Kerry Katona performing at the Big Day Out live concert in Kent, July 2017 / Picture Credit: Ryan Dinham/Rmv/Zuma Press/PA Images
Kerry Katona performing at the Big Day Out live concert in Kent, July 2017 / Picture Credit: Ryan Dinham/Rmv/Zuma Press/PA Images

Kerry Katona is somebody who has lived much of her life in the public eye, with plenty of her personal struggles being put under the spotlight for the entire nation to judge.

Now in an exclusive film for Steph's Packed Lunch on Channel 4, the former Atomic Kitten singer and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! champion has described how she felt after being declared bankrupt in 2008.

"I wanted to hide away," she explained. "I felt a mug, I was embarrassed, I felt stupid, I was ashamed. You feel worthless.”

She continued: “It was absolutely awful to the point I wanted to take my own life. I understand why when people get in debt so many actually take their own lives over money. I've been there. I was so close to doing it myself.”

The situation is one that Kerry has now managed to get out of, but she went into further detail about how she found herself there, explaining: "I was never taught about money, I was never taught in school, my mum never taught me... I got an accountant and I left it all for them to deal with.

"I found out I was going bankrupt the day I actually went bankrupt. This tax bill was for £82,000 which was nothing to me at that time... The money had all gone. I was completely ripped off and conned, I trusted the wrong people... I was doing drugs, I wasn't in the right frame of mind, I entrusted them with my money so it is my responsibility as well.”

Speaking to others who may be going through what she's been through, she shared some advice: "Please reach out and talk to somebody. There's light at the end of the tunnel, I promise you.”

Steph's Packed Lunch continues weekdays at 12.30pm on Channel 4 and All 4.

If you want help with debts, or need further information about bankruptcy, you can reach out to Citizens Advice. Click here for more details.

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