'Kung-fu Katona' accused of kicking down accountant's door

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Meltdown: Katona faces financial woe

The mother-of-four, 28, was said to have attacked financial adviser David McHugh, showering blows on him as she ranted about her cash problems.

She was held for eight hours overnight in a police cell on Wednesday, after being arrested on suspicion of committing assault, criminal damage and a public order offence after the alleged fracas at the accountant's offices in Warrington, Cheshire.

Today McHugh, in his fifties, claimed the reality TV star lost the plot as she went on an angry rampage.

He said: "The door slammed open and she said David what the f***ing hell is this?' She was yelling and yelling. She started getting nasty and went for me.

"She caught my neck and ear and threw a scalding cup of tea over me.

"I've got black and blue bruises. The police wanted me to go to hospital."

The star is said to be on the brink of financial meltdown, which she allegedly blames on convicted fraudster McHugh, who she met through husband Mark Croft, 38.

The bust-up is said to have centred on her dwindling fortune, which was netting her £1m-a-year until recently, as the face of Iceland, reality TV shows and interviews.

But her problems escalated last week when she was axed from her £250,000-a-year Iceland deal for allegedly snorting cocaine.

She was also declared bankrupt over an £82,000 tax bill.

McHugh said Croft had later sent a text, reading: "Let's sort this out."

But McHugh added: "I have no intention of sorting this out. I'm severing all contact with her." Katona was released on bail until 12 October.