Kerry Katona was convinced she was going to "die" and began making plans for her children after a terrifying cancer scare. The former Atomic Kitten singer was having sleepless nights due to "unbearable" pain and suffered symptoms such as losing large clumps of blood and bleeding after sex.
She underwent a series of tests after having three periods in a month and doctors found blood in Kerry's cervix, which instantly made her fear the worst.
At the time, she urged fiance Ryan Mahoney to bring forward their plans to get married, as well as asking him to adopt her youngest child, 10-year-old DJ, whose father George Kay died in 2019. READ MORE: Gemma Atkinson 'so happy' as she's supported over fresh update on project close to her heart She told OK!
magazine: "When I got that news, in my head I thought 'I've got cancer, I'm going to die'. That's why Ryan and I went away by ourselves.