Kerry Katona opens a rehab facility as she reveals she thought she’d die before Amy Winehouse (Mr Paparazzi)
We all know Kerry Katona’s history, mainly due to the fact most of it was played out in front of the cameras but now the reality star has decided to use her experiences for good. Speaking to Radio Five Live Kezza has revealed that she has opened a boot camp style rehab clinic to help those who have struggled with the same issues she has. The former Atomic Kitten singer has also admitted that she believed her drug habit would lead to an early death. She said, 'The likes of Whitney and Amy back in the day – I really thought I would be first to die.' 'I got massively lost in life. Cocaine became my best friend, my only friend.’ In the end it was exercise that played a big part in her getting clean, however she reveals she was using Class A drugs as she arrived for her first day of bootcamp. ‘I went to boot camp and the first time I turned up there as high as a kite,' she explained. 'A week-and-a-half through it, it was like coming out of a coma, the fog being lifted. 'Silly as this sounds, exercise changed my life. ...
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