Kerry Katona up for cashing in on upcoming wedding to Ryan Mahoney: ‘I’ve got five kids to feed’

Fiance Ryan Mahoney has already seen her wedding dress, which she picked out on Gok Wan’s Say Yes To The Dress (Picture: Rex/Shutterstock)

Reality star and former Atomic Kitten Kerry Katona, 40, on her fourth wedding, finding love on a dating app and why her new hubby Ryan Mahoney can see the dress.

You’ve said that your longest relationship has been with the press. How’s that going?

Bearing in mind I’ve been in this industry 23 years, it’s had its ups and downs. It’s like a marriage. Ten years ago we were on the brink of a divorce.

It was front page news every single day – ‘Kerry Smashed’, ‘Kerry Car Crash’ – but I took control. I think I’m in a good place now.

Talking of marriages, you’re getting hitched again and chose the dress in Gok Wan’s Say Yes To The Dress: Lancashire…

I felt a little bit ashamed. I felt I wasn’t entitled to enjoy this journey because this will be my fourth marriage, because I’ve been divorced twice and I’m a widow [her third husband, George Kay, died in 2019].

There’s the humiliation of everybody saying, ‘Here we go again!’

Kerry can’t wait to tie the knot with Ryan Mahoney (Picture: WLHN / Backgrid)

Thinking of your previous wedding days, is there any time you should have said no to the dress?

My first wedding dress was a big no-no, the one with Brian McFadden. Looking back on my wedding pictures, dear God, it looks like Dallas threw up all over me.

I had all this fake blonde curly hair, this fishtail dress. I didn’t really have the figure, I’d just had a baby.

What does getting married mean to you this time?

Equalness, partnership. Ryan is a great stepdad. What I’ve had with Ryan I’ve not had with any of the others. I haven’t paraded Ryan out in the industry. This has been kept for me.

You met Ryan through a dating app. What stood out about his dating profile?

I thought he had lovely eyes, great ears. Ryan is eight years younger than me. I’ve never dated younger men as I’ve always thought I need a man who is experienced. Ryan was a slow-burner and then I ended up falling madly in love with him. He’s the most mature, level-headed guy I’ve ever known.

What made you decide to get married in Las Vegas?

Ryan has always said marriage is overrated so if we’re going to get married let’s do it in Vegas. For us just to go away with the kids is perfect really – a bit of Elvis Presley then go for a Benihana’s after.

Do you think you’ll keep the cameras away for this one?

Everything’s for sale at the end of the day, isn’t it? Everyone’s got a price tag. I’ve got five kids to feed.

If it turns out that by them taking a few pictures of me I end up getting my flights and hotel for free, by all means take your pictures.

Have you allowed Ryan to see the dress you’ve chosen?

Yep, I’ve shown him. None of my other husbands saw the dress before
I got married and they all f***d up so I don’t see the harm in Ryan seeing the dress!

My first wedding, I got a letter from Pope John Paul II, an actual blessing because Westlife did a private singsong for him. All the f*g good that did!

Is feeling in control one of the reasons you decided to do the OnlyFans adult
subscription website?

I feel empowered being on OnlyFans. Paparazzi will get pictures of me on
the beach on a family holiday.

I always go topless because I don’t want tan marks and they get all the p****g money but I do it all myself now and I’ve made a bloody fortune from doing it.

How did you get on with home- schooling through lockdown?

Oh my God, they drove me crazy. When it came to my seven-year-old Dylan-Jorge, trying to sit her down and teach, I was on the phone to her teacher going, ‘I’m dyslexic and I haven’t got a f*g clue what “phonics” means!’

Kerry was ‘gutted’ to be left out of Atomic Kitten’s Gareth Southgate tribute (Picture: Pool via REUTERS)

What did you think of the Gareth Southgate re-recording of Atomic Kitten’s Whole Again?

I was a bit gutted the girls did it without me but the more morale behind England the better. To hear the whole nation sing Whole Again, I couldn’t be prouder.

You won I’m A Celebrity and you were the runner-up on Big Brother. Any other reality shows still in your sights?

I would love Strictly but I know I’m not allowed as I’ve done Dancing On Ice and because I do OnlyFans.

It’s OK to have actresses on Strictly who simulate sex on screen but me showing a bit of nipple, that’s not allowed.

Would you mind your kids doing a show like Love Island?

If my kids wanted to be a lap-dancer or be a human rights lawyer or a lollipop lady… as long as they are happy and passionate about it, I’ll support them.

Say Yes To The Dress: Lancashire starts Friday on TLC and discovery+

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