Kerry Katona says fiancé Ryan Mahoney is legally adopting her daughter following death of her biological dad

Kerry Katona has revealed that her fiance Ryan Mahoney is going to legally adopt her daughter, whose dad died when she was just five-years-old.

The former Atomic Kitten, 42, spoke about the personal trainer, 34, going through the adoption process with her youngest Dylan-Jorge, who wants to call him dad.

The eight-year-old “doesn’t remember” her biological father and Kerry’s ex-husband, George Kay, who died of a drug overdose in 2019.

Kerry wrote about Ryan stepping up to take on a serious parenting role in her OK! magazine column, writing: “We are going through the adoption papers for Ryan to adopt DJ as I found out she wanted to call him Dad.

"She doesn’t remember her biological father, George, so I think if it’s something she wants to do, then that’s completely up to her."

Karry also opened up about her relationship with the personal trainer, whom she met on dating app Bumble in 2018, writing: "Me and Ryan won’t be getting married any time soon, but when we do, it will be a shotgun wedding in Vegas.”

Kerry started dating her third husband George, who she knew from school, in 2012. They married two years later when Dylan-Jorge was five- months-old.

The couple got divorced in 2017, two-years after they had split up because he allegedly assaulted Kerry at their home in Crowborough.

The former rugby league star was subsequently arrested by police, and charged with assault by beating and possessing a banned weapon, but these charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence.

George died at the age of 39, on 5 July, 2019, reportedly from a cocaine overdose.

Kerry is also mum to Molly, 21 and Lilly-Sue, 20, who she shares with Westlife star Brian McFadden, as well as Heidi, 16, and Max, 14, who she shares with taxi driver Mark Croft.