She smoked her last cigarette in January last year – and Kerry Katona believes the decision could have saved her life. As Covid-19 ravaged her lungs last December, the reality star admits she felt like someone had “looked after” her, as she decided to end a 26-year habit of smoking 10-15 cigarettes a day at the most crucial time. “I’d been smoking since I was 14,” says Kerry, 40. “If I was still a smoker, this would have been different.
I had the worst cough ever. I felt like I had a mask on my lungs. I was coughing so much I was being sick. I knew when the virus left me, because I’d coughed that much it was like coughing up a furball.” Celebs on the Farm star Kerry, who still feels lethargic from the virus, is grateful she decided to pack