Brian McFadden heaps praise on ex-wife Kerry Katona on This Morning for raising their two children
Couple divorced in 2006 and has gushed about how 'great' his two girls have grown up
BRIAN McFadden has provided a rare insight to his relationship with Kerry Katona on This Morning and praised her for doing a "fantastic job" of raising their two children.
The former Westlife star revealed on the show that he was really proud of his two children Molly and Lily-Sue, and added he "couldn't believe" that his eldest daughter Molly is now 15.
In a touching moment, he gushed about the women in his life and said: "They're such great kids. They've obviously had it hard what with me and Kerry breaking up when they were very very young.
"But with what they've gone through - they're just such amazing kids."
He added: "Kerry's done a fantastic job raising them. She's been amazing."
Brian and Kerry were married in 2002 but split in 2006, with Brian relocating to Australia with his new love Delta Goodrem shortly after.
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Meanwhile, mum-of-five Kerry backed up daughter Lily-Sue, 13, in an epic take down of a cruel Twitter troll who attempted to make fun of Molly's birthday present of a Michael Kors watch on Wednesday.
Thirteen-year-old Lily was quick to step up – and proved that she had inherited her mother’s wit and sarcasm with a series of tongue-in-cheek responses claiming that the TV star had sold her youngest child in order to afford the gifts.
She wrote: “your right my mother is a vile person I hate her all she got my sister is a choc lab puppy & a diamond mk watch I’m ashamed *sad face*
“and before you ask how she payed for it in typical Kerry katona style she sold one of her kids for it miss you dj :(”
She then ended the conversation with a tweet that read: “It’s so horrible having a wicked twisted mother who will go to the ends of the earth to please me and my sibling grrr I hate my life!”
Pleased as punch Kerry retweeted the messages and joined in on the fun as she wrote: “What a horrible mother I am!
“Sooner or later people are gonna realise they shouldn’t mess with my kids.”
Kerry was later forced to respond to claims that she had "trolled" daughter Molly for putting up a photograph her daughter considered unflattering.
In a scathing twitter comeback she wrote: “2clarify3All the press making me out2beAbad mum byPostinhAVery beautifulPicOfMollyThatNoMatter whatPicsShe’sAlwaysGonnaHate it #teenagers (sic)”
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