After she was told that her cocaine-ravaged nose was at risk of collapse, Kerry Katona shows new the results of her nose job, which was partially constructed using some of her rib cartilage. NB There are graphic images in this report
Kenzi Devine
Kerry Katona has gone under the knife once again for nose surgery to repair the damage done through past years of cocaine abuse.
Talking exclusively to new afterwards – and sharing photographs of her nose in the aftermath of the operation – Kerry also revealed that she’s hoping the brutal procedure will deter her kids from using drugs.
“I’m in a lot of pain and I’ve not slept for two days because I’m finding it hard without breathing through my nose,” Kerry admitted. “They took a piece of my rib and built it inside my nose – it’s mad. It’s been agony.”
With the former Atomic Kitten singer, 43, recovering and bandaged up, she explained the pain has been difficult to endure.
“I went home after the surgery but the anaesthesia wore off and I was in agony, so I had to go back in at 1am in my pyjamas,” said Kerry. “I get such anxiety when I see the blood and it really freaks me out not being able to breathe properly. I know it’s worth it though.”
Lifting up her top to show the bandage on her torso where the rib cartilage was removed from, she said, laughing, “I completely forgot that I had the rib taken out. I was just thinking of my nose and I couldn’t see it. It wasn’t until I got home and my ribs started to hurt, I thought, ‘Oh yeah, they took out my rib!’ When I cough, it’s painful.”
The rhinoplasty, which Kerry had done at Pall Mall Medical, was a lengthy procedure to repair a hole in her septum which was caused by drug abuse – despite her being clean for more than a decade. Praising the work of the surgery and wishing she could stay there even longer, Kerry said, “Pall Mall has been amazing with me. It’s so relaxing – especially because I am a moaner! My surgeon, Dr Raghavan, was amazing – I can’t praise him enough. He said if I didn’t get it done, my nose probably would have collapsed over time.”
Kerry has been open about her drug addiction over the years. She first tried amphetamines at the age of 14 and eventually progressed to cocaine. The turning point came in 2010, when she split from ex-husband Mark Croft and vowed to step away from drugs.
“I used drugs as a form of self-harm – it was m
