Singer Brian McFadden has said that his two-year marriage to Kerry Katona was a sham.
The former Westlife star made the comments in an interview with Reveal magazine, claiming that the couple even spent their wedding night apart.
Speaking about the wedding, McFadden said: "It wasn't a real wedding. We were getting married to have a big party and get loads of money for it - and to appear showbiz."
"The day my marriage ended was on the stag. That was the time I felt 'this is not supposed to be'."
"At first, I denied the lapdancer thing, but then I was taken to court for calling her a liar," he said. "Me and Kerry didn't even see each other on our wedding night."
McFadden also spoke about the couple's two daughters, saying: "If we hadn't had kids, the marriage wouldn't have lasted as long as it did."
"I was too young to understand what having kids meant. Having a child was like getting a dog."
The singer also said that the split was a mutual decision. "Then it spiralled out of control. All of a sudden it was: 'He didn't love me any more, and wants to break up'."
McFadden also admitted: "My private life became as artificial as my pop life in Westlife, but I couldn't see it at the time."
"We became a showbiz couple, and everyone was talking about us. That swept me off my feet."
