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Kerry Katona 'fears leaving house' after thief snatches her Gucci bag from Mayfair hotel

Kerry Katona has spoken of how a thief grabbing her Gucci bag while she was staying at a Mayfair hotel has left her in fear of leaving the house.

Former Atomic Kitten star Katona, 44, was staying with fiancé Ryan Mahoney when her bag, which contained her medication, phone and earphones, was stolen.

Writing in her column for OK! she said she had left her bag with the concierge as their room was not ready.

However, an opportunist thief stole the bag with the incident caught on the hotel CCTV which was shown to Katona.

She wrote: “I couldn’t believe it, I have the worst luck... I left my Gucci holdall with them which had all my medication in it for my back and chronic pain, the phone I use for my banking apps, my earphones and much more.

“It was so triggering for me and I did feel emotional afterwards, it’s just so scary to think you’re not safe.”

She added: “Thankfully, Ryan and I are OK and things can be replaced, it’s just frustrating and scary.

“I don’t understand how people can wake up and decide to do these things, it’s awful.

“When things like this happen it makes me scared to go out as I don’t want to be targeted.”

The mother of five has previously spoken about being left “traumatised” after her car was stolen.

She had said: “It was really traumatic to watch someone drive off with my car…it is just a car, everything in it is replaceable, it massively triggered me, brought loads of memories back.

“I was angry as well over the fact I’ve worked really hard, turned my life around, then dirty scumbags who can’t be a****d getting a f***ing job nick my car because they think it’s the easiest way to get money.

“It was really traumatic for my two little girls as well.”

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