Former Westlife singer Brian McFadden has admitted that despite protesting against it, his ex-wife Kerry Katona insisted on including their two children in the TV shows she took part in.

The estranged pair are parents to Molly, 11, and 10-year-old Lily-Sue and McFadden explained that he never wanted them to be in the spotlight because it didn't seem right:

"I've never liked that. I think it's wrong. Maybe it isn't so bad when they're babies, but they're at school now. I never wanted them to be on the MTV show. But there are two parents and Kerry's entitled to make her own choices."

When asked if he has a relationship with Katona now, he revealed: "No. Not at all, no. My relationship is with my children and all my dealings go through their nanny. They have a nanny who is with them 24 hours a day."

A spokesperson for the Atomic Kitten songstress and television personality has since hit back at these claims, telling MailOnline: "Kerry's children do not have a nanny with them 24 hours a day except occasionally when Kerry is away working overnight."