Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Kerry Katona after £15,000 surgery says 'I'm loving my new figure,'

Kerry Katona is thrilled with her new body after undergoing £15,000 of cosmetic surgery.

The former Atomic Kitten singer, 28, underwent a breast reduction operation, liposuction and removal of stretch marks at the St John and St Elizabeth Hospital, in North London in August.

Kerry revealed her joy this week over the successful surgery, as she prepared to fly out of Manchester Airport for a sunshine break with her husband Mark Croft today.
Kerry Katona

Brand-new body: Kerry Katona shows off her slender post-op body at Manchester Airport today

Dressed in tight-fitting jeans and a fitted top, Kerry appeared to have regained the confidence she had with her body during her pop star days with Atomic Kitten.

Kerry decided to undergo surgery after growing unhappy with her body following the birth of her fourth child, Max, in April.

Rather than lose weight through dieting and exercise, Kerry chose the surgical option after complaining of the toll childbirth had taken on her body.

After being made bankrupt by the High Court just a week before her operation, the procedures were paid for by MTV, the producers of her reality show Whole Again.

Kerry's operation will be screened on the programme on MTV One later this month.
Kerry Katona

Tummy to toned: Kerry feels more confident with her new figure (L) and Kerry's heavier figure in May (R)

Writing in her column in this week's OK! magazine, an ecstatic Kerry said: 'Yesterday I went shopping for the first time but all the bras looked stupid on my new boobs - I actually look better without a bra.

'I bought a lot of gorgeous size 10 dresses, how cool is that? I'm loving having a waist and a figure after being pregnant for about three years.'

Kerry's operation has reduced her cup size from a 34GG to a 34DD.

Husband Mark is equally pleased with Kerry's newly- improved figure: 'She's loads trimmer and she looks exactly like she did when I first started seeing her. I much prefer her like this.

'It's like I've got another bird in bed with me.'

The couple, who married in February 2007, have two children together, baby son Max, aged six months, and toddler Heidi, 19 months.
Kerry Katona

'It's like I've got another bird': Husband Mark is delighted with Kerry's post-op figure

Kerry also has two daughters Molly, seven, and Lilly-Sue, five, from her previous marriage to Westlife singer Brian McFadden.

Meanwhile, Kerry and Mark's marriage has been rocked by claims he may have fathered a son with another woman before he started dating his now-wife three years ago.

Mark is now considering whether or not to undergo a paternity test to determine if he is the father.

Kerry said: 'She approached us after she discovered the guy she's with now wasn't the boy's dad, but even if it is Mark's kid, it happened way before I met him, so what's there to be angry about?'