Kerry Katona looks set to be 'furious' as her former Atomic Kitten bandmate Natasha Hamilton has pipped her to her 'dream job.'
Natasha, who announced her fifth pregnancy this week, has been snapped filming scenes for the next series of ITV's The Real Housewives of Cheshire as she becomes the latest big name signing for the reality show.
The singer, 40, looked right at home in the glamorous Real Housewives world as she joined her co-stars at a late night dinner soirée this week.
Dressed in a tiger print velvet suit and bow tie, Natasha beamed at the cameras as she made her way into their VIP area.
The Whole Again singer hid her baby bump, choosing to reveal the news days later, with a pair of high-waisted trousers and a matching loose-fit blazer.
Reality TV veteran Kerry has previously made no secret of the fact that she'd love to be a cast-member on the glossy reality show.
She previously said: "I'd 1000% join The Real Housewives of Cheshire cast.
"Why not get paid for driving around where I drive around anyway?"
A source close to reality show veteran said Kerry will be 'furious' to hear that her former bandmate has bagged a role on the franchise.
They told the Mirror: "Kerry will be furious about this news.
"Not only is Atomic Kitten back on our stages without her, Natasha has now pipped her to the post on her dream job!
"Kerry moved Cheshire hoping to get the attention of the ITV Be show. She’s got two Lamborghini’s, the big house, the stylish designer wardrobe and she’s in with the local Cheshire Housewives scene but somehow they’ve over looked her time and time again and now they’ve gone with Natasha."
Commenting on the bandmates' long-running 'feud', the source added: "That’s got to hurt and she’ll be livid when she finds out, it’s like their bitter history repeating itself.
"What’s strange is Kerry has always had the limelight, for better or for worse, Natasha not so much. The public can’t get enough of Kerry’s life. So it makes no sense that they’ve gone for Natasha instead and she doesn’t technically live in Cheshire, she lives in Chester!"
Kerry's representative told the Mirror: "Kerry moved to Cheshire to be closer to her mum and not to be on the Real Housewives Of Cheshire.
"Kerry is over the moon for Natasha and thinks she will be a great addition to the show as she will liven it up. Kerry wishes her nothing but love, happinesses and joy."
Kerry has been open about her feud with Natasha in the past, previously admitting she once got into a physical fight with her bandmember before she got kicked out of Atomic Kitten.
The ugly spat came when the girls enjoyed a boozy day out while on tour in New Zealand.
Michelle Heaton, who was with the duo as she stood in from Liz McLarnon, ended up being taken to hospital in an ambulance was pictured in a bad state.
Natasha accused Kerry of tipping of the paparazzi - sparking off a scrap between the two womem.
"'We got into a huge fight. I'm not proud of the fact it turned physical but I was absolutely fuming that she was accusing me of doing something I absolutely didn't do," Kerry insisted in her autobiography Whole Again.
Kerry called for a truce with her bandmates when Natasha got married in 2021.
After seeing photos of Liz McLarnon and Jenny Frost at Natasha's bash Kerry admitted she was 'sad' she'd been snubbed from the guestlist.
Kerry was dealt another blow when the trio enjoyed a revived hit on single Whole Again, which she originally featured on, during Euro 2020.
The track soared back up the charts as England fans changed the words to support Gareth Southgate's club.
The band rose to fame, along with fellow members Kerry Katona and Natasha Hamilton, after forming in 1998. The group disbanded in 2004, but reunited in 2012.
