Katona slams 'desperate' McFadden

Kerry Katona has accused her ex-husband Brian McFadden of using their custody battle to boost his ailing pop career.

McFadden is said to be launching a bid for custody of the feuding pair’s two daughters - five-year-old Molly and four-year-old Lilly-Sue - after newspaper reports claimed that Katona is so consumed by drug addiction that she is incapable of looking after them.

However, Katona insisted that McFadden is using the custody battle to boost his media profile, saying: "It's a shame Brian is to desperate that he has to use me and the children for coverage. The last time he did this the social services came round and gave me a clean bill of health.

"Brian is never around. He hasn't been for years. If it helps resurrect his career that died long ago, then I wish him all the luck in the world."