Meet Kerry Katona's Boyfriend: All About Paolo Margaglione!

KERRY Katona looks like she has finally found her happy ever after with Italian hunk Paolo Margaglione.

But the happy couple’s first Valentine’s Day getaway together to Dubai turned sour when .

Fitness expert Paolo Margaglione is in a relationship with Kerry KatonaCredit: Instagram The couple met on E4’s Celebs Go DatingCredit: Brett D. Cove / SplashNews.com Katie Price’s new man Lee Andrews punched Paolo ‘square on the head’ in DubaiCredit: wesleeeandrews/Instagram

Katie Price, 47, and businessman Lee Andrews, 38, were also in the Middle Eastern country when Kerry, 45, and Paolo, 33, joined the celebrations.

When the altercation took place, The Sun understands , who counts Katie among her closest friends, was not present.

An onlooker said, “Lee was having some cross words with Katie. He was acting in what appeared to be an aggressive manner.

“Paolo then appeared and stepped in. Lee seemed to be very angry and was shouting at him.

“It all got very heated and Lee threw some punches and one of them landed Paolo square on the head.”

The incident happened in a public part of the hotel where lovebirds Kerry and Paolo had been enjoying a romantic holiday.

An onlooker added: “It was crazy to see this play out. The situation seemed to be pretty heated but then it erupted very quickly. It all happened so fast.

“Paolo looked very shocked by what had happened and walked away. Katie didn’t look in a great way either, she seemed shocked.”

Who is Kerry Katona’s boyfriend Paolo Margaglione?

Paolo is a fitness influencer who goes by the handle @MagraFitness and helps clients transform their bodies, all the while maintaining a ripped physique of his own.

As of February 23, 2026, he has over 100k followers and almost 90k subscribers.

On , he goes by @paolomargaglione1, with a following of 106k.

The fitness fanatic is also a managing director at Eco Bag UK – a company that specialises in environmentally friendly waste disposal products.

Paolo has two daughters, while Kerry has five children – Molly, Lilly-Sue, Heidi, Max and Dylan-Jorge.

Writing in her OK! Magazine column in November 2025, Kerry said: “I love spending time with his girls, it’s such a nice feeling to have little ones around again.

“We’ve blended our families together seamlessly and everything fits into place perfectly.”

How long have they been together?

In April 2025, Paolo and Kerry first crossed paths while filming Celebs Go Dating.

She was looking for love after her high-profile split from .

Kerry and Ryan parted ways in November 2024, with Kerry revealing a led to the breakup after six years together.

At the time, Kerry wrote: “Ryan and I were having a tough time and now he has moved out of the house.

“We are no longer together and It’s been a really tough week – I never in a million years thought this would happen.

“Without going into too much detail, there has been a breach of trust between us.”

Despite an age gap of over a decade, the chemistry between Kerry and Paolo was instant.

They went public with their romance in June 2025, , and by September the .

Speaking on Best’s Suddenly Single podcast, she said: “The guy I’m with now [Paolo], there’s 11 years between us. It’s a big age gap, and it’s not something I’ve deliberately gone for.

“If someone matches that energy and you have that connection, where every atom in your body goes on fire… I’ve never had that. It’s like being sucker punched in the stomach.

“I’ve got it now! I hope it works, but even if it doesn’t, I’ll never forget this feeling.”

Kerry added: “You see me falling in love [on Celebs Go Dating]. Even if this ends tomorrow, I don’t think I’ll have a feeling like this ever again.

“I get really emotional because it scares me. He gets me flowers all the time.

“I got back from Marbella and there was this big spread of beautiful roses saying ‘welcome home beautiful’. I don’t need big diamonds, it’s the thought that means more.”