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KERRY Katona has opened about her turbulent relationship with fiance Ryan Mahoney, as she confesses that it often feels like they are hanging together by a thread.
The 44-year-old made a dramatic announcement that they had split last week, after she’d said she felt unsupported.
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But now the mother-of-five has talked about their relationship and why they are prone to such big highs and terrible lows.
Setting the record straight in her OK magazine column she said: “I’m sure you’ll have all read the 'news’ about me splitting up with Ryan after I flippantly said I was single on my Instagram to make my mum laugh.
It was a throwaway comment that I made between my mum, my best friend Danielle and me but it all spiralled out of control. If you watch the video on my Instagram, you can hear us talking to the doctor and Danielle left a funny comment underneath asking if he was single. To try and cheer my mum up, I said that I was – but with a laughing face.”
Reality star and influencer Kerry said that relations have been testy between them after the strain of caring for Kerry’s sick mum who has been hospitalized with blood clots and the various demands of having five children.
She said: “I made a joke but, like any couple, Ryan and I do have hard times and our ups and downs.
Sometimes we’re just hanging on by the skin of our teeth but that’s often what happens in a relationship. We’ve got a lot more than usual to deal with at the moment, like the kids at home, outside drama and looking after my poorly mum.
The Cheshire-based star has also said that she’s looking to seek help through therapy as she feels that she’s struggling with a build-up of unresolved issues.
She says: “With everything that’s been going on, for example with my mum and Ryan, it’s made me realise I have some unresolved issues from my past. It’s resulted in a lot of anger and maybe not dealing with situations at home as well as I should.
I wasn’t aware of how much I’d built things up, from my childhood to separations and death. I don’t think I ever fully addressed my relationship with George especially, but I’m getting help. I’m looking into getting a good therapist. I think it’s important for people to know it’s OK to ask for help. I’ve got so much resentment inside of me and it was spilling out on to my family.”
Former Atomic Kitten star Kerry was married to ex-rugby league ace George Kay until 2017 and they share their daughter Dylan-Jorge, now 10.
But George tragically died in 2019, after an accidental cocaine overdose
Kerry is also mum to two children from her marriage to Mark Croft, and two from her first marriage to Brian McFadden.
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