Kerry Katona 'feared she would die of drug overdose' but kids 'kept her clean'

Former pop star Kerry Katona has admitted her children have kept her clean for 12 years.

The ex-Atomic Kitten singer endured a public battle with cocaine, saying she was never an addict, but instead a binger and would want to “chase it”.

Speaking candidly on her YouTube channel, the 39-year-old opened up about her fears of dying from an overdose.

Kerry’s ex-husband, George Kay, died aged 39 in July 2019 after “eating” a large amount of cocaine from the desk of his Holiday Inn hotel in Liverpool, as reported by the Liverpool Echo.

During a chat with a pal, Kerry revealed she’s been clean for 12 years (Image: Kerry Katona/Youtube)

The pair were married between 2014 and 2017 before they eventually divorced.

Speaking about George’s death, the mum-of-five continued: “With George dying of a drug overdose which I always knew was inevitable and as much as I tried to help him, you can’t help somebody who doesn’t want the help.”

Kerry who shared daughter Dylan-Jorge with George went on to say: “The fact that my baby girl lost her daddy to that, can you imagine if I did coke again and ended up dying.

Kerry shared daughter DJ with ex-husband, George, who died from a cocaine overdoese (Image: Kerry Katona/Twitter)

“The shame I would put on my children, now that is something I could never live with because I’ve put enough shame on my kids as it is.

“So that is what stops me from doing it.”

In a video posted to her 28,700 subscribers, the Whole Again songstress said: “It’s been 12 years and I still get the urge. I wasn’t an addict, I was a binger. I would get a bag of coke and that first line, I’d want to chase it.

Kerry admits to staying clean for the sake of her children (Image: Kerry Katona/Youtube)

“You’re always chasing that first buzz and it’s never as good. I never knew when to stop. “

She later revealed she would endure a fit due to the amount of cocaine she consumed.

“I’m so lucky, someone was looking over me. I think had about four fits and I thought, you’re going to end up dead here, I was destroying myself purposely, I was self-harming myself,” she added.

Kerry said cocaine eventually became her “best friend, confidence and courage”.

Speaking about her decision to stop using the Class A drug, Kerry admitted she has since made herself believe she is “allergic” to the substance.

“I’ve made myself believe if I ever touch that again, I’m going to die. That is how I have to look at it.”

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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk

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