Brian McFadden has admitted he ‘probably would not have left’ Westlife to spend more time with Kerry Katona in a rare comment on their marriage.
The singer was married to the TV personality, both 45, from 2002 until 2006, and the former couple share daughters Molly, 24, and Lilly-Sue, 22.
In an interview that surfaced nearly ten months after the release of the BBC documentary Boybands Forever, Brian opened up about his mindset during his time in the music industry.
During a press conference with his bandmates, the singer reportedly revealed that he intended to leave the group to spend more time with Kerry and their children.
He told The i newspaper: ‘If I was in a headspace like I am now, yeah, I probably wouldn’t have left.
‘But I can’t change how my head was back then.’
Brian McFadden has admitted he ‘probably would not have left’ in a rare comment on his ex-wife Kerry Katona
The singer was married to the TV personality, both 45, from 2002 until 2006, and the former couple share daughters Molly, 24, and Lilly-Sue, 22 (pictured in 2001)
In an interview that surfaced nearly ten months after the release of the BBC documentary Boybands Forever, Brian opened up about his mindset during his time in the music industry (Brian pictured in Westlife)
The former couple was doomed from the start, with Brian admitting he cheated on Kerry on the night of his stag do with a lap dancer.
The couple split in 2006 and Kerry has since revealed that the singer’s infidelity triggered childhood trauma that stemmed from seeking approval from her mother Sue, who suffered with mental health issues, and spending time in foster homes.
Appearing on Slingo’s Getting Lippy Gossip Show alongside host Emma Conybeare and Daily Mail’s Rebecca Lawrence, Kerry said of her love life: ‘There are lessons to learn. Brian leaving me I can’t blame Brian.’
Brian went on to marry his current wife, Danielle Parkinson, in July, while Kerry is now dating personal trainer Paolo Margaglione.
In September, the pair appeared to be on good terms as they reunited for their daughter Molly’s 24th birthday over the weekend.
Kerry has admitted in the past that her and Brian rarely see each other now that their daughters are adults.
However they reunited for Molly’s birthday as they beamed together in a sweet snap together.
Taking to Instagram to share a birthday tribute to her daughter Kerry included the family snap as well as an array of snaps of her and Kerry over the years.
In September, Kerry reunited with her Brian in sweet snap as they celebrated their daughter Molly’s 24th birthday over the weekend
Kerry penned: ‘How on earth is my first born 24 today!!!!! Happy birthday my beautiful baby girl.
‘I honestly cannot express how proud I am of the woman you’ve turned out to be…. I love you all the world my baby girl and I miss you like crazy’.
Molly currently lives in Dublin where she is an acting student at the prestigious Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin, the alma mater of Normal People stars Paul Mescal and Éanna Hardwicke.
Last year Kerry claimed her and Brian’s marriage was ‘all fake and phoney’.
In an interview with The Mirror she said: ‘Obviously first marriage I thought it would last forever, I just went along with it.
‘It was just fake, it wasn’t real, it wasn’t meant to be – it wasn’t what I wanted, it was all fake and phoney.’
Since Kerry’s daughters are now adults, she revealed that there isn’t much need to see Brian anymore.
Kerry added: ‘Not seen him since [Molly’s 21st birthday] because the girls are grown up now, we’ve got no reason to talk.’
It comes after Kerry candidly detailed her traumatic upbringing in a brutally honest interview, as she reflected on how her marriages have stemmed from her long-standing desperation to have a father figure.
She penned: ‘I honestly cannot express how proud I am of the woman you’ve turned out to be…. I love you all the world my baby girl and I miss you like crazy’
Opening up to Paul C. Brunson on his podcast, We Need To Talk, the Atomic Kitten star recalled how she was raised not knowing who her real father was, only discovering her biological dad after his death.
She revealed how her mother had a number of short-lived relationships with men she was led to believe were her dad, with one being physically abusive and forcing her and her mum to go into witness protection.
Kerry admitted being put in ‘unspeakable situations’ as a child, that ‘no child should ever be in, ever’ as she described going through four sets of foster parents and living in a shelter, while her mum battled mental health issues and drug addiction.
She explained: ‘But that was my normal, Paul. I did not know any different. Do you see what I mean? It took me a long time to realise that’s why that happened, that’s why I went for these men, that’s why I wanted a father figure.
‘I kept getting married because I was desperate to have a dad. It took me so long to realise I’m more than enough.’
Kerry is currently dating personal trainer Paolo Magaglione, 33, and has reportedly moved him into her home just two months after they met on Celebs Go Dating.
Prior to this she was in a six and a half year relationship with fiancé Ryan Mahoney before they split at the end of last year.
She was reportedly planning to have a child with Ryan before they split.
As well as her daughters with Brian, Kerry is also mum to Heidi, 18, and Max, 17, with ex husband Mark Croft and DJ, 11, from her relationship with the late George Kay.
