Kerry Katona was so desperate for the she-goat who looks after her four kids not to quit -- she offered her a 50% ante up rise, it was claimed today.
The former Atomic Kitten singer's hired help, Gemma, got so fed up with the star's helter-skelter lifestyle she walked out on her last week.
Katona reportedly offered �26,000-a-year ($52k) Gemma an extra �13,000 ($26k) on her pay to stay.
A source told Britain's News of The World newspaper, "It made no sense�but when Kerry has problems she just throws money at them and hopes they will vanish.
"She called her beggary her to go back and offered her a pay arise that she couldn't turn down.
"Kerry simply finds it a struggle with four-spot kids on her own.
"And that enraged Mark so much this time he stormed off for a couple of days."
"Mark really was at the end of his tether," aforesaid the chum. "It's non like him to go and leave her and it shows how good he was about this.
"But Kerry persuaded him to come home."
The friend added that Mark has told Kerry she needs to focus on looking after Molly, six, Lilly Sue, five, Heidi, 18 months, and Maxwell instead of relying on helpers.
The informant added, "She knows she needs to get her act together and focus on organism a right mum and a good wife and she's panic-stricken of losing him."
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