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Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Coleen Nolan pays tribute to ‘beautiful' late sister Linda on 66th birthday
Coleen Nolan has paid tribute to her 'beautiful sister' Linda on what would have been her 66th birthday. Dublin-born Linda, who was part of family pop group The Nolans, which also included sisters Coleen, Maureen, Bernie, Denise and Anne, died 'peacefully' surrounded by her family last month at the age of 65. She died in hospital in Blackpool, having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. She was given the all-clear in 2011 but in 2017 she was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. By 2020, it had spread and by 2023 it had reached her brain. In a post on X on Sunday, Coleen, 59, said: 'To my beautiful sister, think of you everyday, but especially today on your birthday. To my beautiful sister… think of you everyday , but especially today on your birthday… I miss you so much and life won't be the same without you in it… 💔 — Coleen Nolan (@NolanColeen) February 23, 2025 'I miss you so much and life won't be the same without you in it.' The post was accompanied with a video of the pair dancing at a party as choral music plays in the background. Linda's funeral took place at St Paul's Church in Blackpool earlier this month, which saw her arrive in a pink sparkly coffin as members of the public applauded. During the ceremony, her sister Denise Nolan-Anderson said Linda would have 'loved all the fuss', describing her as the 'life and soul of any big occasion'. A number of The Nolans have been diagnosed with cancer. Coleen revealed she had been diagnosed with skin cancer last year, and was using a chemotherapy cream to remove it. Anne, who featured in TV series The Nolans Go Cruising, was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time in 2020 but is now cancer-free. Bernie died of breast cancer in 2013 aged 52. With The Nolans, Linda recorded hits such as Gotta Pull Myself Together and I'm In The Mood For Dancing in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The group had three UK top 10 singles and two top 10 albums. Linda appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and her musical theatre career included Blood Brothers, Pump Boys And Dinettes and Prisoner Cell Block H. She also wrote a Daily Mirror column.
The Independent
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Linda Nolan's family say everyone is welcome at funeral
The family of Linda Nolan have clarified that 'everyone is welcome' at the funeral for the singer. A memorial for Nolan will take place on Saturday at St Paul's Church in Blackpool at 10.30am. The Dublin-born star died on January 15 aged 65 in the seaside town's hospital surrounded by her family. The service is to be held in the church where Nolan married husband of more than two decades Brian Hudson, and where she said goodbye to him after he died in 2007, according to her family. On Thursday, her sister Anne Nolan posted on Instagram saying 'we lay our wonderful sister Linda to rest' this weekend. 'There's been a bit of confusion regarding the church service and the crematorium. Just to clarify everyone is welcome to both services,' she added. 'There may not be seating available as both places are small and obviously we are a big family so most of the seating will be taken by us but if you don't mind standing we would love you to be there and we know Linda would be thrilled.' The family are also raising money for Trinity Hospice, which Nolan supported, and have asked that donations and messages of condolences should be sent to a memorial page in her memory. More than £2,450 has been raised on the Much Loved site so far for the hospice. Nolan, who rose to fame in family group The Nolans with sisters Coleen, Maureen, Bernie, Denise and Anne, had long been a campaigner and fundraiser for cancer awareness, having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. 'Everyone who knew Linda, or whose lives she touched, are welcome to come and pay their respects as we remember her remarkable life,' The Nolans' official page said on Instagram. 'Fans and public are welcome to gather outside the church for the funeral – and in true Linda spirit, the more the merrier.' The message also called Nolan a 'beloved sister, friend and entertainer' along with a 'symbol of hope, humour and resilience'. The singer was admitted to Blackpool Victoria Hospital with double pneumonia earlier this month, before going into a coma, according to her manager Dermot McNamara. He said she died 'with her loving siblings by her bedside'. Nolan had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, given the all-clear in 2011, but in 2017 was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. In 2020, it spread and by 2023 was in her brain. She was also known for Celebrity Big Brother, a Daily Mirror column, and musical theatre appearances in shows such as Blood Brothers, Pump Boys And Dinettes and Prisoner Cell Block H. Outside her TV and musical career, Nolan helped to raise more than £20 million for numerous charities, including Breast Cancer Now, Irish Cancer Society, Samaritans and others.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Linda Nolan's family say everyone is welcome at funeral
The family of Linda Nolan have clarified that 'everyone is welcome' at the funeral for the singer. A memorial for Nolan will take place on Saturday at St Paul's Church in Blackpool at 10.30am. The Dublin-born star died on January 15 aged 65 in the seaside town's hospital surrounded by her family. The service is to be held in the church where Nolan married husband of more than two decades Brian Hudson, and where she said goodbye to him after he died in 2007, according to her family. On Thursday, her sister Anne Nolan posted on Instagram saying 'we lay our wonderful sister Linda to rest' this weekend. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anne Nolan (@annenolanofficial) 'There's been a bit of confusion regarding the church service and the crematorium. Just to clarify everyone is welcome to both services,' she added. 'There may not be seating available as both places are small and obviously we are a big family so most of the seating will be taken by us but if you don't mind standing we would love you to be there and we know Linda would be thrilled.' The family are also raising money for Trinity Hospice, which Nolan supported, and have asked that donations and messages of condolences should be sent to a memorial page in her memory. More than £2,450 has been raised on the Much Loved site so far for the hospice. Nolan, who rose to fame in family group The Nolans with sisters Coleen, Maureen, Bernie, Denise and Anne, had long been a campaigner and fundraiser for cancer awareness, having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Nolans (@thenolansofficial) 'Everyone who knew Linda, or whose lives she touched, are welcome to come and pay their respects as we remember her remarkable life,' The Nolans' official page said on Instagram. 'Fans and public are welcome to gather outside the church for the funeral – and in true Linda spirit, the more the merrier.' The message also called Nolan a 'beloved sister, friend and entertainer' along with a 'symbol of hope, humour and resilience'. The singer was admitted to Blackpool Victoria Hospital with double pneumonia earlier this month, before going into a coma, according to her manager Dermot McNamara. He said she died 'with her loving siblings by her bedside'. Nolan had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, given the all-clear in 2011, but in 2017 was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. In 2020, it spread and by 2023 was in her brain. She was also known for Celebrity Big Brother, a Daily Mirror column, and musical theatre appearances in shows such as Blood Brothers, Pump Boys And Dinettes and Prisoner Cell Block H. Outside her TV and musical career, Nolan helped to raise more than £20 million for numerous charities, including Breast Cancer Now, Irish Cancer Society, Samaritans and others.
