Her condition has deteriorated since the terrifying armed raid in which she and her five-month-old daughter, Heidi, were held hostage at their home.

Kerry’s spokesman, Max Clifford, said: "Kerry has gone into the Priory. Bipolar disorder is something she has suffered from for some time, and the condition has, of course, been very much brought on by what happened.

"She has been treated in the Priory before so they know her problems and her symptoms. It was a question of getting her there as quickly as possible so she can receive the right treatment."

The former I’m A Celebrity... show winner is expected to remain in the London clinic for up to two weeks.

Three masked robbers raided the £1.5 million home in Wilmslow, Cheshire, which the star shares with husband Mark Croft.

The gang was armed with a crowbar, sledgehammer and large kitchen knife.

One of them held a blade to Kerry’s throat as she cowered with her baby daughter, while another took Mark, 36, through the house as they grabbed tens of thousands of pounds worth of jewellery and electrical equipment.

They also took the couple’s BMW M5.

Kerry was left "absolutely distraught" by the raid.

Her two young daughters by ex-husband Brian McFadden were not in the house at the time.

Police check CCTV after Kerry raid - July 17 2007
Detectives are examining CCTV footage from the home of Kerry Katona after an armed raid at the property.

The former Atomic Kitten, her husband Mark Croft and their five-month-old daughter Heidi were held at knifepoint by three masked robbers.

One of the gang held the blade to Kerry’s throat while her husband was escorted through their red-brick mansion in Wilmslow, Cheshire, by another raider.

The family were not hurt but were left shaken by the ordeal.

The intruders escaped with the couple’s top-of-the-range blue BMW M5 and thousands of pounds worth of jewellery and electrical equipment.

A spokesman for Cheshire Constabulary said no arrests had been made and none of the stolen property had yet been recovered.

He said: "We have no plans to issue an update on the inquiry today."

The spokesman also refused to comment on whether the police were following any promising leads.

Forensic teams were understood to have left the property and the couple’s other cars were seized as a precaution after it emerged that the thieves had stolen several sets of vehicle keys.

The gang struck at around midnight, forcing their way into the house, armed with a crowbar, sledgehammer and large kitchen knife.

While two of the men held Kerry and her baby captive, the third forced Mark to show him around the house while he decided what to steal.

The couple freed themselves at around 12.30am and called police.


Kerry and baby held captive - July 16 2007
Former Atomic Kitten Kerry Katona and her baby daughter have been held captive at their home by three armed burglars .

The 26-year-old singer, her husband Mark Croft, 36, and five-month-old daughter Heidi were attacked at around midnight at their home in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

The masked gang, armed with a sledgehammer, crowbar and large kitchen knife, held the mum of three and her daughter in a downstairs room while her husband was taken through the house by raiders.

The family were left unharmed but the robbers escaped with around £100,000-worth of goods, including the couple’s blue BMW M5, two laptop computers and jewellery.

A Cheshire Police spokesman said the family were left "extremely alarmed" by the ordeal, but were unharmed.

The family managed to free themselves at around 12.30am and contacted police.