She overhauled her lifestyle last year and shed two stone in the process.
Continuing her ‘new year, new me’ resolution, Kerry Katona revealed that her newly-slimmed down figure has caused men to flock to her.
The TV personality has been enjoying singldom since she ended her marriage with George McKay once and for all last summer, although the split has been far from amicable.
Male attention: Kerry Katona revealed that her newly-slimmed down figure has caused men to flock to her
Speaking to Closer magazine, the 37-year-old singer confessed that her weight loss has given her a certain confidence with men, although she doesn’t feel ready to date just yet.
‘I’m loving the male attention from my new look!’ she said. ‘I’ve been asked out on a few dates but I’ve chickened out and cancelled at the last minute.
‘I think I’m happy being on my own right now and I don’t want to let just anyone into my life. I’ve been hurt so much in the past – it’ll take somebody really special to win my love.’
Transforming her fitness has had a positive effect on the mother-of-five who admitted to having a new outlook on life.
Overhaul: Kerry has since shed 2st since overhauling her lifestyle (Pictured in 2016 with pal Michelle Heaton)
Romance: Speaking to Closer magazine, the 37-year-old singer confessed that her weight loss has given her a certain confidence with men, although she doesn’t feel ready to date just yet
She added: ‘I’m a different person – I feel like I’m the Kerry who I should have been for a good few years; I’m back to the Kerry everyone fell in love with.’
Her candid comments come after she unveiled her dramatic body transformation on Loose Women earlier this month, showcasing her two stone weight-loss in a skimpy black bikini.
Flaunting her toned figure and a brunette wig, the Whole Again hitmaker oozed confidence as she revealed how exercise has helped her gain control of her life, while discussing being single and writing off men once and for all.
Speaking about her failed love-life, the beauty revealed she would rather become a lesbian than date a man and has ruled out having more children in the future so she doesn’t ruin her new physique.
Figure-flaunting: Her candid comments come after she unveiled her dramatic body transformation on Loose Women earlier this month, showcasing her two stone weight-loss in a skimpy black bikini
Honest: Speaking about her failed love-life, the beauty revealed she would rather become a lesbian than date a man and has ruled out having more children in the future so she doesn’t ruin her new physique
She joked: ‘No more kids! I don’t want to ruin this body.’ Kerry added of her dating future: ‘100% definitely a woman, I would definitely become a lesbian rather than [date] a man. 100%.’
Asked why, she joked: ‘Men… do I need…? No, I’m not a lesbian. I don’t think I have [had a good adult relationship]. All of my relationships have been documented since the age of 17.
‘I do need to be on my own and I’m really happy on my own. Being single is definitely the way forward. I’m definitely in a relationship with myself and learning to love me… I’ve never done that before.’
The Eternal Flame hitmaker moved in with her ‘wifey’ Ampika Pickston after splitting from third husband George Kay in June and was inspired by the Real Housewives of Cheshire star to change her lifestyle dramatically.
Dramatic: The Eternal Flame hitmaker moved in with her ‘wifey’ Ampika Pickston after splitting from third husband George Kay in June and was inspired by the Real Housewives of Cheshire star to change her lifestyle dramatically
Family: Kerry and George have three-year-old daughter Dylan-Jorge together, while the reality star also has Molly, 16, Lily-Sue, 14, Heidi, 10, and Maxwell, nine, from her first two marriages
Kerry and George have three-year-old daughter Dylan-Jorge together, while the reality star also has Molly, 16, Lily-Sue, 14, Heidi, 10, and Maxwell, nine, from her first two marriages.
She revealed: ‘I’ve always ended up in a really bad relationship. I’m an old romantic – I still believe in love, I still believe in marriage, I still believe in that happy ever after.
She joked: ‘If there are any millionaires out there watching, come and look after me and my kids.’
Kerry’s new-found freedom comes after a spate of failed marriages. In 2002, she married Westlife’s Brian McFadden in a romantic ceremony in Ireland and went on to have two daughters, Molly and Lilly-Sue.
In the past: Kerry’s new-found freedom comes after a spate of failed marriages. In 2002, she married Westlife’s Brian McFadden in a romantic ceremony in Ireland and went on to have two daughters, Molly and Lilly-Sue (Pictured in 2004)
Then: However, the couple filed for divorce two years later and officially separated in 2006 (Pictured in 2004)
However, the couple filed for divorce two years later and officially separated in 2006.
A year later, Katona found love with Mark Croft and married in a private ceremony in Gretna Green, shortly before giving birth to their daughter Heidi and then son, Max, in 2008.
After an on-off relationship, Kerry finally called it quits with the taxi driver in 2011.
She then embarked on a romance with George Kay, tying the knot in 2014 but split after three years of marriage.
Romance: A year later, Katona found love with Mark Croft and married in a private ceremony in Gretna Green, shortly before giving birth to their daughter Heidi and then son, Max (Pictured in 2008)
Kerry, who gave birth to daughter Dylan-Jorge during the marriage, previously broke-up with George in October 2015.
A month later, she appeared in court accusing him of beating her up at their home, after allegedly arming himself with a Taser-style device and a knife.
However he was later acquitted after prosecutors revealed that they didn’t have enough evidence to secure a conviction.
Following the divorce, Kerry has been linked with comedian James English but the pair were said to have split in October last year.