Kerry Katona spent a day reminiscing about her late dog on the first anniversary of his death.
Kerry Katona
The 40-year-old star and her family spent time remembering their pet pooch Paddy - who was originally owned by her late ex-husband George Kay - and looking at old photos of their canine pal.
Writing in her New! magazine column, she said: "It's been a year since we lost our dog Paddy - I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. It feels like yesterday when we sent him over the rainbow bridge. He was a huge part of our family.
"We spent the day reminiscing and looking back at pictures of him, and then we went for a walk with our other two dogs. He was 18, so he was a really old dog. He had a great life, but we miss him loads."
The former Atomic Kitten singer had to have Paddy put to sleep last year because he was suffering from a string of health problems and his death hit her "hard" as she lost one of her final links to George, who died from an accidental drugs overdose in July 2019.
She said at the time: "It's been a really emotional time for my family - not only have we moved house, which was an effort in itself, but we made the decision to put our beloved dog Paddy to sleep...
"We gathered the children to say goodbye and they were in bits. It certainly hit me hard, too. Losing Paddy, who was George's dog, and now leaving the house I shared with George all feels very final."
Kerry - who is now engaged to Ryan Mahoney - bid farewell to the Labrador in an emotional Instagram post last year, writing: "Goodbye my beautiful baby boy sleep tight!! You were so loved and we will forever miss you. You have been the best doggy in the world and loyal to us all... miss you so much paddy ...
"you took your last breath in all of our arms in your home knowing how much you are loved and knowing how much joy you've brought to our lives ... through the good and the bad times you've always been there paddy, listening to me rant and rave about one thing or another! (sic)"
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