Overview

• Speaking on Paul C. Brunson’s We Need To Talk, Katona says she witnessed severe violence as a child, including her mother being stabbed by a partner and returning home with a shotgun held to her head.
• She recounts going into hiding with her mother with what she describes as witness-protection-style support, later living in a refuge and moving between multiple foster families as her mum battled addiction and mental health issues.
• Katona says a longing for a father figure drove her pattern of multiple marriages, adding that it took years to realise she was “more than enough” on her own.
• Reflecting on her early career, she says she left Atomic Kitten just before Whole Again hit No. 1, asserts the released track features her vocals, and recalls brief work as a Page 3 model and an 18-year-old lap dancer.
• Discussing her first marriage, she alleges Brian McFadden cheated before their wedding and paid £15,000 under an NDA to keep it quiet, a claim she says she learned about after they married; part two of the podcast is due September 9, with tabloids also reporting she is now dating a personal trainer she met on Celebs Go Dating.