Kerry Katona slams women who take time off work for period pain saying ‘just crack on’
KERRY Katona has slammed women for taking time off work for period pain and said they should “just crack on”.
The media personality, 42, had her say on whether women should be allowed to take paid menstrual leave from work.
Kerry insisted that women shouldn’t take time off on their period, saying they should “power” through.
“We were talking about periods on my BBC podcast last week and I heard that Spain is passing a law to allow workers to take paid ‘menstrual leave’ from work,” the Atomic Kitten star said.
“I mean, we’ve all powered through so far, haven’t we? Keep hydrated, get some paracetamol down you and a heated pad for your stomach.
“I did three panto performances with Covid. I felt like I was dying but I kept going. But that’s my work ethic, you’ve just got to crack on,” Kerry wrote in her New magazine column.
Women in Spain are the first in Europe to be able to take time off work for severe period pain after legislation was passed to allow additional sick leave.
Kerry’s admission comes after her eight-year-old daughter DJ was rushed to hospital after she collapsed on the floor during a terrifying health scare in Turkey.
She told how the holiday turned sour as she watched the youngster’s eyes roll to the back of head, describing it as the “most terrifying moment”.
Mum-of-five Kerry, who headed abroad for a break and to get her teeth done, explained to OK! Magazine: “On the last day, I was blow-drying our DJ’s hair and she collapsed, with her eyes rolling back. It was the most terrifying thing ever.
“Ryan picked her up and ran outside with her to get some fresh air, and she just sat there staring at me and throwing up. The hospital said her blood pressure had dropped as she was overheated and hungry.”
Kerry went on to say that the poor child was so disorientated that she thought Ryan was trying to throw her off the balcony.
That wasn’t the only holiday drama though because Kerry was also unwell during the trip and later discovered it was because she had kidney stones.
Kerry is mum to Molly-Marie, 21, and Lilly-Sue, 20, from her marriage to Brian McFadden and Heidi, 16, and Maxwell, 14, from her second marriage to Mark Croft.
She also has Dylan-Jorge, or DJ as she is known, from her relationship with the late George Kay.