KERRY Katona has spoken about the ‘guilt and shame’ of her drug addiction.
The former Atomic Kitten star said she had finally closed a chapter on the darkest days of her life.
Kerry, 43, was told by surgeons last year that she would have to have surgery to fix her nose after it started collapsing from the years of drug taking.
After an amazing 15 years of sobriety, she finally decided that she wanted to have the procedure.
Sharing a photo of her bruised face with a large bandage over her nose, she said that she now ‘forgives herself’ from the mistakes she once made.
“Even thou (sic) it’s been almost 15 years since those awful dark days and even thou that chapter of my life is well and truly closed it’s hard not to hang on to those negative unnecessary thoughts of shame, guilt, embarrassment, also desperation, loneliness, heartbreak,” she wrote in the caption.
” But also strength, resilience, determination and forgiveness! Forgiving yourself is probably the most hardest of them all.
“I really hope my mistakes can become lessons for others in their hour of desperation to give you hope and inspiration never to give up on yourself.”
She told fans that it is “never too late to ask for help” and it’s “never too late to reach out and ask someone if they need help”.
She started taking drugs when she was just 14 years old after her mum first introduced her to speed.
Here we look at the star's changing face - from fresh-faced pop singer to the latest £3,000 tweakment.
Kerry first went under the knife in 2004 for a boob job, and again in 2008 for another breast enhancement and liposuction.
In 2010 she also revealed she had tried to turn back time with some facial tweaks.
Kerry was bitten by the vampire facial bug in 2013, and feared she would die after a shocking reaction to the procedure, popularised by Kim Kardashian.
In 2019 Kerry sparked outrage by endorsing a ‘Katona Package’ at a London clinic offering “2ml face filler and one area fat dissolving” for £699.
When the mum-of-five approached her 40th, she celebrated with fillers and fat-dissolving injections in her chin to “enhance my natural beauty”.
Two years later Kerry joked she’d got a “brand new face” after a procedure called CoolSculpting, which freezes fat cells under the skin and destroys them. She had some fat removed from her chin and Botox injections.
In 2023, the TV star revealed a tighter jawline after treating herself to a “non-invasive facelift”.
In early 20224, Kerry had much more invasive eye lift and brow lift in January, at a cost of over £3,000.
This spiraled into a chaotic cocaine addiction that plagued her for years.
She said how things got so bad that she “literally died” after a heavy binge at the height of her addiction.
Kerry explained that she had a hole in the middle of her nose from the drug abuse, which she never planned on getting fixed.
She said that she wanted to keep the hole as a reminder, but after struggling with breathing she decided it was time.
Her fans flocked to the comment section to send her messages of support and love.
“Speedy recovery beautiful,” one person wrote.
“You will be bk (sic) to yourself soon sending big hugs,” a second chimed.
“You’ve walked a turbulent road but lessons and blessings are always right alongside,” another added.
“Sending love to you for a speedy recovery. Well done on your recovery. You really are amazing!” a fourth wrote.
