Kerry Katona has said that she is devastated for Kym Marsh following her shock break-up with husband Scott Ratcliff - just 18 months after the couple tied the knot.
The former Atomic Kitten star, 42, explained that she hoped that the Strictly star was "doing OK" and that it can feel "embarrassing" when marriages fall apart.
Kym, 46, and Kerry have both been married three times. Kym to EastEnders' Jack Ryder from 2002 until 2009, Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas for two years from 2012 and Scott from 2021.
Meanwhile, Kerry first famously wed Westlife crooner Brian McFadden from 2002 to 2006, Mark Croft for four years from 2007 and George Kay from 2014 until 2017.
"I hope Kym is doing OK. I’m devastated for her. It’s sad, but sometimes things don’t work out," she said.
Kerry continued to OK! magazine: "I’ve also been married three times, and when it doesn’t work out it can feel embarrassing. I kept going back to my ex, George, because I didn’t want another public divorce. I think that’s what holds me back when it comes to marrying Ryan. I know I’ll be with him forever, but there is that part of me that is worried about going through it all again.
Because of her past marriages, Kerry admitted that she's terrified of getting married again in case she has to go through another public divorce.
While she admitted that she was holding back on setting a date for the wedding because of the fear, she insisted that he knows she will be with partner Ryan Mahoney, 34, "forever".
Yet, Kerry also gushed that he sex life is the "best it's ever been" with her current partner.
"As you get older, you’re not trying to please all of the time and you become more confident," she said.
Adding that they had been together for five years now, Kerry said that she feels "more relaxed with him" than anyone else she's been with.
She quipped: "Ryan is living his ultimate fantasy – he’s got himself a MILF. Ha!"
