Molly McFadden, 15, enjoys quality time with her family at Chessington as mum Kerry Katona reveals she's 'heartbroken' that her eldest is moving to Ireland to become a surgeon

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Kerry Katona said she's 'heartbroken' that her daughter Molly McFadden is moving to Ireland to study in order to become a surgeon. 

So it comes as no surprise that she planned a family day out at Chessington World Of Adventures, to maximise her time with her eldest child before the move.

Kelly and Molly held hands as they dared to go on the famous Vampire ride together, whizzing past trees with both delight and fear etched on their faces.

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Special day: Molly McFadden, 15, enjoyed some quality time with her family at Chessington on Tuesday as mum Kerry Katona reveals she's 'heartbroken' over her planned move to Ireland

Big ambitions: Last month, Molly's father Brian McFadden revealed that she was planning the move to Ireland to focus on her studies as she wants to become a surgeon

Also present on the day was Kerry's husband George Kay, as well Kerry's daughter Lilly, 14, from her first marriage to Brian McFadden.

Heidi, 10, and Max, 9, from her second marriage to Mark Croft were also present, as well as three-year-old daughter Dylan-Jorge – known as DJ – who she had with George.

The group all enjoyed some time together on the Gruffalo ride, while George and Max battled it out with a game of Hangman. 

Group outing: Kerry's husband George Kay was also present, as well Kerry's daughter Lilly, 14, from her first marriage to Brian McFadden; Heidi, 10, and Max, 9, from her second marriage to Mark Croft were also present, as well as three-year-old daughter Dylan-Jorge, who she had with George

Making happy memories: No doubt Molly was thrilled to be with her family on the special outing

Fist pump the air, like you just don't care: Kerry appeared in high spirits as she entertained the group

Last month, Brian McFadden revealed that Molly was planning the move to Ireland to focus on her studies.

And now Kerry has revealed that the teen - who will live with Brian's parents on the Emerald Isle - is making the move as part of her ultimate goal to become a surgeon.

And while the Atomic Kitten singer, who is based in East Sussex, is proud off her offspring, she's already worrying about the day she departs, telling OK!: 'I’ll be absolutely heartbroken. I have had a few down days about it already. 

Wow thing: Kerry looked trim in jeans and a blazer teamed with colourful espadrilles 

Fancy seeing you here: They attracted a few glances from onlookers as they made their way through the park

'But I don’t want to be the one holding my daughter back from furthering her education. She is my firstborn. Knowing Molly she will be back every weekend!’

During her interview with the magazine, the mother-of-five also revealed her daughter's career ambitions, saying: 'Molly wants to be a surgeon. She wants to get really good grades in her GCSEs so she’s going to Ireland to do a transition year.

'This will give her an extra year of biology and sciences. Molly wants extra knowledge. I am so proud of her.

On to the next ride... Kerry gave a cheerful wave as the group headed to the ride 

Easy does it: Kerry tentatively stepped onto the Gruffalo ride as she joined her daughter Lilly 

A barrel of laughs: The group all made it into two seats, cosying up for a snap

Cute: Later on, George had a go on Hangman as he battled it out with Max for championship

Second place: But it looks like Max was the winner as he tried to hold on for two minutes in order to win a prize 

‘I told her that if she didn’t do it she could live to regret it. I don’t want her to have a life full of regrets. If she doesn’t like it, she can always come back home. 

Last month, former Westlife singer Brian, who is now based in Lancashire, revealed that Molly will move in with his parents in Ireland in September, so that she can study without distractions.

The 36-year-old told OK! magazine: 'Mostly we go back to Ireland because my mum and dad live there. My oldest is going to school in Dublin in September, so she's probably going to live with my mum and dad. 

'I think it'll be easier for Molly to concentrate on her exams there. It's going to make things harder now for us all to be together, but you have to make sacrifices.'

On the move: Kerry's eldest daughter Molly, 15, is set to move to Ireland in September so she can study without distractions

The big reveal: The teen's father, Kerry's ex-husband Brian McFadden made the initial revelation last month during an interview with OK! magazine

Family: Brian and Kerry, who divorced in 2006, are also the parents of 14-year-old Lilly-Sue

Proud parents: Kerry is now married to George Kay, with whom she has daughter Dylan, two

Atomic Kitten star Kerry, 36, who also shares 14-year-old daughter Lilly-Sue with Brian, lives in East Sussex with her husband George Kay and their daughter Dylan-Jorge, two, as well as Heidi, 10, and Max, nine - from her marriage to Max Croft.

Brian, meanwhile, recently made the move to Rochdale to live with his new PE teacher girlfriend Danielle Parkinson.

Late last year, it was revealed that Molly had picked up on her parents' musicality as she was filmed performing a pitch perfect rendition of James Arthur’s Say You Won’t Let Go while playing along on the piano.

Proving to be the ultimate proud mother, Kerry uploaded a snippet of the performance to Twitter in November. 

Musical protege: Last year, Molly was filmed performing a pitch perfect rendition of James Arthur’s Say You Won’t Let Go while playing along on the keyboard

Natural talent: Kerry was immediately inundated with tweets suggesting her daughter could take up singing professionally and praising the teen for her talent

Worth a try! Taking things a step further, the former Atomic Kitten star suggested her daughter would be the perfect choice to perform a duet with the X Factor winner

Taking things a step further, Kerry suggested her daughter would be the perfect choice to perform a duet with the X Factor winner and mentioned the idea to his manager, Simon Cowell.

Her comment was in response to the the music mogul's earlier tweet, which read: 'I am very excited to congratulate @JamesArthur23 on his No.1 album and @LittleMix for staying at No.1 in the singles chart.' 

To which Kerry responded: '@SimonCowell @JamesArthur23 @LittleMix I think my @123_mollymc could do a duet.

Proud parents: Kerry and Brian wed in 2002 but he filed for divorce two years later

The mum-of-five was immediately inundated with tweets suggesting her daughter could take up singing professionally and praising the teen for her talent.

Out now: Read the full interview in this week's edition of OK! Magazine, out now

Molly even received some celebrity backing from Geordie Shore's Sophie Kasaei who tweeted: 'eeee she's amazing!!!!'

But the shy teen didn't seem to pleased with the exposure, jokingly tweeting her mum: 'oh dear what have you done'. 

Molly was no doubt also left red-faced after her father announced she wasn't allowed to date.

Appearing on Loose Women last year, Brian said: 'My girls are great, they're getting so old. We were just looking at photos of Molly coming out of the hospital, and it’s just like how did that happen so fast?'

But Brian quickly shut down any speculation that his teenage daughters were allowed to date, as he joked: 'It's not going to happen. They're going to be asexual for the rest of their lives. Just them on their own, forever.'

Kerry and Brian wed in 2002 but split just two years later, with their divorce being finalised in 2006.

Real Kerry Katona's full interview in the latest edition of OK! magazine, on sale now. 

Dazzling daughters: Brian recently shut down any speculation that his teenage daughters were allowed to date as he quipped they must remain 'asexual' for life 

Doting mother: Kerry, pictured with two-year-old daughter Dylan-Jorge and Heidi, nine, regularly fills her Instagram page with snaps of her children