Kerry Katona is “still struggling” with the effects of coronavirus.

Kerry Katona

Kerry Katona

The former Atomic Kitten singer contracted COVID-19 in December and though she’s feeling better than when she first fell ill, she’s still not completely back to her normal self.

Writing in her latest New! magazine column, she revealed: "I’m feeling slightly better but I’m still struggling a bit with COVID symptoms from time to time.”

The 40-year-old star - who has Molly, 19, and Lilly-Sue, 17, with first husband Brian McFadden, Heidi, 13, and 12-year-old Max from her marriage to Mark Croft, and six-year-old DJ with the late George Kay – is also worried about her mum Sue, who is feeling very isolated due to the latest UK lockdown in response to the pandemic.

She wrote: “My mum was on the phone to me crying the other day because she’s fed up.

“She’s high risk so she hasn’t left the house in nearly a year, I really feel for her.

“But I speak to her on FaceTime every day. It’s her 61st birthday this week and she’s going to be all on her own.

“The last time I went out with her was on her 60th last year!

“Lilly’s 18th birthday is also coming up in February. We’ll have to try and make the most of it in lockdown. It’s just something we’ve got to accept.”