Kerry Katona turns up solo to Celebs Go Dating final after secretly dating ex-boyfriend Ryan Mahoney
KERRY Katona turned up late and alone to tonight’s Celebs Go Dating finale in Tenerife after claiming she’s better off without a man – despite secretly dating ex-boyfriend Ryan Mahoney while filming.
The 38-year-old’s co-stars were gutted not to see her on the Spanish island, claiming it wouldn’t be the same without her, before she made a surprise arrival for the wrap party.
She said: “I found something much better than any fella, I found myself.
“I didn’t come all this way for nothing. Let’s get the party started.”
And watching at home, Kerry praised dating coach Paul Brunson on Twitter, writing: “🙏🙏🙏 bless you it’s been an absolute pleasure working and meeting you and thank you for teaching me how to love myself again! ❤️.”
In January The Sun exclusively revealed Kerry was in a secret relationship with Ryan – something she denied.
The reality star spent time with the hunk in private, with close pals confirming to The Sun that their romance was very much back on.
An insider said: “Kerry has been telling friends she’s in love with Ryan and believes he is The One.
“The couple briefly split at the end of October before Kerry was confirmed for Celebs Go Dating – but they have since rekindled their romance despite her filming for the series.
“They haven’t exactly been discrete about keeping their relationship under wraps as Ryan was spotted at Kerry’s house and even driving her car last week.
“She doesn’t want to put her place on Celebs at risk by fully going public – but there’s no doubt she will after filming has come to an end.”
Kerry had a series of memorable dates during the series, asking one the size of his manhood, while she whipped her wig off on another.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Kerry claimed she signed up for the dating show to find her five children a new daddy and joked she would even get her “t*ts out” to bag her dream man.
She said her eldest daughter Molly had warned she would disown her if she kissed any potential suitors on TV.
Kerry said: “My Molly said ‘mum, by all means do the show but if you put your tongue down anyone’s throat I will never speak to you again.’
“Someone said to me I’d be the talk of the playground and I said ‘I don’t give a s*** about the mum’s but what I do give a s*** about is what the kids will be saying to my kids in the classroom.
“I wouldn’t do it to them. The kids have got enough stick over my past. I wouldn’t do it to them – on camera. I didn’t say I wouldn’t get my t*ts out though.”
Kerry isn’t the first star of Celebs Go Dating to rekindle with an ex-boyfriend during the making of the E4 show.
Olivia Attwood, who featured on the series last year, was in a secret romance with footballer Bradley Dack despite claiming to be single.
The pair tried to dispel reports they were back together in November – but it wasn’t long before they went Instagram official just weeks later.
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