{"id":130913,"date":"2023-09-25T06:11:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T06:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=130913"},"modified":"2023-09-25T06:11:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T06:11:13","slug":"kerry-katona-i-had-such-a-good-time-filming-gogglebox-who-knew-watching-tv-could-be-so-exhausting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/tv-and-movies\/kerry-katona-i-had-such-a-good-time-filming-gogglebox-who-knew-watching-tv-could-be-so-exhausting\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerry Katona: \u2018I had such a good time filming Gogglebox – who knew watching TV could be so exhausting!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kerry Katona has admitted she had "a brilliant time" filming Celebrity Gogglebox in Ireland, which aired on Virgin Media Television last week.<\/p>\n

While sitting around watching TV may sound like an easy gig, Kerry, 43, has revealed it's much more tiring than you may think.<\/p>\n

The former Atomic Kitten singer, who appeared on the show alongside her pal and comedian Alison Spittle, said: "I had a brilliant time. Who knew watching TV was so exhausting? I get really into my TV programmes and become very animated, so it was a bit of an emotional roller-coaster."<\/p>\n

Gogglebox Ireland started airing in 2016, three years after the original version debuted in the UK.<\/p>\n

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Kerry added that she'd love to do the Channel 4 show here if she got the chance. "I hope people in Ireland enjoyed it. I\u2019d absolutely do the show here if the opportunity came up," she confessed.<\/p>\n

Kerry and Alison were joined by other famous faces including Una Healy and Brian Dowling.<\/p>\n

Kerry has strong links to Ireland and spent a lot of her time there during her marriage to Brian McFadden, who was born and raised in Dublin.<\/p>\n

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The former couple are parents to Lilly, 20, and Molly, 22, who currently lives in Ireland with her grandparents.<\/p>\n

Kerry opened up about her love for the country after her a recent visit with her fianc\u00e9 Ryan Mahoney. <\/p>\n

"I love coming to Ireland, it always feels like a home-from-home," she wrote in her column. "Ryan and I went to The Black Forge Inn, which is Conor McGregor\u2019s pub, and were greeted with nothing but love."<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Kerry recently discussed a surprise career move as she revealed that she wants to start working with people in prisons.<\/p>\n

Discussing the idea on the Getting Lippy podcast, she said: \u201cI want to be a motivational speaker and visit prisons \u2013 God, I\u2019ll probably know half of them!\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued: \u201cI want to help people. I should be dead, but I\u2019m a grafter and I\u2019m proud of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kerry, who has had a publicly turbulent past with a drug addiction and suffering from bipolar disorder, said she feels like she is \u201chere for a reason\u201d and to give people the hope that she feels she never had.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am my own hero because no-one helped me, so be your own hero," she added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n