Kerry Katona reveals 'dyslexia struggle' when Atomic Kitten manager had to read her menus

Kerry Katona has spoken about how she couldn't read when she was in Atomic Kitten, saying she had dyslexia which made it hard for her. She has revealed that the manager of the band used to have to read her the menus when they went for food.

The 42-year-old has recalled the struggle she had with adult literacy on an Irish TV show. In an open and frank interview, she said that when she first moved to Ireland to live with her then-husband Brian McFadden, she was unable to read or write.

The reality star and podcaster said that at the age of 21 when she was pregnant with her first child Molly Marie, she was unable to read. But when her then-husband went on tour with his band Westlife, she took the courage to do something about it.

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In an interview with Ireland AM, the ex-singer, who comes from Warrington, said: “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.

"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.

"We were in a restaurant with Atomic Kitten, and I couldn't even read the menu. So my manager used to have to read it for me.

"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,