerry Katona: What's The Problem? (2009), Kerry Katona: Coming Clean (2010) and Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter (2010). In 2009, she also attempted to become a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother 7 but she failed the required psychological tests.
In 2011 she was a contestant on Dancing on Ice Series 6 and Celebrity Big Brother 8, finishing in second place.
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. In 2017, Katona left the group again when she got drunk and hit Hamilton after a performance in Australia. In 2019, Katona appeared in the sixth series of E4 reality series Celebs Go Dating.
In 2021, Katona starred in some more reality shows, including Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, Fame in the Family, Celeb Cooking School and Celebs on the Farm, which she won. In 2022, she became co-host of the Wheel of Misfortune podcast alongside comedian Alison Spittle.
Kerry Katona
Kerry Katona (born 6 September 1980) is an English television 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 has appeared on various reality television shows, including I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here (2004), Celebrity Big Brother (2011), Dancing on Ice (2011), and Celebs on the Farm (2021), as well as her own documentary series about her life on MTV UK.
Katona was born on 6 September 1980 in Warrington, Cheshire.[better source needed] Katona's maternal grandfather is a Hungarian who fled Budapest to London during the Second World War. 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 girls.
She was quickly 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. In 2004, she won the third series of the British reality TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. She also appeared as judge on the RTÉ talent show You're a Star. In 2005 Katona starred her own reality show, My Fair Kerry, on ITV. From 2007 to 2010, she starred in five more reality shows on MTV UK about her life, rehab and bipolar disorder: Kerry Katona: Crazy in Love (2007), Kerry Katona: Whole Again (2008), Kerry Katona: What's The Problem? (2009), Kerry Katona: Coming Clean (2010) and Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter (2010). In 2009, she also attempted to become a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother 7 but she failed the required psychological tests.
In 2011 she was a contestant on Dancing on Ice Series 6 and Celebrity Big Brother 8, finishing in second place.
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. In 2017, Katona left the group again when she got drunk and hit Hamilton after a performance in Australia. In 2019, Katona appeared in the sixth series of E4 reality series Celebs Go Dating.
In 2021, Katona starred in some more reality shows, including Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, Fame in the Family, Celeb Cooking School and Celebs on the Farm, which she won. In 2022, she became co-host of the Wheel of Misfortune podcast alongside comedian Alison Spittle.