Katona declared bankrupt by High Court

Kerry Katona has been declared bankrupt by the High Court.

The I'm A Celebrity... winner failed to pay the final £82,000 of a £417,000 tax bill.

Katona was not present at the court earlier today. Her representative Luke Harris claimed that she was waiting for cheques to clear before she paid the money back.

Mr Registrar Nicholls allowed her legal team an extra hour to correct the balance, but they failed to do so.

It is the fourth time the case has been in court, but the final deadline was confirmed by Nicholls two weeks ago.

She was given the petition in January, but has repeatedly contested HM Revenue and Customs's demands.

Katona, who found fame in pop group Atomic Kitten, won ITV's I'm A Celebrity... in 2004. She has four children, two with singer Brian McFadden and two with current husband Mark Croft.