United Kingdom, July 22 -- Kerry Katona finds it "exhausting" when people assume she's still on drugs.

The former Atomic Kitten star - who has been open about her struggles with addiction and substance abuse - has been sober for over 15 years, and she admitted online trolls bringing up her past can get to her.

She wrote in her column for new! magazine: "I get abuse and negative comments all of the time on Instagram.

"Every time I have hay fever and sniff, people accuse me of being on drugs - it's exhausting."

Last week, Louis Tomlinson stepped back from X after "hurtful" comments on the social media platform.

He wrote: "The last few months have made it impossible to be on here.

"All the conspiracy chat about my relationship, my son ...