Over the funeral of late boxer Ricky Hatton this month, Kerry Katona admitted that she had “massive anxiety,” which caused her to be unable to attend the service.
Kerry Katona has admitted that she couldn’t make it through boxer Ricky Hatton’s funeral after finding herself struggling with “massive anxiety” in the lead up to the service.
Ricky – who was close friends with Kerry – sadly passed away on 14 September 2024, with the likes of Tyson Fury, Wayne Rooney, Liam Gallagher, Tony Bellew and more gathering to say their goodbyes earlier this month.
But for Kerry, 45, the service brought back some tough mental battles for her. She wrote in her New! Magazine column: ” Last week, I was planning on going to Ricky Hatton ’s funeral to say goodbye to him, but if I’m being honest, funerals give me massive anxiety. I found myself getting really stressed before it and did try to go, but when I arrived there were so many people that I ended up not going inside.”
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The former Atomic Kitten star continued, “I decided to say goodbye in my own way, and that I did things on my own terms.” I and my family will miss Ricky so much because he was such a wonderful man.
Kerry and Ricky had been working together for brand Supreme CBD for whom they both had filmed commercials for the same company, and she has previously said that she finds funerals “triggering.”
She said: “When I learned about Ricky Hatton’s passing, it really shook me up. I was devastated. He made a great companion.
Admitting that she had “regrets” over their final interactions, Kerry continued: “When I was in Ibiza recently he asked me to meet up twice, and I didn’t because I didn’t want to go out and just wanted to chill, but now that has been replaying in my head.
He and DJ jokingly argued earlier this year and even claimed he would assist Max with boxing lessons. “My kids have met him too. The entire family is incredibly upset. I’m expressing my love to his family.
As part of his funeral cortege, Ricky was laid to rest on Friday, October 12 at Manchester Cathedral in his hometown, and his coffin was paraded past fans outside the Etihad Stadium in a show of remembrance for his football team.
At the beginning of the year, Kerry was also due to attend a funeral for The Vivienne – who sadly passed in January. However, she revealed in her column at the time that she didn’t attend, but not sharing the reason why.
She said in January, “I was meant to go to The Vivienne’s funeral last week, but unfortunately I had to pull out at the last minute which was a real shame.
“I did pay tribute in my own way but was sad to have to pull out. Their death is still really devastating to me. We’ve lost too many good people this year already, it’s awful.”
Source: Mirror
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