Kerry Katona has revealed her daughter Dylan-Jorge is ‘absolutely gutted’ after being forced to move to a state school.
The Atomic Kitten star had previously paid to send her daughter to private school, but has now moved her after it was closed down.
In a new interview, Kerry shared that Dylan-Jorge was primarily upset that the summer holidays at state schools were much shorter than the private ones, where pupils typically break up in early July.
The mother-of-five went on to blast schools for giving children ‘too much’ homework during the holidays.
She said: ‘DJ’s off school for the summer. She’s absolutely gutted because her private school shut down, so I’ve put her into a state school.
‘Before, she’d get about 12 weeks off, so now she’s in shock that she only gets half that.’
Kerry Katona has revealed her daughter Dylan-Jorge is ‘absolutely gutted’ after being forced to move to a state school
She went on to tell The Mirror: ‘I love it when the holidays come round. School is all hands up to ask a question, hands up to go to the toilet.
‘Then they send my child home with homework after they’ve had them in class for six hours a day. I think it’s rubbish!’
Kerry shares DJ with her late husband George Kay, who died in 2019. She also shares daughters Molly, 24, and Lilly-Sue, 23, with former Westlife singer Brian McFadden, and Heidi, 19, and son Max, 18, with ex-husband Mark Croft.
The star has previously shared that she refused to pay for Heidi to attend a private sixth form, as she ‘hated’ it and couldn’t decide what to do with her future.
She said: ‘She asked to carry on her studies in a private school’s sixth form, but I refuse to pay for that because she’s not in school enough as it is and she hates it.
‘It’d be different if she decided she wanted to go to drama school – I would pay for that because she’s a born star and is really good.’
It comes after Kerry also opened up about her battle with debilitating ‘chronic pain,’ as she shared how her body had ‘completely shut down.’
The TV personality was previously diagnosed with ulcerative colitis last February, and arthritis in 2021, but has now shared that her body has ‘completely shut down.’
The Atomic Kitten star had previously paid to send her daughter to private school, but has now moved her after it was closed down
Kerry had previously shared she would be undergoing surgery after being diagnosed with arthritis in her shoulders and a protruding disc in her back, and five years later, the star shared she was still struggling with her crippling pain.
The star added that she’s awaiting the results of a full health MOT to try and get to the root cause, and it’s scared her ‘how fragile her body has become.’
Kerry said: ‘I’ll be honest, I’m still feeling pretty c**p at the moment. I live with chronic pain and have for years now, but there’s been more than one occasion recently where my body has just completely shut down.
‘I know I’m overdoing it and not making enough time for myself, but it’s still been really scary and sobering to think how fragile our bodies are.’
Writing in her column for new! magazine, the star said that along with a health MOT, she was seeking help for her ‘twisted’ spine from an osteopath.
