Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona has revealed she has secretly been suffering from a devastating health condition following her split from fiancé Ryan Mahoney after six years

Kerry Katona has revealed her secret health struggle(Image: kerrykatona7/Instagram)

Kerry Katona has revealed her health took a turn following her split from her fiancé Ryan Mahoney as she was left struggling with a devastating condition. The former Atomic Kitten star, 44, split from personal trainer Ryan, 36, in November after six years together.

At the time, Kerry cited a “breach of trust” in their decision to go their separate ways. She admitted she became “exhausted” with her heartache as it started to take a toll on her health.

Kerry decided to keep busy with her gruelling on stage performances in a Cinderella pantomime, all while struggling with alopecia. It comes after her best pal Katie Price worries fans with appearance in family photo after explaining weight loss.

Kerry says she is struggling with hair loss(Image: kerrykatona7/Instagram)

The mum-of-five was doing up to three performances a day in her Christmas panto when she noticed her hair loss. According to the NHS, alopecia is a general term for hair loss which can be widely spread or limited to one area.

Alopecia can be temporary or permanent. “It was heartbreak, it was exhausting. I also got alopecia. It was really stressful,” Kerry told Daily Mail.

She revealed her hair is yet to regrow as she has said she’s “still bald”. Kerry said her hair loss has been confined to her scalp and is remaining positive about the situation.

“It’s only hair,” she said. “It will grow back. I wear tape extensions because it all started falling out.” In 2021, Kerry shared how her hair started to fall out due to the amount of hair extensions she was wearing.

She said at the time she “hated” how “fine and wispy” her blonde locks were as she blamed “years and years of putting extensions after extensions in my hair”. However, this time Kerry has said stress has caused her hair loss.

In an effort to move on from Ryan, Kerry has stepped back out into the dating pool as has grown close to personal trainer Paolo Margaglione. She signed up to Celebs Go Dating in an effort to find her perfect match.

However, it seemed the pair may have faced some bumps in the road already after snaps of the pair in Ibiza seemed to show them in a tense exchange. A source claimed that, while they’re totally “smitten” with each other, Kerry is nervous about putting yet another relationship in the public eye.

“Kerry is being very cautious with this romance,” they told the Mirror. “She has been very wary about going public with Paolo and it impacting their relationship.

“She’s been down the route of high-profile, public relationships before and she doesn’t want anything to ruin things this time.” Kerry and father-of-two Paolo, 33, are thought to have met during the new series of Celebs Go Dating.

However, Kerry has remained resolutely tight-lipped on her new relationship. The source added: “Kerry’s worries have caused some tense moments as she doesn’t want any exterior drama getting in the way.

“But Paolo isn’t overthinking it – he’s just really happy to be with her. He doesn’t see the problem and is telling her not to worry, they’re great together and should just enjoy what they’ve got.”