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Kerry Katona shares cryptic post about “holding back the tears”

She opens up about feeling down

Kerry Katona has opened up to her fans and revealed she is struggling with her inner demons.

The 38-year-old reality star shared an Instagram post with her followers, which stated that she was feeling troubled.

It comes after Kerry’s recent stint on Celebs Go Dating. She failed to find romance on the show but she insisted she was happy that she “found” herself in the process.

Kerry Katona on Instagram
Kerry was honest about her feelings (Credit: @kerrykatona7 Instagram)

However, her latest Instagram post was a quote that read: “Sometimes all you can do is smile. Move on with the day, hold back the tears and pretend you’re okay.”

The mum-of-five captioned the statement with: “😞 tomorrow is another day! 🙏.”

But Kerry is often the one trying to boost others with her motivational messages on social media.

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😞 tomorrow is another day! 🙏

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Friends and family rushed to support Kerry and asked if she was OK after her downcast message.

Her Celebs Go Dating co-star Chelsee Healey, replied: “You ok?”

Kerry’s mum Sue Katona left her a comment too, which said: “Nngb (night night God bless) love you baby girl.”

While a fan added: “I hope you’re OK, remember it’s OK to not be OK, positive thoughts sent to you.”

Another of Kerry’s followers praised the star for her honesty and thanked her for not sugar coating her social media posts.

They wrote: “You are helping more people than you know with your honest heartfelt posts! Keep it up! You are not alone on this journey. So good to see someone real on Instagram!”

Kerry often tries to boost others with her Instagram messages (Credit: @kerrykatona7 Instagram)

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The Atomic Kitten singer, who was diagnosed as bipolar in 2005, has been open about her mental health battles in the past.

During an interview on This Morning in 2017, she said she wanted to break the “stigma” around mental health and hoped people could be more open about their problems.

Kerry, Molly, Lilly, Max, Heidi and DJ
Single mum Kerry has five children (Credit: @kerrykatona7 Instagram)

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Kerry said: “It’s about time we got rid of this stigma and this grey area about mental health.”

She added: “I’m an open book and everyone knows that and that’s what I love being in the public eye. Because everyone has seen my lows.”

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Aaliyah Ashfield
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