Inside Kerry Katona’s chaotic love life as she gets engaged for the fourth time

It’s safe to say Kerry Katona has had her fair share of heartbreaks.

Having experienced a troubled childhood, going from foster home to foster home, she struggled to deal with fame after joining girl band Atomic Kitten and later battled alcohol and drug addiction.

And it seems her troubled personal life had a knock-on effect on her love life.

Powering through three failed marriages and countless break-ups, Kerry has finally found her happily ever after when boyfriend Ryan Mahoney popped the question.

But to get to a place of happiness she’s finally at today, Kerry had to kiss a lot of frogs before finding her prince.

She went through a series of violent boyfriends in her younger years and the men who have been lucky enough to be a part of her adult life have also caused her plenty of grief.

Brian McFadden

After Kerry’s girlband Atomic Kitten toured alongside Westlife, it resulted in fireworks between Kerry and Brian McFadden.

And just three months after meeting each other, Brian couldn’t wait any longer to pop the question.

The engaged couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Molly, back in 2001.

The following year, the showbiz couple had a huge celebrity wedding where they tied the knot.

But their happily ever after was not meant to be, as the pair separated in 2004 – sending shockwaves around the world.

Their messy divorce in 2006 saw Kerry turn to cocaine and booze, which was the beginning of a gruelling substance battle for the blonde beauty.

Dave Cunningham

Kerry then set her sights on Dave Cunningham.

Dave – who was Kerry’s childhood sweetheart – asked for her hand in marriage in 2005.

But the couple never got to see their wedding day after a huge argument erupted between them during their holiday in Spain, forcing the pair to part ways.

The argument took place after Kerry found out that Dave was seeing his ex-girlfriend behind her back, forcing her to call it quits on the engagement.

A source told People at the time: “Kerry is devastated. After everything she has gone through this year she truly believed Dave could be her saviour.

“Then the shocking revelations about his ex emerged. But because her private life has been made public before, she made a pact not to discuss the split.”

Mark Croft

The singer talked of finding true love with Mark Croft.

She actually ended up marrying the taxi driver on Valentine’s Day in 2007.

Kerry went on to give birth to their two children daughter Heidi and son Maxwell, but it was not long until the pair’ relationship turned sour, leaving Kerry reaching for drugs once more.

She spiraled into a deep depression soon after as she relied on drugs to help her get over her marriage woes with Mark.

Speaking about when she was married to Mark, she told the Mirror: “I wouldn’t have a bath for days. I had no friends, no family around. I was on so much medication, so many drugs. I wanted to die. I was that close to killing myself.”

The star admitted she would spend £500 a week on cocaine and would often have fits after taking too much of the drug.

During their time together, Kerry and Mark and their young daughter Heidi were also held hostage at their £1.5 million home in Cheshire. It was another frightening experience for the star.

They reported that three men forcibly entered the property, and one of the gang held Kerry at knife-point while the others forced Mark to show them where valuables were kept.

Nobody was injured during the break-in, but the men left with a blue BMW and other valuables with an estimated total value between £100,000 and £150,000.

Kerry, who then blamed her troubled relationship with Mark for leaving her bankrupt, split from him in 2011 after three years together.

She set her focus on rebuilding her life and health.

A string of quick romances

Kerry looked for love in all the wrong places.

She went on to date handyman Adam Waldron, who reportedly couldn’t deal with Kerry’s “crazy life”.

The singer saw no choice but to dump him after a few fiery rows.

But the break up proved to have had no love lost between the two, as Kerry soon moved onto her brief fling with fellow CelebrityBig Brother star Lucien Laviscount.

However their relations didn’t last long.

Kerry was quick to move on, hooking up with Stuart Nuttal, after meeting him on an internet dating site.

Yet again, it wasn’t to be and Stuart ended their two-month romance via text message, claiming the girl he met down the pub was a “bitter disappointment.” Ouch.

Poor Kerry then thought she’d met the one when she was introduced to artist Steve Alce – but after eight months they decided it wasn’t working out and she was left heartbroken once again.

After reuniting with Atomic Kitten and trying to get her career back on track, the star filed for bankruptcy in 2013 for the second time.

George Kay

When Kerry met George Kay, she hoped she would finally be able to settle down, be happy, and enjoy the family life she’s been missing.

Everything seemed to have been going according to plan, as the pair welcomed baby girl Dylan-Jorge together, before getting engaged.

The star, who went on to marry the hunk in September 2014, supported her troubled partner but allegedly had enough of his party lifestyle and booted him out.

They briefly split after George’s behaviour became too difficult for Kerry to deal with, but their split didn’t last long.

Soon after, the pair reunited and renewed their wedding vows.

But their turbulent relationship continued and in June 2017, the pair split for the final time.

George tragically passed away in July 2019, aged 39, which floored Kerry.

James English

Soon after her divorce from George, Kerry showed off her then-new flame James English on social media.

Kerry even shared a loved-up selfie of her and the Scottish comedian with fans on Instagram.

But a few months after plastering James all over her social media, the sun had set on their relationship.

Kerry announced the split on Instagram, by sharing a cryptic post about single life.

Ryan Mahoney

After bouncing from one heartbreak to another, it seems as though Kerry is done with having her heart broken.

In July 2018, she met personal trainer Ryan Mahoney.

And in true Kerry fashion, she shared a snap of the hunk on social media, telling her followers she was “officially spoken for.”

The pair first got to talking on dating app Bumble, and it was fireworks from the get-go.

But not all was smooth-sailing, as the pair parted ways in October 2018 after a make-or-break holiday in Thailand.

After taking some time away from one another, the pair reignited their flame the following year.

In fact, Kerry announced their reunion in her New! column in 2019, when she confessed that Ryan was a “godsend” to her, after the death of ex-husband George.

Before lockdown was put in place in March this year, Kerry and Ryan made the big step of moving in together with her children.

The pair were spotted moving in all of their belongings into a plush Essex mansion together.

And after spending months of lockdown together, Ryan decided that Kerry is the one, popping the question to her on August 30th of this year.

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