EXCLUSIVE: Kerry Katona is currently in Ibiza filming for the new series of Celebs Go Dating and has been staying in a hotel owned by her former Atomic Kitten bandmate
Kerry Katona is risking reigniting a feud with her former band member Jenny Frost as she films the new series of Celebs Go Dating.
The mum of five is currently in Ibizia filming for the new series alongside Love Island ’s Olivia Hawkins, The Chase star Mark Labbett, and Made In Chelsea’s Sam Prince.
Speaking in her column for New, Kerry opened up about staying in the hotel that Jenny owns.
“It’s been a full-on few days,” she says. “I went on a date with Jon Lee, which was a laugh, but I can’t tell you too much – you’ll need to watch the show. Filming in Ibiza was only last week but it feels like so long ago”
“We had fun, but I can’t say I’ve got any desire to go back – it’s not my scene. We did stay at The Beach Star Ibiza hotel, which is owned by Jenny Frost. It’s gorgeous and she’s done so well for herself. I’ve been missing the kids while I’ve been so busy, but they’re all fine. Heidi and I are spending a day at the races this weekend, so we’ll get some quality time then. I can’t wait.”
Kerry quit Atomic Kitten in 2001 after falling pregnant with husband Brian McFadden. Her departure came just days after the release of the band’s single, Whole Again, which ended up going to number one with a new video featuring her replacement, Jenny Frost.
Their dislike for each other was palpable, with Jenny once declaring she would ‘rather eat her own kidney with a spoon’ than work with Kerry.
And when the band talked about getting back together for ITV’s Big Reunion in 2013, Jenny made it clear there was no place for her rival.
“I don’t want to be derogatory about Kerry, but there shouldn’t be four of us in Atomic Kitten,” she said.
Kerry, however, had other ideas and blasted Jenny in her column for OK! Magazine, in 2021.
“The thing is, I was the founding member of the band,” she argued. “I’m not going to get into a slanging match over the Kittens but Jenny got the opportunity of a lifetime when she took over from me. They were number one when she joined the band but it was my voice on the record.”
In the end, it was Kerry who was chosen to complete the line-up, sparking a permanent fall out between Jenny and the rest of the band.
Jenny told Closer magazine at the time: “I’m not in contact with them any more, which I think is a real shame. But I didn’t like how things were handled with the reunion and Kerry replacing me.
“I won’t say too much, but I think it could have been managed better.”
Meanwhile, Kerry, Natasha and Liz continued to perform sporadically, but the proverbial once again hit the fan when Kerry allegedly organised a gig in India without her bandmates and branded Natasha a ‘toxic c***’ during a nightclub performance in 2018.
Soon after, she announced that she’d been kicked out of the group – a claim both Liz and Natasha disputed, arguing that they hadn’t even spoken to Kerry.
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