KERRY Katona is taking a huge step in her relationship with new man Paolo Margaglione – just two months after they met while filming the upcoming series of Celebs Go Dating.
The 44-year-old split from fiance Ryan Mahoney in November after six years together, with Kerry revealing at the time the break-up was a result of a “breach of trust”.
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But, after The Sun revealed the former Atomic Kitten singer’s romance with Paolo, 33, in June, it seems things are getting serious between them.
We can exclusively reveal the dad-of-two is moving into Kerry’s new home in Cheshire, after she downsized from her £2million mansion last year because it was “too big” to manage.
An insider told us: “Paolo is already living in Kerry’s home – they’re together 24/7 so it just made sense for him to move in. Things are going really well between them!”
A representative for Kerry had no comment when approached by The Sun.
The couple were seen putting on a very loved-up display during a recent trip to Ibiza, as our exclusive snaps show.
Kerry flaunted her figure in a red bikini while Paolo showed off his buff physique in a pair of orange swim shorts.
They couldn’t keep their hands off each other and weren’t shy about packing on the PDA with a steamy smooch on a lounger.
Speaking to The Sun last week, the mum-of-five confessed she wasn’t expecting to meet anybody on the E4 show – and Kerry even confessed she signed up for the show purely for the money.
She told us: “I was adamant I was not interested, I just wanted the money, the paycheck, a bit of publicity and therapy. I was adamant I was not interested at all [in dating].”
Kerry also shrugged off any suggestion the age gap between her and Paolo would be an issue.
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She joked: “I feel like 21, so who cares!
“For me it’s energy, it doesn’t matter who you are – an age gap is an age gap, as long as you’re happy and have that connection.
“You could be with the same person for the next 10 years and be miserable as anything, it doesn’t matter.”
We previously told how Kerry was struggling to get over her split from Ryan, 36, when she got offered Celebs Go Dating.
A source said: “Kerry was heartbroken when she split from Ryan – it’s taken her quite a while to get over what happened.
“But she was approached to do the show and is always up for a new opportunity.
“Bosses know she makes amazing telly and she’s really hoping she finds a proper connection.”
Kerry is mum to daughters Molly, 23, and Lilly-Sue from her marriage to Westlife singer Brian McFadden.
She and second husband Mark Croft share Heidi, 18, and Max, 17.
Her youngest child is daughter DJ, 11, whose dad is Kerry’s late third husband George Kay.
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