Mark Croft: What Do We Know About Kerry Katona’s Ex?
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Mark Croft shot to fame after he started dating ex-Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona- and their volatile relationship frequently hit the headlines.
The pair eventually parted ways in 2010, and their divorce was then finalised in 2011.
So what do we know about Mark Croft?
Let’s take a look into his turbulent history…
Mark Croft and Kerry Katona
After enjoying something of a whirlwind romance, Mark Croft and Kerry Katona decided to get hitched.
This came just a year after the reality TV starlet had finalised her divorce with ex-hubby Bryan McFadden.
Mark Croft, an ex-taxi driver, was absolutely smitten with Kerry, and proposed five weeks after they started their relationship.
The couple got married in an intimate ceremony on Valentine’s Day 2007, and went on to have two children together- Heidi and Maxwell.
But the cracks soon started to show due to consistent drug use and financial issues.
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Kerry ended up declaring herself bankrupt after failing to pay a tax bill of £86,000.
The ex-Atomic Kitten star then accused Mark Croft of “bleeding her dry”, which came shortly after the press reported that her husband had confiscated her phone.
Speaking about her relationship with Mark on her MTV show, Kerry said:
“This has to end. Mark’s bled me dry. He won’t take another penny of my money”.
Fallout
But things only continued to get worse. Kerry and Mark were still together at this point, and went on drug fuelled binges together on a regular basis.
Speaking to Fabulous Magazine, the star said:
“Our relationship was just about coke.
Mostly, we’d have three-day sessions and not eat. I’d play online bingo, look up stories about me to make me feel worse, and watch cartoons.”
Kerry also claimed that Mark Croft was her “mum’s dealer”, but her husband went on to deny that he had not supplied them with drugs.
Things went on for three years until Kerry decided to walk away from her marriage with Mark Croft, and finally divorced him in 2010.
This was also when Kerry Katona made her now infamous appearance on ITV’s This Morning, when her slurred speech and erratic behaviour sparked concern for viewers.
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The reality star was still struggling with her drugs problem, and eventually decided to check into rehab to help her clean up her act.
Moving On
After their destructive relationship, Kerry Katona soon moved on.
She quickly hit things off with George Kay, who went on to become husband number 3.
But it was clear that Kerry still felt resentment towards Mark, and took any opportunity she could get to take a swipe at him.
Taking to Instagram, the star posed with a person dressed up in a monster costume and wrote:
“So I have news….. I’m back with my 2nd husband!!!!!”.
This went down very well with Kerry’s followers, who wished her luck in her new relationship with George.
But things quickly fell apart between the pair, and they divorced in 2017. George Kay unfortunately passed away from an overdose two years after his split from Kerry.
The ex-Atomic Kitten star is now engaged to husband number four- personal trainer Ryan Mahoney.
So what happened to Mark Croft after his relationship with Kerry Katona?
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Well, it seems that he’s gone on a downward spiral.
Kerry’s ex-husband admitted he was running a “£50,000 drugs farm” to pay off his drug debts back in 2015. He was running the drug farm from his home, and was quickly arrested in Manchester.
After police raided his house, they found 56 cannabis plants in his loft.
Mark Croft admitted producing cannabis, but his two-year jail term was then suspended for two years at Bolton Crown Court. He was also ordered to complete 300 hours of unpaid work.
