Kerry Katona looks radiant in black off the shoulder dress as she and daughter Heidi, 17, attend charity event in Manchester

Kerry Katona and her daughter Heidi both wore black dresses to a charity event to Manchester on Saturday.

The former Atomic Kitten star, 43, was accompanied to the do by her middle child, 17, and the teenager looked the spitting double of her mother in the elegant gown.

Kerry's was an across the shoulder number whilst Heidi's came with sleeves but the biggest difference was the colour of their hair.

Kerry wore her blonde locks neatly around her shoulders, whilst Heidi's dark tresses were considerably longer.

The mother-and-daughter duo opted for blusher-heavy makeup and even matched their shoes as they posed together proudly.

Kerry is mother to Heidi with her ex-husband Mark Croft, and also has 16-year-old Max with him.

She was initially married to Westlife singer Brian McFadden andhas Molly Marie, 23, as well as Lilly-Sue, 21, with him.

These days, she is engaged to fitness instructor Ryan Mahoney but also has Dylan-Jorge, 10, with the late George Kay.

Kerry looked sensational on the night out and strutted with confidence into the event.

She wore a small number of accessories and carried with her a black leather handbag.

Kerry previously made the admission that she could never read or write properly as a child so she had teach herself in adulthood.

Speaking on Ireland AM, she explained: 'I remember when I moved over to Ireland with Brian when I was pregnant, I couldn't read or write. I'm dyslexic.

'With Brian being on tour all, the time, I did a typing course and taught myself how to read and write properly

The former I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! winner has been open about her tumultuous childhood in the past.

In her most recent book Whole Again , she recounted the difficult parts of her life in foster care and has now recalled her mother not sending her to school.

She said: I'll never forget being an Atomic Kitten, bearing in mind I had four sets of foster parents, three refuges.

'I went to eight different schools which I was very rarely in because my mum never let me go to school really. So I couldn't even spell the word 'orange' at some point