Kerry Katona pays a heartfelt tribute to her beloved aunt Angela following her funeral

Kerry Katona has paid a heartfelt tribute to her beloved aunt Angela following her funeral on Friday.

The Atomic Kitten star, 40, took to Instagram to share a series of snaps with her late relative as she poignantly wrote: ‘Today we say goodbye to the life and soul of the party.’

Last month, Kerry announced that Angela had passed away the previous month following a battle with alcoholism. 

Rest in peace: Kerry Katona has paid a heartfelt tribute to her beloved aunt Angela following her funeral on Friday

The singer honoured her aunt with a series of snaps of the pair over the years, with the two ladies appearing to have lots of fun together.

Snaps included Kerry and Angela on holiday as well as with other members of the family.

Captioning her post, Kerry wrote: ‘Today we say goodbye to the life and soul of the party! Our Ange.. Angela I love you so much and gonna miss you more then you will ever know. 

So sad: The Atomic Kitten star, 40, took to Instagram to share a series of snaps with her late relative as she poignantly wrote: 'Today we say goodbye to the life and soul of the party'

So sad: The Atomic Kitten star, 40, took to Instagram to share a series of snaps with her late relative as she poignantly wrote: ‘Today we say goodbye to the life and soul of the party’

‘You was my everything when I was a little girl, I wanted to be just like you. Thank you for all the crazy adventures we did together. Love you Ange.’

Her post was soon flooded with several messages of condolences from her fans. 

Last month the singer told how she blamed herself after Angela lost her battle with addiction.

Emotional: Captioning her post, Kerry wrote: 'Today we say goodbye to the life and soul of the party! Our Ange.. Angela I love you so much and gonna miss you more then you will ever know'

Emotional: Captioning her post, Kerry wrote: ‘Today we say goodbye to the life and soul of the party! Our Ange.. Angela I love you so much and gonna miss you more then you will ever know’

She told her Instagram followers Angela had tried hard to beat her demons before her tragic death.

Kerry said she had revealed ‘a sense of guilt’ for not having done more to help Angela overcome her addiction.

She opened up about how her aunty felt more like a sister to her and the family’s guilt over her death.

Just the two of us: The singer honoured her aunt with a series of snaps of the pair over the years, with the two ladies appearing to have lots of fun together

Just the two of us: The singer honoured her aunt with a series of snaps of the pair over the years, with the two ladies appearing to have lots of fun together

Gone too soon: Kerry shared a number of images of her aunt over the years

Gone too soon: Kerry shared a number of images of her aunt over the years

Gone too soon: Kerry shared a number of images of her aunt over the years

Lovely moment: The star shared a sweet snap of her aunt wrapping her arms around her

Lovely moment: The star shared a sweet snap of her aunt wrapping her arms around her

‘My beautiful auntie Angela sadly passed away and we’re all heartbroken. Angela was more like my sister – I’m an only child and grew up with my Nanny Betty, and me and Ang shared a bedroom’, Kerry wrote in her new! magazine column. 

‘She was the most fun and loving person – she was the life and soul of the party. She’d do anything for anybody.

‘And she was such a clean freak! When she lived with me she must’ve reorganised my wardrobe about a million and one times.’ 

Good time: Among the snaps were images of Kerry and Angela on holiday

Good time: Among the snaps were images of Kerry and Angela on holiday

Family: Kerry also shared photos of her and Angela with other members of the family

Family: Kerry also shared photos of her and Angela with other members of the family

Kerry added: ‘There’s a sense of guilt where I feel like I could have done more to help her.

‘I think we’re all feeling that as a family. She’s left three beautiful, amazing children behind.

‘Alcoholism is a vile disease. Rest in Peace, Ang I love you.’

Paying tribute on Instagram, she shared a series of pictures of herself hugging her aunt at the seaside and at her home.

The last picture showed Kerry and Angela together after she won I’m A Celebrity in 2003.

Tragic loss: Paying tribute on Instagram, she shared a series of pictures of herself hugging her aunt at the seaside and at her home

Tragic loss: Paying tribute on Instagram, she shared a series of pictures of herself hugging her aunt at the seaside and at her home

She captioned the pictures: ‘My crazy, beautiful Aunty (more my sister) sadly passed away yesterday!

‘We’re all absolutely heartbroken! Oh Ang I really wish I could rewind and tell you how much I love you and I always wanted to be you when I was little. I should have done more!’

She also shared a quote about addiction at the time that read: ‘Addiction is a special kind of hell. It tales the soul of the addict and breaks the hearts of everyone who loves them.’

She added to the post: ‘This vile illness took our ang! We MUST talk more about addiction!!! She tried so hard to get sober but it got the better of her.’ (sic)

A look back on happier times: She shared a number of snaps of her aunt with celebrities, including Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly

A look back on happier times: She shared a number of snaps of her aunt with celebrities, including Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly

We are family: Among the glamour were also snapshots of Angela with their close-knit family

We are family: Among the glamour were also snapshots of Angela with their close-knit family

Kerry overcame her own addiction battle 10 years ago.

In the early noughties her cocaine addiction, marriage woes and the loss of her £250,000 Iceland deal made her want to end her own life.

But after years of substance abuse she turned her life around when she checked into a fitness bootcamp with her mum before going to rehab in Arizona a decade ago

Poignant: Kerry announced her aunt's passing on Instagram and shared a quote about addiction as she said the 'vile illness took our ang'

Poignant: Kerry announced her aunt’s passing on Instagram and shared a quote about addiction as she said the ‘vile illness took our ang’ 

In a 2019 interview with The Sun, she said of cocaine: ‘I call it devil’s dandruff because it’s toxic, it’s manipulating, it gives a false sense of security, it’s not really there for you, it’s ruining you.’

She went on: ‘It’s an escapism. Taking coke is better than facing the scariest thing going on in your life. You’re constantly chasing that buzz and you don’t want the come down. The downers are awful.

‘After taking drugs I used to have fits. My eyes would roll back and I’d be frothing at the mouth. I could have died, I could have chocked on my own tongue, my own saliva.’      

Overcome: Kerry overcame her own addiction battle 10 years ago. But after years of substance abuse she turned her life around when she checked into a fitness bootcamp with her mum before going to rehab in Arizona a decade ago

Overcome: Kerry overcame her own addiction battle 10 years ago. But after years of substance abuse she turned her life around when she checked into a fitness bootcamp with her mum before going to rehab in Arizona a decade ago

It comes after the former Atomic Kitten singer revealed last month she was taking anti-anxiety medication after battling with ‘intrusive thoughts’ and worries about her health.

She said: ‘I’ve been really suffering with my anxiety recently. I’ve actually gone back on medication for it. I had intrusive thoughts about dying – and I even had thoughts about my children dying.’

Kerry, who is engaged to Ryan Mahoney, is proud mother to daughters Molly, 19, and Lilly-Sue, 18, with Brian McFadden, Heidi, 13, and Max, 12, with Mark Croft, and seven-year-old DJ with the late George Kay. 

Children: Kerry is a mother to Molly, 19, Lilly-Sue, 18, with ex-husband Brian McFadden, Heidi, 14, Maxwell, 12, with ex Mark Croft, 49, and Dylan-Jorge, six (pictured in 2020)

Children: Kerry is a mother to Molly, 19, Lilly-Sue, 18, with ex-husband Brian McFadden, Heidi, 14, Maxwell, 12, with ex Mark Croft, 49, and Dylan-Jorge, six (pictured in 2020)