Kerry Katona has addressed rumours that her close pal Katie Price has moved in with her during their rehearsals for a Christmas pantomime of Cinderella in Northwich.
Writing in her New! Magazine column, the 44-year-old clarified that while Katie isn’t living with her, they will be enjoying “lots of sleepovers” due to their proximity, the Mirror reports.
She shared: “I’ve started panto rehearsals now for our performance of Cinderella at Northwich Memorial Court, which have been going really well. Katie Price is in it with me and she’s been doing so well, it’s nice to have her around.”
Going on to set the record straight, she said: “I did see reports that she had moved in with me – which definitely isn’t true. She will be coming for lots of sleepovers while she’s here though, which will be nice.”
Following her recent split from fiancé Ryan Mahoney, with whom she parted ways due to a ‘breach of trust’ after a six-year relationship, the mum-of-four acknowledges the challenges of managing work and family life, especially in the run-up to Christmas without the support of a partner.
She said: “I’m flat out with work at the moment and it’s difficult balancing that and the kids. I’m adjusting to being a single mum again and it’s not easy, I have to split myself into lots of different pieces.”
Announcing her split earlier this month, Kerry confirmed that fitness trainer Ryan had moved out of their family home – just a week after she detailed how they were trying to ‘work through’ their issues.
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In her column, she shared: “Last week I spoke about how Ryan and I were having a tough time and now he has moved out of the house. We are no longer together and it’s been a really tough week – I never in a million years thought this would happen. Without going into too much detail, there has been a breach of trust between us.”
Kerry expressed her uncertainty about their future, saying, “I don’t know if we’ll be able to work it out or not, but I do still love him so much. I feel like everything has heaped on recently and it’s so much to deal with, I am really struggling. But I know I can get through it no matter what happens, I’ve been through break-ups before and come out the other side, so we just need to see what happens.”
As Kerry navigates this challenging time, she’ll have the support of her friend Katie, with whom she’s started rehearsals for Cinderella, where they’ll play the pantomime’s wicked step-sisters.
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