Kerry Katona says 'crippling' health battles make her a 'burden' on fiance Ryan

01 April 2024 , 10:11

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Kerry Katona opened up about her health woes (Image: SplashNews.com)

Kerry Katona fears she's becoming a 'burden' on her fiance with her ongoing health battles.

The former Atomic Kitten star, 43, says she has anxiety battles so bad she feels as though she can't breathe and spiral to the point she believes she will die.

Kerry says her issues are harming her romance with Ryan Mahoney as she struggles to explain to him how she is feeling.

"I've always suffered from anxiety, but over the past couple of weeks it's been really bad," she told new magazine. "I don't know what has triggered it. I kept trying to ignore it, but then on Mother's Day night it came to a head and I just broke down in tears. My throat was closing up and I felt like I couldn't breathe. The anxiety has stayed with me ever since."

"It's been awful it can be crippling. There are times where I don't want to leave the house, but I force myself to. I feel like I just want to curl up and hide. It's scary. I keep thinking, 'What is going on with my body?' I've been in tears saying, 'I don't know what's wrong with me, I'm panicking that I'm going to die'," the star continued.

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Kerry said it is hard to explain to fiance Ryan how she feels (INSTAGRAM)

Kerry has opened up about her terrifying anxiety battle (SplashNews.com)

Kerry said her partner is being as supportive as he can be but she feels she is becoming a 'burden' to him. "I feel like all I'm doing is crying and saying that I don't know what's wrong with me. It's really hard to explain to people how I feel, but Ryan has been brilliant. He's always supportive. I like to deal with things on my own, so I often take myself away and just have moments to myself."

Mum of five Kerry said she also feels she is letting her children down. The reality star is mum to Molly, 22, and Lilly, 21, with first husband Brian McFadden, Heidi, 17, and Max, 15, from her marriage to Mark Croft, and DJ, who turns 10 this week, with her late ex-husband George Kay.

Kerry said she's been having tests to get to the bottom of her issues but believes it could be hormonal. "I might be perimenopausal. I've had some blood tests taken, so I'm waiting to find out if that's what it could be. I've also been crying a lot, I've been sweating loads, my sleep pattern is changing and I need to wee more frequently."

Georgia Trevitt