Coleen Nolan, Corrie's Ken Barlow & other celebs ask me to read their pets' minds… I charge £130 a pop – I'm no fraud

The Sun

26-07-2025

A "DOG whisperer" charges £130 a pop to read the minds of people's pets - and has worked with Corrie's Ken Barlow and Coleen Nolan.
Psychic Jackie Weaver says one of cobbles stalwart William Roache's dogs revealed a secret about its owner to her - and she even performed her "gift" on Loose Women star Coleen's pooch on live TV.
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Jackie, 61, claims she first realised that she 'knew' impossible things as a child and that she always had a 'close connection' with animals.
However, Jackie says she only learned to receive 'pictures, words and physical feelings' from animals later in life after beating stage four lymphoma.
All she needs is a picture of the animal to connect with a 'wavelength' in her mind - like a mobile phone - which allows her to chat to the dog or cat.
During her cancer battle, she says she was told by another psychic her mysterious 'connection' was actually a powerful psychic ability.
Now, Jackie runs a successful business where she tunes into the minds of cats and dogs to reveal their innermost secrets to their owners.
She works closely with many famous celebrities, who are fans of her spiritual service, including soap veteran Roache, and even hypnotist Paul McKenna.
Jackie has remained close friends with Roache, whom she knows as Bill, ever since appearing with him on This Morning - and she's even gotten close to his dogs.
Jackie said: "I went to Bill's house and chatted to all three of his dogs.
"We had such fun and they were all very individual in their own ways.
"What makes me smile to this day was when one pointed out that Bill often started hobbies but tended not to complete them!
"Bill's face was a picture as he pointed to a door and said, 'Behind that door is a painting that is half finished, and it has been like that for the past two years!'
"Just goes to show, animals know much about their owners, celebrities or not."
Jenny Seagrove, star A Woman of Substance, is also a longtime customer of Jackie's - having become her friend during one psychic reading.
Despite her immense popularity, though, Jackie says that she finds that people are 'sceptical' about her abilities.
One doubter was Loose Women panelist Coleen Nolan, whom Jackie met when she appeared on the show.
Jackie said: 'I have done a lot of TV over the years and had to prove again and again, often live on air, that I am communicating with that person's animal and they are recognising the information.
'I remember chatting to several animals live on air, for the ladies of the Loose Women panel.
'Coleen Nolan was open with me and said she was still not sure about my ability, until I told her the reason why her dog only had three legs and what had happened.'
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During the episode, Jackie said that Coleen's dog lost its leg when it was 'very young' as she received a direct message from the pooch - who said it had 'always known life like this'.
Jackie claimed that Mika, the dog, had lost its leg after falling from a height.
Coleen confirmed that she had rescued her dog, adopting him after he fell from a sofa and lost his leg.
Some of the animals that Jackie meets have heartbreaking stories to share, like one horse who told the psychic that it has been supported by 'the angels'.
The horse had fallen into a cattle grid and was unable to be rescued by the Fire Brigade.
However, somehow, the horse suddenly freed itself from its trap.
Trying to understand the bizarre incident, the horse's owner called Jackie - having thought that the horse had 'given up'.
Opening up about the story, Jackie said: 'I suddenly heard, loud and clear, 'The Angels lifted me out'.
'I interrupted her, and quickly thought of how to put this, and said, 'This might sound odd, but all of a sudden did he seem to be up and out?'
'She said, 'Yes, it was astonishing and nobody could believe what they had just experienced. He had a few scrapes on his but was absolutely fine.'
'I told her what he had said about the Angels. I get goosebumps to this day when I recall it.
'Like my work, and my own 'terminal' survival, sometimes things happen that we can just not explain.'
Often, Jackie works with animals who are about to die and claims to be able to let owners know what their animals are thinking.
According to her, animals can tell owners about their pain and even reintroduce them to pets who have passed on.
She says this serves two purposes.
Jackie said: 'Firstly, they know their pet will not be alone when they pass over, and there is an afterlife.
'This is not the end.
'Secondly, the owners have experienced the grief of losing a pet before and came through it, eventually.'
According to Jackie, every animal is different and each one has its own unique personality - with her own cat acting 'like a dog' who likes to go on walks.
Because of that, she doesn't have a favourite type of animal to chat to.
She said: 'I do not have a favourite species of animal to chat to - they are all individuals and I love it when I learn something new - you would be amazed what information animals can share.
'Funny animals are fabulous as I love to laugh and make people smile.'