Ex-Westlife singer Bryan McFadden has admitted he thought having a child with Kerry Katona was like �getting a dog�.

The singer also admitted only married the former Atomic Kitten star in 2002 to bank a big cheque from an exclusive magazine deal.

Brian, who has five-year-old Molly and four-year-old Lilly Sue with Katona, tells The Sun, �It wasn�t a real wedding. We were getting married to get loads of money for it.

�I was too young to understand what having kids meant. Having a child was like getting a dog.�