Kerry Katona reveals she’s gained 2.5 stone and has gone up to a size 14

Kerry Katona has spoken candidly about gaining weight in recent months.

Speaking to Closer magazine this week, the Atomic Kitten star revealed she has recently gained 2.5 stone and has gone up to a size 14 in clothing. 

Kerry told the publication that she’s ‘miserable’ and added that she’s planning to get corrective surgery in January after a botched tummy tuck. 

‘It’s making me miserable’: Kerry Katona revealed this week that she’s gained 2.5 stone and has gone up to a size 14. Pictured in October (left) and early last year (right)

‘I’ve put on about two and a half stone and I’m now a size 14, which is making me miserable,’ Kerry said. 

‘But it’s really cold at the moment and the electricity bills are getting higher and higher.’

‘I just saw that and thought it’s better to eat more to get more insulation on my body and save some money at the same time!’ 

Going under the knife: Kerry told Closer that she’s ‘miserable’ and added that she’s planning to get corrective surgery in January after a botched tummy tuck

Kerry said her stomach is a ‘mess’ after a botched tummy tuck last year and plans to have corrective surgery. 

She said she’s like a ‘flat pack from IKEA’ and surgeons have to ‘put me back together again’. 

In February, Kerry revealed that she ‘cries every day’ because she’s so unhappy with her appearance.

The former Atomic Kitten singer, 41, has been struggling to lose weight, despite exercising regularly and eating a ‘healthy’ diet, and she admitted she doesn’t feel like she’s inside her own body any more.

She wrote in her column for new! magazine: ‘I’m going for a consultation this week at Pall Mall Cosmetics to get my boobs checked after having a breast reduction last year.

Candid: She said she’s like a ‘flat pack from IKEA’ and surgeons have to ‘put me back together again’. Pictured in June 2021

‘I’m just going for a check-up to see if everything is as it should be. I actually feel like my boobs have grown bigger! 

‘I’m still feeling really uncomfortable in my own skin at the moment. No matter how healthy I’m being and how hard I’m training, I can’t seem to lose weight. It doesn’t even feel like I’m in my own body! I look in the mirror and cry every day.’ 

The star – who has five children from previous relationships – admitted earlier that month she has ‘issues with food’ and had fallen into a cycle of comfort eating, leaving her feeling self-conscious in front of her fiancé Ryan Mahoney. 

She said: ‘I’ve relaunched my fitness brand M-Fit, which is really exciting. We’ve set up a new platform for weekly classes. I’m not feeling my best at the moment, so I’m looking forward to getting back into training.

Upset: The former Atomic Kitten singer, 41, has been struggling to lose weight, despite exercising regularly and eating a ‘healthy’ diet

‘I’ve gained 2½st after overindulging at Christmas and then getting Covid. I’ve been comfort eating – biscuits are my downfall. I’m really unhappy.

‘My legs are like tree trunks! I’m even starting to feel self-conscious in front of Ryan. So my aim is to lose it.

‘I definitely have issues with food. If I treat myself to something, I instantly feel guilty and punish myself mentally. And then I feel depressed and eat more!’

Busty: She wrote in her column for new! magazine: ‘I’m going for a consultation this week at Pall Mall Cosmetics to get my boobs checked after having a breast reduction last year’ (pictured before the reduction)