Heidi Katona rejects claims she ‘revelled’ in mother Kerry’s money after parenting backlash

Kerry Katona's daughter defends her after parenting criticismITV

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00:00I remember though my daughter saying to me when she went to secondary school, she says,

00:03when I walk across the playground, I want people to see me first, not your daughter.

00:11And is that something that you've been able to protect, you know, the being you as opposed

00:16to Kerry Katona's daughter? Or have you felt like dragged into the world of celeb and glamour

00:22because that's your mum's world? I mean, I guess I've always been labelled just Kerry Katona's

00:27daughter. Like even in school, I've had teachers just know me as Kerry Katona's daughter and it's

00:31like, I wouldn't say I've been dragged into it. How do you feel? I mean, I'd rather be known

00:38as just Heidi Katona, but it's not something I like to sit and think about. I'm very proud

00:43of mum, so I don't know. It's like if someone had a very successful businesswoman as a mum,

00:47why would they not want to be known as their daughter?