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Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Anne Nolan has 'anxieties about dying'
Anne Nolan suffers from anxiety because she's so worried "about dying" after battling cancer and losing two of her sisters to the disease. The Nolans star was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000 and battled it again almost exactly 20 years later but in 2024 she was told she was "clear" of the illness - which claimed the lives of her sister Bernie in 2013 and Linda in January - but Anne, 74, is still plagued by worries about the disease coming back. Anne admitted her cancer battle in the era of COVID-19 left her riddled with worries told OK! magazine: "It was really awful. "I ended up having anxiety about dying. I've had to have tablets from the doctor for anxiety because of having cancer during COVID. I wasn't allowed to be with my family. I was in hospital for 11 days ... "I still have anxiety but it's not as bad. I have anxieties about dying. It is about the cancer coming back as well ... I don't want to die, I love being alive. I love being here." She added that losing her sisters to cancer and surviving her own ordeal has given her a different prospective on life. Anne explained: "When you've had a life-threatening disease and you've lost two sisters then it brings it all to the forefront. "It makes you value life. You grab everything with both hands. Whenever I'm asked to do something I say yes straight away. When you come through it and you're at the other end and you think, well I didn't die and I'm alive and I'm gonna live every day." She went on to reveal she now wants to tick some plans off her bucket list including a trip to Italy to visit the Vatican and a holiday in Nashville, Tennessee. Anne also wants to learn to swim, pick up a new language and learn to play an instrument. She previously opened up about her brush with cancer and admitted she feels "lucky" to have pulled through. During an appearance on ITV's Lorraine, Anne said: "I am so lucky. I had my first cancer in 2000, I had my chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and an operation. And after six months of chemo, I was fine. And then 20 years later, almost to the day, it came back again in a different breast. "Two separate cancers. And again, I had the chemo and the radiotherapy and the operation and I'm happy to say that I'm clear. I've got another year before I'm actually discharged but I'm clear of cancer at the moment, thank goodness. So I count myself really, really lucky. "
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Anne Nolan shares 'traumatic' moment she received cancer update
The Nolans singer spoke of the emotional moment on ITV's Good Morning Britain Anne Nolan has opened up about the emotional moment she found out she was cancer free. The Nolans singer, and sister of Loose Women's Coleen Nolan, has battled breast cancer twice. Earlier this year, the family lost Linda to the disease, while Bernie died of the same illness in 2013. Anne, 74, received the news just days ago that she was cancer-free, having been first diagnosed in 2000 and then 20 years later. Appearing on Monday's Good Morning Britain, she shared the emotional journey she's faced, and the relief at her health update. "It's been very traumatic, when I received the letter a few weeks ago, I picked it up, and it said NHS, and I thought, 'Oh I don't want to know, I'm not sure if I want to know if it's bad news.' "And I put it aside for about ten minutes, and after a while my logical brain kicked in and said, 'You have to find out, you need to know'. "I opened it and it was all good news, and I had a bit of a weep at the beginning. "I feel lucky, blessed, relieved, and then emotional thinking about my sisters having gone through the same thing but not surviving." Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1 and ITVX.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Linda Nolan's stepson dies of cancer months after singer
Linda Nolan's stepson has died months after the singer also lost her life to cancer. The Nolans singer died aged 65 in January after a 20-year battle with the disease which spread around her body. Lloyd Hudson, the son of Nolan's late husband, Brian Hudson, died on Tuesday following a much shorter battle with cancer. He was diagnosed with throat cancer in September 2023. However, due to its severity, it was deemed incurable and surgery was therefore ruled out. A close family friend said: 'They were fighting side by side – Linda would finish her treatment and text him to check in. 'They joked about their meds, shared their side effects, cried together too. Linda really thought he'd outlive her. She needed that belief.' 'Cancer doesn't pick and choose' Speaking on Good Morning Britain last August, Nolan said her family had been given a 'rough time' by cancer as she spoke of her stepson's diagnosis. On the prevalence of the disease in her family, she said: 'I'm just like everybody else really – I just want it to go, or leave us alone for a little while at least. 'It doesn't pick and choose. You can't put your name down and say you're next in line. But we have had a rough time with it.' From left: Linda, Anne, Bernie, Coleen and Maureen Nolan in 1983 - PA Nolan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 but given the all-clear in 2011, before the cancer returned in 2017. In 2020, it had spread, and by 2023 it was in her brain. The Nolans comprised of sisters Linda, Coleen, Maureen, Bernie, Denise and Anne. They had seven UK top 20 hits, including I'm in the Mood for Dancing in 1980, which peaked at number 3 during a 15-week chart run. In August 2020, Nolan appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain to discuss how she and her sister, Anne, were both being treated for the illness at the same time. When the Princess of Wales revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer in March last year, Linda told GMB she thought her video message to the nation was 'perfect'. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Reuters
31-03-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
Australia's Tamboran to supply gas for Arafura's Nolans project
March 31 (Reuters) - Australia's Tamboran Resources Corporation ( opens new tab will supply gas from its Beetaloo basin assets in the Northern Territory to local rare earths miner Arafura's ( opens new tab Nolans project for up to 10 years, the companies said on Monday. Tamboran has signed a non-binding letter of intent with a unit of Arafura, under which the former intends to supply 18 to 25 terajoules per day (TJ/d) of natural gas. Arafura would potentially support the development of the Beetaloo basin acreage. Arafura's earlier gas supply agreement with the Mereenie gas field joint venture, which was signed in February last year, was set to lapse on March 31. Arafura's Nolans project produces Neodymium-Praseodymium, a blend of two rare earth metals of neodymium and praseodymium which is used to make powerful magnets for modern technologies. The company has existing rare earths oxide deals with automakers such as Hyundai ( opens new tab and Kia ( opens new tab, and with renewable energy major Siemens Gamesa RE.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Linda Nolan's brother Brian shares cancer diagnosis just weeks after her death - 'I wish it would leave us alone'
Standing at her graveside and tearfully saying farewell to the sister he adored, Brian Nolan was keeping a potentially deadly secret of his own. Planning the perfect memorial for Linda, who died from cancer in January following a 20-year journey, was especially tough as just three days after her funeral, Brian, 70, had his own diagnosis of level 2 prostate cancer confirmed. 'I just want cancer to leave us alone,' says Brian, who will soon have surgery to remove his prostate gland, but has been told his cancer has not spread. The disease has dogged the Nolan family, who lost Bernie aged 52 to breast cancer in 2013, before Linda aged 65 died on 15 January this year. Anne, 74, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000 and Coleen, 60, found out she had skin cancer in 2023. Now Brian and Coleen have revealed in an exclusive interview that they could be getting some answers as they, along with siblings Tommy, 77, Denise, 72, and Maureen, 70, have been referred to a genetic clinic. Recalling his reaction to his diagnosis, Brian says, 'You're never ready for somebody to say, 'Yes, you've got cancer.' It's like being hit by a train. You start plunging into the abyss of, 'I'm going to die.' The urologist stood up and said, 'We're going to treat this and we're going to cure this.' I'm focusing on that and hope I have the courage my sisters had.' READ MORE: Katherine Ryan battling skin cancer for second time – as she shares shock diagnosis READ MORE: Love Island star splits from girlfriend just months after confirming romance His news has also been a body blow for Coleen. 'I couldn't speak,' she says, describing the moment she found out. 'I went completely numb and about an hour later I wanted to punch walls and scream. In our family, cancer's just there. But he was so positive and I'm just so proud of him. We're a family who treat everything with as much humour as possible and we go, 'We can face this together.' That's what we'll do.' Sleep deprived because of his diagnosis and the trauma of losing Linda, former Nolans tour manager Brian adds, 'It's been a tough three weeks,' as he waits for surgery. Sitting in the lounge of the Blackpool home where he's lived for 25 years, he says, 'I had a bad moment about Linda yesterday, just driving the car.' Back in November, Brian realised he was going to the loo more often and saw his doctor. PSA tests – blood tests to help screen for prostate cancer – led to an MRI scan just after Christmas and a biopsy in the New Year, when it finally 'clicked' that he likely had the disease. Supported by his 'rock' of a wife, Brian decided to stay quiet about his cancer fears to protect his siblings, who were devastated by Linda's deteriorating condition. 'I thought I was doing the right thing and I still do,' he says. 'It would just have meant more tears and we were already knee deep in tears and grief.' Alongside his sadness, Brian and wife Ann planned Linda's funeral, during which she was carried into the church in a glittery pink coffin. A host of stars attended including Shane Richie, Paul Chuckle and Jodie Prenger. Fans lined the streets for the February service at St Paul's Church in Blackpool, where Linda had exchanged vows with her 'soulmate' – her late husband Brian Hudson – back in 1981. 'The day was so hard but it went well,' says Brian. 'Everything she wanted, she got.' Brian spent 28 hours at Linda's hospital bedside in her final days and 'hallucinated' from tiredness. 'There were about 20 of us in there, we broke all the rules as we always do and the staff were just extraordinary,' he says. 'She went with everyone she loved around her.' With the funeral successfully planned, Brian's next traumatic task was telling his siblings about his cancer. 'They were devastated but they were great,' he says. 'We're all in it together.' Loose Women 's Coleen could not be more proud of him. 'He's my big brother, I love him,' she says. Speaking out to raise awareness of prostate cancer, Brian continues, 'My consultant said people are dying through a lack of knowledge, through not doing anything about it. I'm going campaign to send guys a letter once a year to tell them to have a PSA test.' The family have now been referred to a genetic clinic in Manchester by Brian's Blackpool oncologist following his diagnosis. 'They think it's hereditary, they can't seem to find that magic bullet,' he says. Beautiful memories of Nolan siblings still surround Brian. 'They're not gone, they're everywhere,' he says. 'People like that can't be gone. You keep them alive and remember the positive things.' Linda spent many afternoons in a café in the seaside town's Stanley Park, where a table is still reserved for the monthly Peach Melba Club, named in honour of her favourite dessert. Brian's wife Ann and Linda's sister Anne are both regular attendees and the dessert can be requested over the counter, served with soft-style ice cream. It was Linda's preference to substitute this for traditional ice cream. 'I'd like to think I'd have even half of Linda's courage if this went haywire,' he says of his 'force of nature' late sister. 'I never heard her or Bernie whinge. They had extraordinary hope and positivity.' Online resources for information about prostate cancer include and
