Clifford: 'Katona is a real handful'

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Kerry Katona's PR man Max Clifford has admitted that the reality TV star is "a real handful" to look after.

Speaking on Irish TV show Xposé, Clifford revealed that one member of his staff has now been assigned to Katona full-time - because her antics provoke so much negative publicity.

"It's just non-stop with Kerry," he told interviewer Lisa Cannon. "She could ring any hour of the day or night but she is a really good person, she's just someone who really needs some TLC."

Max added that he invites Katona and her family to his holiday home in Marbella whenever they need to "escape" from the press.

Kerry recently hit back at claims that she should be axed from Iceland ads, insisting that the supermarket giant "knows the truth" about her lifestyle.