Kerry Katona has hit back at rumours swirling about her being on drugs at Hugh Grant’s glitzy birthday bash, insisting she’s clean and can’t even hack late nights anymore.
The former Atomic Kitten star, who’s had a public battle with addiction, finds it “a little annoying” to fend off the constant accusations after years of sobriety. The celeb-packed party saw Liz Hurley and her son Damien among the guests, with Kerry bringing along two of her daughters for a night of mingling with the stars.
In her latest OK! magazine column, the I’m A Celebrity champ dished the dirt on the festivities.
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“I went to Hugh Grant’s 64th birthday party last week and it was such a great night! Molly flew down from Ireland to come along and I brought Heidi too, they had a ball.
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“We had a great chinwag, he’s so lovely. I went to bed around 10:30, I can never do a late night!” Kerry revealed.
She continued: “Although, I posted a video to my Instagram the next morning where I was cracking jokes and just having a chat, and so many people commented that I was drunk or on drugs! I couldn’t believe it, I don’t even drink alcohol and it was the morning, all I had was water! It is a little annoying that I have to keep defending myself,” reports the Mirror.
Kerry has candidly opened up about her dark past with drugs, which started shockingly at just 14 years old. She’s previously shared the chilling story of how her mum, Sue, allegedly got her started on cocaine by disguising it as sherbet and rubbing it on her gums.
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Fast forward to this April, and the mother-of-five proudly announced she’s been clean for a whopping 10 years.
Yet, as she marked this significant clean streak, Kerry reflected on the time when she was most hooked on cocaine during her rocky marriage to ex-cabbie and drug dealer Mark Croft. The pair, who tied the knot in 2007 and called it quits in 2011, share two kids, Heidi and Maxwell.
Spilling the beans on the Straight To The Comments! podcast, Kerry confessed: “I haven’t touched cocaine in 15 years.”
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But when probed about booze, the reality star was quick to say: “No I love a drink, but coke was more my poison and plus I married my drug dealer because I thought I would get it a bit cheaper..”
She went on to explain: “I wouldn’t say it was addiction it was more of a co-dependency. This was at a time where I would have 40 paps outside my house, my mum was selling stories on me and I was married to a drug dealer. Cocaine became my only friend – it was all I had. Rehab didn’t help me get off coke at all, when I got out I met my drug dealer.”
Frank offers confidential advice about drugs and addiction (email frank@talktofrank.com, message 82111 or call 0300 123 6600) or the NHS has information about getting help.
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