Mum-of-five Kerry Katona tells Closer magazine that nothing compares to the highs of motherhood and why she'll never regret her failed relationships
She's achieved a lot in life, including topping the charts with successful girl band Atomic Kitten, winning I'm A Celebrity and overcoming a vicious drug addiction. But looking back over her 37 years, Kerry Katona says that her five kids are her biggest achievement.
She says: "My proudest moments are when people meet my children and they say 'They're a credit to you.' They are what I've got to show for myself. Every single day I can look at them and know that I've brought them up and that makes me so happy. They're my legacy.
"I was hard on myself for so long but knowing how well my kids have turned out, I think I should be proud of myself."
GALLERY: Kerry Katona's COMPLETE transformation through the years...
Kerry Katona Transformation Gallery
1 of 51Baby Kerry Katona
Born in 1980, Kerry Katona was the most ADORABLE baby! We recoginse that pout anywhere...
2 of 51Kerry Katona aged 15
A young Kerry Katona looks gorgeous for her school photo! We bet she was a right tearaway, though...
3 of 511999: Kerry Katona, aged 18
Then Kezza rose to fame as a member of Atomic Kitten alongside Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon.
4 of 511999: Kerry Katona, aged 18
Kerry looking every inch a 90s icon on the Pepsi Chart show... we definitely had that top!
5 of 512000: Kerry Katona, aged 19
Kezza at the Motor Show in Birmingham... LOOK AT THOSE LOCKS!
6 of 512001: Kerry Katona, aged 20
Kerry looking FAB in a super-cute LBD at the BRIT Awards. This was also the year Kerry became a mama, giving birth to her first daughter, Molly Marie McFadden, in August. Aww!
7 of 512002: Kerry Katona, aged 22
We love this shot of Kerry cuddling up to her then-husband - Westlife's Brian McFadden. The pair were tied the knot in 2002, but sadly split up just four years later. Young love heyyy!
8 of 512002: Kerry Katona, aged 22
Oi, get a room you two!
9 of 512002: Kerry Katona, aged 22
Squad goals? Kerry at the opening of Walt Disney Studios in Paris
10 of 512003: Kerry Katona, aged 23
A bronzed Kezza attending the London premier party of Bad Boys II. This was also the same year Kez had her second daughter with Brian, Lilly-Sue McFadden, who was born in February.
11 of 512004: Kerry Katona, aged 24
Jungle babes Kerry Katona and I'm a Celeb co-star Katie Price
12 of 512004: Kerry Katona, aged 24
She was crowned Queen of the Jungle in I'm a Celebrity... Get me Out of Here! in 2004. We bet she needed that champers!
13 of 512004: Kerry Katona, aged 24
The gorgeous Kerry and Brian McFadden at The Brit Awards
14 of 512004: Kerry Katona, aged 24
An off-duty Kerry Katona in Dublin, Ireland rocking a baseball cap
15 of 512004: Kerry Katona, aged 24
Fresh-faced Kerry at Dublin's Four Seasons Hotel
16 of 512004: Kerry Katona, aged 24
Kezza performing at G-A-Y in London, reminding fans of her toned physique... go on girl
17 of 512005: Kerry Katona, aged 25
No paps please! Kerry arriving at RTE studios to record The Late Late Show in Dublin
18 of 512005: Kerry Katona, aged 25
She's looking extremely chuffed after winning 'Celebrity Mum of the Year' in 2005!
19 of 512005: Kerry Katona, aged 25
Kerry attending the launch of the H&M store in Dublin. Can we just appreciate how great she looks brunette...
20 of 512006: Kerry Katona, aged 26
Pink to make the boys wink! Kezza promoting Pink Ladies - an all female cab firm in London in February
21 of 512006: Kerry Katona, aged 26
A voluptuous Kerry Katona at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards in February. SLAYING with the curls
22 of 512006: Kerry Katona, aged 26
Here she's at the press launch of 'The Vitality Show'... 26 years old and looking absolutely flawless
23 of 512008: Kerry Katona, aged 28
Kez rocking a fabulous bun at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Liverpool
24 of 512008: Kerry Katona, aged 28
Kerry with her second husband Mark Croft, who she married a year earlier in 2007. They had their first daughter together, Heidi Elizabeth Croft, just 6 days after the wedding... busy girl isn't she!
25 of 512008: Kerry Katona, aged 24
A very glamorous & pregnant Kerry attending the baby shower for her fourth child Maxwell Mark Croft, born in April 2008... this is going to create one hell of a family tree
26 of 512009: Kerry Katona, aged 29
Glamorous Kezza at the launch of her MTV series 'Whats the Problem?'... 4 children down and she can still pull of a dress like that. WOW.
27 of 512010: Kerry Katona, aged 30
Say cheeeese! Kerry in London at the premiere of 'The Back-Up Plan' in April
28 of 512010: Kerry Katona, aged 30
Here she's attending the premiere of Disney's 'Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time' in London in 2010... long hair or short hair - she pulls off absolutely anything, doesn't she!
29 of 512011: Kerry Katona, aged 31
Another snap of Kerry in London... we love the blonde bob!
30 of 512011: Kerry Katona, aged 31
Kerry at The National Television Awards at O2 Arena in January, rocking yet another bob. We seriously LOVE.
31 of 512011: Kerry Katona, aged 31
Kerry stealing the show on the red carpet of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides
32 of 512011: Kerry Katona, aged 31
She attended a party celebrating FHM Magazine's 100 Sexiest Women in the World May! Another incredible hair do
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33 of 512011: Kerry Katona, aged 31
Kerry Katona experimenting with corkscrew curls at the National Reality TV Awards at O2 Arena, London
34 of 512011 Kerry Katona - aged 31
In September 2011, Kezza finished as runner-up on Celebrity Big Brother... one of our all time fav contestants!
35 of 512012: Kerry Katona, aged 32
Kerry Katona all glammed up for the National Television Awards... that dress is goals!
36 of 512012: Kerry Katona, aged 32
Kezza at the OK! Magazine Christmas Party looking happy as Larry!
37 of 512013: Kerry Katona, aged 32
Kerry Katona performing with Atomic Kitten at 'The Big Reunion' concert. Please reform soon. Thanks.
38 of 512013: Kerry Katona, aged 33
Kerry Katona and her Atomic Kitten bandmates attending the Arqiva Commercial Radion Awards ... looking BEAUTIFUL girls!
39 of 512014: Kerry Katona, aged 33
Kerry Katona with Katie Price in 2014 rekindling their friendship after a seven year feud... Pouting goals and BFF goals all in one
40 of 512014 Kerry Katona - aged 34
Kezza with her third husband George Kay who she married in 2014. and their new-born daughter Dylan-Jorge Rose (Kerry's fifth child). Look at the arms on him... swooon
41 of 512014: Kerry Katona, aged 34
Enjoying her holiday and a little gossip four weeks after having her fifth child
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42 of 512015: Kerry Katona, aged 35
Kerry showing off her incredible body transformation shedding 1st in weight in six weeks. THOSE ABS!!! Absolutely killing it
43 of 512016: Kerry Katona, aged 36
A snap of Kezza in London wearing a beautifulllll dress and white wrap
44 of 512016: Kerry Katona, aged 36
Kerry Katona judges G.A.Y. Porn Idol at G-A-Y Heaven in August... not sure she looks too impressed with the talent
45 of 512017: Kerry Katona, aged 37
O-M-G. Kerry rocking pink hair last year! We love!
46 of 512017: Kerry Katona, aged 37
But first... let me take a selfie. Kez showing off her lush tan to Instagram
47 of 512017: Kerry Katona, aged 37
Kerry Katona with 10-year-old daughter Heidi... both looking flawless
48 of 512017: Kerry Katona, aged 37
A smiley Kerry in London - khaki is definitely her colour!
49 of 512018: Kerry Katona, aged 37
Kezza shows off her insane new figure to her Instagram in a post saying: "Woohoo I've lost over 2 stone, feeling on top of the world." Serious figure goals.
50 of 512018: Kerry Katona, aged 37
Wow, what a transformation! We think she looks better than ever.
51 of 512018: Kerry Katona, aged 37
Kerry has outdone herself in toning up, and appeared on Loose Women to reveal she's happy being single AND to show off her brand new brunette locks. Love it!
Since rising to fame as a teenager with Atomic Kitten in the late nineties, Kerry, thanks to her drama-filled life, has become a household name. She's hit the headlines for her misfortunes as well as her successes - most notably for battling an addiction to cocaine and having three failed marriages to Brian McFadden, Mark Croft and ex-convict George Kay.
But Kerry – who shares Molly, 16, and Lilly-Sue, 15, with Brian; Heidi, ten, and Max, nine, with Mark; and Dylan-Jorge, three, with George - admits she doesn't regret any of the mishaps in her past, because she's got her five children to show for it.
She says: "I wouldn't change anything about my relationships because I've got my kids. I've been open and honest with my kids about my past - my drugs and my problems - and they never witnessed any of that. I do feel bad that I've been married three times – but the kids all know individually how they feel about their own fathers.
"They have me – I'm their mum and their dad. I've had some terrible relationships but at the end of the day, they gave me my kids."
Since splitting with George last summer, single Kerry has undergone an image overhaul. She's lost two stone, shrinking from a size 14 to a tiny size 8, and has swapped her blonde pixie haircut for a sophisticated long brown wig.
But despite her brand-new look, Kerry admits she isn't interested in attracting any new men into her life and says that her children and her two best friends, Real Housewife of Cheshire Ampika Pickston and Spice Girl Mel B's sister Danielle Brown, are all she needs.
"Being a mum is my everything to me. First and foremost it's my purpose in life. Don't get me wrong, there are times when its tough - but I am a typical mum and it's my entire life. I go home at night and my evenings revolve around them - it's literally get home, make-up off, make their tea, get them into bed and I'm in bed by 8pm myself most nights.
"I don't want to welcome just any old man into my life and the kids' lives. I'm happy being in a relationship with me, my children and my two best friends Ampika Pickton and Danielle Brown – that's all I need."
And looking to the future, Kerry says that while her kids inspire her to work hard and she loves being a mum, she definitely won't be having any more.
"My goals in 2018 are to work hard on my career - I owe it to my children to give them a stable future. They've turned out so amazingly well and I think I've done a bloody good job.
"Five is definitely enough children for me! We've got our family now, I won't be having anymore kids. I don't want to give up my new body either!"
WATCH: Behind The Scenes at Kerry Katona's NAKED weight loss photoshoot with Closer magazine
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