The Songs of Praise presenter has been telling Premier of the ups and downs of her Christian journey.
As a teenager, she says her faith was rocked by the sudden death of her father who had cancer.
"I'd been very much involved in my church, I sang in services and my mum taught at Sunday school - church was very important in my childhood.
"Later on I felt very angry that my father had been taken away from me.
"It took a few years and various different things for me to rediscover [faith]. A lot of that has been down to having children to discover faith in a different way."
After a glittering career in music, Jenkins has been on the presenting team of BBC's Songs of Praise for the past year.
She says that too has been a boost to her faith.
"What I'm loving is when I'm out and meeting different people who worship in different ways - I find it so inspiring," she said. "That's been something that's helped my own faith."
Katherine Jenkins was speaking on Premier Drive. You can hear the full interview from 3pm on Tuesday 3rd December or listen again here.
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