Kerry Katona has now admitted that she’s an alcoholic. The move comes after there was much speculation regarding her disastrous appearance on This Morning.

The ex-Atomic Kitten star told The People that she was diagnosed four years ago during a stay at The Priory clinic.

“Along with my bipolar disorder this is an ongoing battle I will face for the rest of my life,” she stated in an interview with the newspaper. “Yes, I still have a drink when I want to, like any other 28-year-old woman.

“Some people think that an alcoholic is someone who drinks all the time but in fact it can be someone who drinks twice a month and gets hammered.

“During my worst drinking bouts I’d easily knock back ten to 15 shots of vodka or peach schnapps. I can get through days without having a drink but it’s hard. I can never promise myself or my family that I can beat this addiction but I’ll try bloody hard.”

However, Kerry still insists that her medication was responsible for the slurred speech and odd behaviour in the interview with This Morning presenters last month.

Her husband Mark Croft claimed that she has the drinking problem under control. “I would say she only drinks about twice a month, if that. We are quite boring people really” he said.