Kerry Katona opens up about weight gain after piling on 1.5 stone in lockdown

Kerry Katona has revealed to her fans that she gained 1.5 stone during the recent lockdown and is raring to get back in shape.

The 40-year-old former Atomic Kitten songstress took to social media on Wednesday to debut her figure as she spoke about her fitness journey.

Sharing a snap of her tummy with her 654,000 Instagram followers, Kerry cast a beaming smile as she rolled up her black vest top to show off her abs.

She also modelled a tiny thong as she spoke candidly about her body transformation.

In her gushing caption, Kerry also thanked her fans for all of the support as she plugged the launch of the new M-Fit app.

“After lockdown I’m really trying to get back into shape!!!” Kerry told her fans.

“I put on a stone and a half! If you squint really hard you can just about see those abs sneaking through!! #ketones@mfitofficial still got a bit to go!

“Can’t wait to launch @mfitofficial and for you to join us!

Kerry added: “Just wanna say a big thank you for all your support over the years and sticking with me! I’m where I’m supposed to be!

“It’s taking me a long time mentally and physically but here I am!”

The television personality – who is engaged to personal trainer Ryan Mahoney – was flooded with compliments after posting the honest snap.

“You look great and well done for showing a normal body x” penned one fan.

“You have so much courage its so nice to see you in such a good place and happy. Go Kerry,” penned another.

A third wrote: “Wow you look amazing kerry.”

As well as promoting the launch of launch of her fiance’s new business M-Fit, Kerry recently revealed that she was focusing on her diet and had even noticed an improvement in her mental health as a result.

Writing for her New! magazine column, Kerry recently revealed: “Ryan’s training me really hard as part of his business, M-Fit, and I’ve been watching my diet too.

“One thing I have noticed is my mental health is better as a result, so that’s something, Now I just have to get my body back on form!”

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