Bio
- Lived in various foster homes when she was growing up and eventually got a flat of her own when she was 16.
- Has had a variety of jobs, including working in a chip shop, as a BT sales advisor, a glamour model and a lap dancer.
- Rose to fame at the age of 18 when she joined the all-female pop group Atmoic Kitten with Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon in 1999.
- Left Atomic Kitten days before the release of the song Whole Again when she was pregnant in 2001.
- Was Queen of the Jungle in 2004 after winning I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!
- Like her mother, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2005.
- Hired a private detective to track down her biological father in 2009.
- Was a contestant on Series 6 of Dancing on Ice and was eliminated in week 5, losing to Jeff Brazier and Isabelle Gauthier in 2010.
- Had the names of her two eldest daughters Mollie and Lilly tattoeed on her wrists to help her through a dark period in her life.
- Is a patron of The Shannon Bradshaw Trust, a charity that helps children with life-threatening conditions.
- Has released two autobiographies, Kerry Katona: Too Much, Too Young and Still Standing: The Autobiography; a self-help book, Survive the Worst and Aim for the Best; How to Get Your Life Back on Track; and three novels, Tough Love, The Footballer's Wife and Glamour Girl, all ghostwritten.
- Has campaigned to increase awareness of mental health problems.
- Is dyslexic and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Kerry KatonaSeptember 6, 1980 (age 45)Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Bio
- Lived in various foster homes when she was growing up and eventually got a flat of her own when she was 16.
- Has had a variety of jobs, including working in a chip shop, as a BT sales advisor, a glamour model and a lap dancer.
- Rose to fame at the age of 18 when she joined the all-female pop group Atmoic Kitten with Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon in 1999.
- Left Atomic Kitten days before the release of the song Whole Again when she was pregnant in 2001.
- Was Queen of the Jungle in 2004 after winning I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!
- Like her mother, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2005.
- Hired a private detective to track down her biological father in 2009.
- Was a contestant on Series 6 of Dancing on Ice and was eliminated in week 5, losing to Jeff Brazier and Isabelle Gauthier in 2010.
- Had the names of her two eldest daughters Mollie and Lilly tattoeed on her wrists to help her through a dark period in her life.
- Is a patron of The Shannon Bradshaw Trust, a charity that helps children with life-threatening conditions.
- Has released two autobiographies, Kerry Katona: Too Much, Too Young and Still Standing: The Autobiography; a self-help book, Survive the Worst and Aim for the Best; How to Get Your Life Back on Track; and three novels, Tough Love, The Footballer's Wife and Glamour Girl, all ghostwritten.
- Has campaigned to increase awareness of mental health problems.
- Is dyslexic and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
