Kerry Katona has offered advice to Meghan Markle after the Duchess' dad opened up on their broken relationship. Thomas Markle Snr, 79, revealed he still has no contact with his estranged daughter following their fallout on the eve of Meghan's wedding day to Prince Harry in 2018. However, while he admits he doesn't expect any reconciliation, he pleaded for her to let him see his grandkids , Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3.

Now, the former Atomic Kitten star, 43, has told the former Suits actress, 42, what she thinks she should do after being in a similar situation herself. READ MORE: Actor to inherit Princess Diana's home as Princes Harry and William miss out Writing in her OK! Magazine column, Kerry penned: "I saw that Meghan Markle ’s dad Thomas made a plea to see his grandchildren ahead of his 80th birthday. It’s a difficult one because kids are involved, but I’ve been in a similar situation.

" Kerry explained how her mum and stepdad split up before her wedding to Westlife's Brian McFadden. She revealed how she wanted to include her estranged stepdad in her autobiography at the time as he had previously played a big part in her life. "I hadn’t seen him in years," she continued.

"But I went and knocked on his door to have a conversation and tell him what I was going to include in the book." Kerry confessed she was "so glad" to have taken this step as not long after their conversation, her step dad died. "Every family is different but, for me, it means I don’t live with re.