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"Kerry Katona has confessed that she is &amp;quot;lucky to be alive&amp;quot;. The reality star opened up about her troubled past in an appearance on ITV1&amp;#039;s This Morning earlier today, during which she discussed her infamous appearance on the show in 2008.  &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a real sad story, but I&amp;#039;m really proud,&amp;quot; Katona said. &amp;quot;The likes of some people who have sadly passed away like Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston... I was on prescription medication and I was also taking A-class drugs so I&amp;#039;m really, really lucky to be alive. &amp;quot;I found the strength to get through my demons and working with you guys again - that gave me a massive confidence, but I did kind of feel like you [Phillip Schofield] were my dad and I had to wait for his approval!  &amp;quot;It was a personal triumph, because I never thought I would make it to 30. I could&amp;#039;ve had my kids took off me. I should be dead, I was at an all time low which we witnessed here on live television. &amp;quot;I was in a really unhappy marriage, I was in denial of my drug habit and I was really lost and lonely. I had no friends around me, no family. I&amp;#039;m really proud that I got through it.&amp;quot; Katona, who was recently spotted at a recording studio with Atomic Kitten, added that she was &amp;quot;ashamed and embarrassed&amp;quot; to discuss her drug abuse with her children. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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