THE mother of reality television celebrity Kerry Katona pleaded guilty to benefit fraud today.

Susan Katona, 48, of Dickinson Street, Warrington, Cheshire, admitted wrongly claiming income support and council tax benefit.

She failed to notify the benefits office of a change of circumstances between July 2006 and March 2007.

It was alleged the overpayment was made because Katona failed to declare her income from media interviews about her daughter, a winner of I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!.

Katona was not present at today's hearing at Runcorn magistrates court.

The case was adjourned to June 9 for reports to be prepared.