Kerry Katona admits she’s ‘still struggling’ with COVID-19 as she battles a ‘terrible chesty cough’

Kerry Katona has revealed she’s ‘still struggling’ with COVID-19 almost a month after first testing positive for the virus.

The former Atomic Kitten star, 40, admitted that she’s tested positive for coronavirus yet again as she continues to battle a ‘terrible chesty cough and a sore throat.’

Kerry went onto add she’s grateful she decided to give up smoking, as she could have ended up in a intensive care if her health became any worse. 

Still sick: Kerry Katona, 40, has revealed she’s ‘still struggling’ with COVID-19 almost a month after first testing positive for the virus

Writing in her column for new! magazine, Kerry said: ‘I’m still struggling with coronavirus. I’ve had another test and I’m still positive.

‘I felt so bad over Christmas. Me and Ryan literally thought we were dying – it was awful. I actually felt alright on Christmas Day and thought I was on the men, but every now and then I’ll start to feel weak, and I’ve got a terrible chesty cough and a sore throat.

‘I think if I was still a smoker, I’d be in ICU now, I’m just trying to act as normal as possible, even though I don’t feel it.’

On the mend? The Atomic Kitten star admitted that she's tested positive for coronavirus again as she battles a 'terrible chesty cough and a sore throat' (pictured earlier this week)

On the mend? The Atomic Kitten star admitted that she’s tested positive for coronavirus again as she battles a ‘terrible chesty cough and a sore throat’ (pictured earlier this week)

Last week Kerry took to Instagram to update her fans on how she was feeling, admitting she was ‘sick of being sick.’

Clearly frustrated, Kerry shared two foul-mouthed captions alongside her posts telling the virus to get ‘out of my life’ and saying ‘I want a divorce!!!!’. 

Kerry penned: ‘COVID please f**k off now!!!!!! Not only I’m I sick of being sick I’m sick of the lack of motivation I have and it’s bloody making feel extremely depressed! 

‘My get up has definitely got up and gone… probably gone to Dubai with the rest of the other f*****s! F**K OFFFFFF!!! Sorry for swearing.’

She then followed up the post with a snap of her positive result and further detailed how she’s been struggling with the virus.

Fed up: Last week Kerry took to Instagram to update her fans on how she was feeling, admitting she was 'sick of being sick'

Fed up: Last week Kerry took to Instagram to update her fans on how she was feeling, admitting she was ‘sick of being sick’

The frustrated star wrote: ‘F**k off covid!! I’m sick of being sick. I’m sick of you f*****g with my mental health I’m sick of being so bloody tired all time!

‘I’m sick of this cough and this mass feeling in my chest! I’m just sick of you!!!! I want a divorce!!!! 

‘Wait what sorry wrong drama just so use to saying that over the years! I want you out of my life NOW F**K OFF but Ryan’s test is negative! Just me!!! Bloody great!!!’

Kerry first revealed she and fiancé Ryan Mahoney had tested positive on December 18, saying she’s ‘never felt so poorly’ in all her life.

The news of their positive results came just five days after their date night at Proud Cabaret.

Update: The star shared the confirmation that she's still positive for coronavirus to Instagram on December 16

Update: The star shared the confirmation that she’s still positive for coronavirus to Instagram on December 16

While last week Kerry had to share a screenshot to ‘prove’ her positive Covid-19 result after she was targeted by trolls who claimed she was ‘paid’ to ‘pretend’ she has the virus.

Taking to Instagram, the mother-of-five posted a picture of her message from the NHS confirming that her ‘ coronavirus test result is positive’.

Kerry said that ‘couldn’t believe’ she was having to prove her result as she hit back at the ‘f**king stupid’ trolls.

Kerry penned: ‘I can’t believe I’m actually having to do this just prove I had Covid!!!! The people who are saying that Celebs are being paid are f**king stupid idiots!!!!

‘These people are clearly not b****y right in the head! I honestly can’t understand their thinking behind it! Very silly indeed….’

Had enough: She ranted in the caption, saying she's 'sick' of having no motivation and is starting to feel 'extremely depressed'

Had enough: She ranted in the caption, saying she’s ‘sick’ of having no motivation and is starting to feel ‘extremely depressed’

'I'm sick of being sick': Kerry added that her fiancé Ryan Mahoney is no longer positive

‘I’m sick of being sick’: Kerry added that her fiancé Ryan Mahoney is no longer positive

Kerry also issued a health update as she continued: ‘But I’m on the mend thank god just have this cough! I wouldn’t of wished it on anyone! Ive honestly never felt so poorly but happy to be through it now. Stay safe people xxx.’

The beauty had previously said she was ‘on the mend’ as she shared a makeup-free selfie to Instagram.

Insisting she ‘wouldn’t wish the disease on anyone’, the reality TV star also admitted she was ‘absolutely gutted’ about not being able to spend Christmas with her mother Sue during her battle.

The fitness blogger raises children Molly, 18, and Lilly-Sue, 17, with ex-husband Brian McFadden, while she shares Heidi, 13, and Max, 12, with second spouse Mark and had Dylan-Jorge, six, with her former partner George Kay, who passed away in 2019.

It comes after Kerry shared a screenshot to ‘prove’ her positive Covid-19 result after she was targeted by trolls who claimed she was ‘paid’ to ‘pretend’ she has the virus. 

Hitting back! It comes after Kerry shared a screenshot to 'prove' her positive Covid-19 result after she was targeted by trolls who claimed she was 'paid' to 'pretend' she has the virus (pictured last Monday)

Hitting back! It comes after Kerry shared a screenshot to ‘prove’ her positive Covid-19 result after she was targeted by trolls who claimed she was ‘paid’ to ‘pretend’ she has the virus (pictured last Monday)