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Kerry Katona was rushed to hospital in an ambulance over fears she was having a stroke after watching her daughter’s play in London<\/p>\n

16:15, 13 Apr 2026Updated 20:42, 13 Apr 2026<\/p>\n

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Kerry was rushed to hospital(Image: kerrykatona7\/Instagram)<\/p>\n

A fun family day out turned into horror for Kerry Katona<\/a> when she was rushed to hospital in an ambulance over fears she was having a stroke.<\/p>\n

Kerry, who was in London watching her eldest daughter Molly in a new play<\/a>, started to feel unwell midway through the performance. Afterwards, she realised she couldn\u2019t smile properly, which is a major tell-tale sign of a stroke.<\/p>\n

Kerry, who was with her daughter Heidi and partner Paolo Margaglione <\/a>at the time, tells us, \u201cAs the day went on, I didn\u2019t feel well. I went to the toilet and noticed my face wasn\u2019t right. And Heidi was like, \u2018Mum, what\u2019s wrong with your face?\u2019 I started panicking. I discreetly left, went to my hotel and asked to see a doctor. I told the staff, \u2018Something\u2019s not right.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

To Kerry\u2019s dismay, a doctor wasn\u2019t available for four hours, so the mum-of-five took a taxi to St Thomas\u2019 Hospital. \u201cI got there, and they said, \u2018We\u2019re treating this as a stroke,\u2019 so they blue-lit me in an ambulance from St Thomas\u2019 to King\u2019s College Hospital,\u201d explains Kerry. \u201cThey were shining lights in my eyes while my face and speech were getting worse.<\/p>\n

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Kerry, with Paolo, on holiday<\/p>\n

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Kerry was treated for a suspected stroke(Image: kerrykatona7\/Instagram)<\/p>\n

An hour ago I was watching our Molly in a play and now I\u2019m being treated for a stroke. What the actual f**k? It just shows how quickly things can change.\u201d The situation was so dire that Kerry, 45, messaged all of her children \u2013 Molly, 24, Lilly, 23, Heidi, 19, Max, 18, and 12-year-old Dylan-Jorge \u2013 fearing that she might never get to speak to them again.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really, really scared me,\u201d she says. \u201cI texted all my children and told them I loved them. I\u2019ve never been so scared in my life.\u201d At hospital, Kerry was subjected to various tests, including CT scans, before finally being told what was causing the changes in her speech and face.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a suspected stroke, but luckily that was ruled out after my scans. Instead the CT scans showed there\u2019s a part of my brain that\u2019s broken and isn\u2019t able to send signals to my face due to stress,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019ve spoken to Anna Williamson from Celebs Go Dating about it since, and apparently it can also happen when you\u2019re feeling content. It\u2019s like delayed stress hitting you suddenly because you feel at peace. Every now and then, I\u2019ll get a shooting pain in my head. And I\u2019m noticing my speech \u2013 even though I think I\u2019m saying something properly in my head, it doesn\u2019t sound right out loud.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Kerry can\u2019t pinpoint exactly what stress might have caused the condition, she admits that she\u2019s feeling run down. \u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s because I\u2019m run down from balancing family life, but I don\u2019t have a social life. I don\u2019t go out drinking. I don\u2019t socialise with anybody outside of my circle, which is Paolo and my kids,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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Kerry Katona and boyfriend Paolo were watching Kerry’s daughter Molly in a play(Image: Instagram\/kerrykatona7)<\/p>\n

Knowing what she knows now, Kerry has been looking back at old home videos, in an effort to see if she can identify when things started to change. Watching them, she says she can see her speech changing over time and getting worse.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe doctors said it will come back. But I want to have speech therapy and get the right exercises for my face,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m getting a bit panicky with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Kerry, the terrifying incident must have revived memories of her late husband George Kay, who was hospitalised in 2015 while also suffering signs of a stroke. The former rugby player was experiencing facial paralysis and trouble speaking, just like Kerry. At the time, Kerry begged her fans to pray for him. It later transpired that George, who tragically died of a drug overdose in 2019, was suffering from Bell\u2019s Palsy, a condition that causes sudden temporary weakness or paralysis of the muscles on one side of the face.<\/p>\n

In a bid to take her mind off her health woes, Kerry headed off to Spain to celebrate Dylan-Jorge\u2019s 12th birthday and get some much-needed sun with Paolo and their blended family. But she admits the holiday hasn\u2019t come at an ideal time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI genuinely feel like s**t,\u201d she says. \u201cBecause we had to fly out to Marbella, I haven\u2019t had any follow-up checks. But I\u2019ll do it as soon as I get back to try to get my speech and face sorted.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, Kerry\u2019s face is still tight on one side, but she\u2019s hopeful that with exercises and speech therapy, everything can return back to normal. The latest setback follows a string of health-related problems Kerry\u2019s faced over the past year.<\/p>\n

In 2025, she suffered two heartbreaking miscarriages after falling pregnant by Paolo. And in January this year, she was hospitalised with severe stomach pain and diagnosed with colitis \u2013 a chronic illness that causes inflammation of the rectum and colon. She had to stay off her beloved spicy food in order to get well.<\/p>\n

But this latest hurdle could be Kerry\u2019s toughest health battle yet.<\/p>\n

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