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Pregnant Kerry Katona marks daughter's christening in her local pub

Pregnant reality star Kerry Katona celebrated the christening of her youngest daughter Heidi in a downmarket Warrington pub.

The former Atomic Kitten singer, 27, and husband Mark Croft's 11-month-old Heidi Elizabeth was christened at Christ Church in the Warrington suburb of Padgate on Saturday.

Arriving at the church dressed in black, Kerry admitted to waiting photographers she should have chosen another colour; "I look like I'm going to a wake."

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Baby love: Proud mum Kerry arrives at Christ Church for her daughter Heidi's ceremony

Baby love: Proud mum Kerry arrives at Christ Church for her daughter Heidi's ceremony

Following the religious ceremony, the couple and 20 friends and family members dined at the Bayleaf curry house, before continuing the festivites at The Stocks public house.

The celebrations were marred by the absence of young Heidi's grandmothers.

Kerry has publicly fallen out with her mother Sue after she sold her story about the star's alleged drug trouble to a newspaper.

On New Year's Eve, Kerry clashed with Mark's mother Marilyn, who subsequently sold her story to the press too.

The couple, who married last Valentine's Day in Gretna Green, are expecting a baby boy in May.

Kerry also has two daughters Molly Marie, six; and Lilly-Sue - who turns five today - with her ex-husband, Irish pop star Bryan McFadden.

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Daddy dearest: Cab driver Mark Croft

Daddy dearest: Cab driver Mark Croft

Saturday's christening took place the same day MTV chose to release controversial publicity pictures for Kerry's new reality show.

In the ad, Kerry and her husband Mark are tied together in a double-straitjacket to promote Kerry Katona: Crazy In Love.

The programme is bill as a new fly-on-the-wall series that follows the publicity-shy Kerry in her day-to-day life, much in the manner of the Osbornes.

An MTV spokesperson said of the planned show: "In Kerry Katona: Crazy In Love, Kerry and Mark will lift the lid on life as a celebrity couple and will no doubt take the opportunity to answer some of their harshest critics.

"Entertaining, heart-warming and warts and all, the show promises to be must see television for 2008."

Bound together: Kerry and her husband Mark Croft

Bound together: Kerry and her husband Mark Croft

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