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Last updated November 5 2007
Kerry Katona "more annoying than diarrhoea"
By Lee Harvey, MSN Search Editor
Find pictures of Kerry Katona, the 8th most annoying thing in the world (Image © Peter Byrne/PA Wire)Less than three years after charming the nation by winning reality show I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here, former pop star Kerry Katona is now considered only marginally less irritating than cold callers and stepping in dog poo.

That’s according to a new survey that reveals the Top 50 Most Annoying Things in the World. Ex-Atomic Kitten star Kerry was the highest ranked celebrity named on the roll of shame placing 8th overall. She was joined in the Top 10 by slow Internet connections, queue jumpers and people who read over your shoulder.

Kerry’s position as Britain’s leading human irritant possibly stems from her personal struggles being consistently aired in the media. In June, she and husband Mark Croft were held hostage in their Wilmslow home by three intruders. Days later, she was admitted to The Priory suffering from bi-polar disorder. She is also engaged in continued custody battle with her first hubby Brian McFadden. Being the face of supermarket chain Iceland probably hasn’t helped her cause much either!

Leading celebrity irritants

Kerry Katona wasn’t the only celebrity to be named and shamed in the Top 50 Most Annoying Things in the World. Tedious troubadour James Blunt placed 29th overall, ranking that makes him slightly more irritating than hangovers and wasps. Countdown boffin Carol Vorderman sneaked into the Top 50 in 48th place. She’ll be pleased to learn that, according to the chart, she’s less annoying than headaches and traffic wardens.

Two more reality TV celebrities joined jungle queen Kerry on the chart. Deptford motormouth Jade Goody stomped and screamed her way to 32nd place on the chart while recent Big Brother 8 irritant Charley Uchea claimed 43rd position overall. Outside the Top 50, Hell’s Kitchen evictee Jim Davidson was ranked as marginally less irritating than Scientology and blokes in flip-flops.




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