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Katona faces police quiz over drugs

Kerry Katona faces police questioning over footage allegedly showing her taking cocaine when she returns from her holiday, sources have said.

The 28-year-old went to Tenerife earlier this week, after the News of the World published photographs and video material apparently showing her snorting the class A drug in her home in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

The reality star was dropped as the face of food retailer Iceland following the revelations.

Plain-clothed police officers were spotted at Katona's family home in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

A police statement said: "Cheshire Police can confirm we visited an address in Wilmslow in connection with an ongoing matter."

The mother-of-four's spokesman declined to comment on the matter and also on when she was likely to be returning to this country.

Police sources said officers are planning to pay another visit to Katona when her holiday ends.

On Tuesday, Katona's former publicist Max Clifford urged her to "get a grip".

The former Atomic Kitten singer, who has endured a long and public battle with alcohol and drugs, as well as a roller-coaster romantic life, fronted Iceland's advertising campaigns for four years.

It was also reported that Katona's ex-husband Brian McFadden was consulting lawyers about what arrangements could be made over his two children with Katona.

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