Kerry Katona has been applauded by fans for her candid discussion about her struggles with literacy, admitting that she didn't learn to read or write properly at school. The 44-year-old former Atomic Kitten singer confessed in an interview that when she relocated to Ireland with her ex-husband, Westlife's Brian McFadden, she was unable to read or write. Speaking on Ireland AM, Kerry revealed: "I remember when I moved over to Ireland with Brian when I was pregnant, I couldn't read or write.
I'm dyslexic. With Brian being on tour all, the time, I did a typing course and taught myself how to read and write properly." The Whole Again vocalist went on to say: "I'll never forget being an Atomic Kitten, bearing in mind I had four sets of foster parents, three refuges and I went to eight different schools which I was very rarely in because my mum never let me go to school really.
So I couldn't even spell the word 'orange' at some point." However, Kerry also shared a humorous anecdote about her illiteracy leading to a misunderstanding she thought her bandmate had ordered a 'dead baby' from a restaurant menu. She recounted a time when she was dining at a restaurant with Atomic Kitten, and it was Liz McClarnon's turn to order.
"I remember I was so dim when it came to restaurants, my local restaurant was like a chippy. I was in this Mexican restaurant and I remember Liz ordered fajitas and I was just thinking 'oh my gosh, she's going to eat a dead baby'..
. Fajitas, like foetus.", reports.