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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Anne Nolan 'emotional' at cancer update and says late sister Linda would be 'pleased'
The Nolans star has shared she is now cancer free after going through treatment with sister Linda, who died in January. What did you miss? Anne Nolan has admitted she feels "emotional" at the news she is cancer-free as her sisters Linda and Bernie had the same illness but did not survive. She said she was sure late sister Linda is "looking down and thinking, 'thank goodness'" after they went through treatment together. The Nolans singer was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time in 2020, just a week before Linda was also told that her cancer had returned. The sisters supported each other through chemotherapy during the Covid pandemic, but Linda died in January. Anne, who also lost sister Bernie to cancer 12 years ago, told Good Morning Britain that she had been thinking of her sisters during her final check up this year, and was grateful for Linda's positive attitude during the toughest days of their treatment. What, how and why? The Nolan family have gone through many tough moments with cancer, but Anne opened up on her happy news that she was cancer free in Monday, 28 July's Good Morning Britain and said she was sure late sister Linda would be delighted for her. Speaking about her most recent diagnosis and treatment, Anne, who has had breast cancer twice, admitted that it had been a bittersweet moment finding out that her cancer was gone, as she reflected on losing two of her sisters to the same disease. "It's been very traumatic," she said. "When I received the letter that said NHS, I thought I don't want to know and I put it aside for 10 I opened it and it was good news, I had a bit of a weep. It was just everything really, I felt lucky, blessed, relieved and then emotional thinking about my sisters having gone through the same thing but not survived." Host Ed Balls told her: "(Linda) would be so pleased at your news." Anne agreed: "I'm sure she will be, I'm sure she'll be looking down and thinking, 'thank goodness'." Read more: The Nolan Sisters' history of cancer as Linda Nolan dies aged 65 Coleen Nolan tearfully opens up on 'hard' Loose Women return after sister Linda's death What is secondary cancer? Talking about going through cancer alongside her sister, she said: "I had breast cancer in 2000, 20 years ago. Almost to the day, I got it again in 2020. Linda received her diagnosis about a week after me and we went through it together during Covid. "Most people were on their own, but Linda and I were there to support each other. We had our chemo together, she was the one who called us the chemo sisters. She was always in a good mood, always kept me going. It was great to have her support. "Then when her cancer spread and she didn't survive, when I got my letter to say I was clear of cancer...I rang the (end of treatment) bell five years ago when I finished my chemo, but then you have another five years before you're told the cancer hasn't come back. I had a mammogram every year, my last one was in May and I did think about Linda and Bernie." What is the Nolans' history with cancer? The Nolans have been through more cancer diagnoses than most families, with many of the siblings having shared updates on their treatment over the years. Bernie died from breast cancer in 2013, and Linda died in January 2025. Linda was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and was told it had gone by 2011. In 2017, she was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer, which was contained within her hip and pelvis. In 2020, the cancer spread to her liver and three years later to her brain. She died in January after sharing regular health updates with her fans. Bernie was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, and it then returned again in 2012. She was told that it was incurable and died less than a year later in 2013. In 2023, Coleen shared that she had been treated for skin cancer, but said that it had been successfully removed. Good Morning Britain airs on ITV1 at 6am on weekdays.
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Coleen Nolan announces huge career update - 'I'm so excited!'
Coleen Nolan has revealed she is taking a brand new tour of her show This Is Me across the UK next year and promises, 'This is the real, raw me' Coleen Nolan is hitting the road for a joyous celebration of life, love, and laughter with her brand new live show 'This Is Me', touring across the UK in 2026. She was the girl next door who became a singing star with her sisters in The Nolans nd later became the relatable long-standing panellist on Loose Women. is inviting invites audiences to get up close and personal in an evening of live music, stories, heartfelt moments and plenty of laughs. Coleen tells us: "I am so excited to bring my brand new live show out on the road after the huge success of my first solo tour. I've had some great times in my life. I want to share the fun memories but also, there was heartache too. This show is about embracing life, telling the truth, having a laugh, and celebrating who we are, wrinkles, wobbly bits and all! I can't wait to share this night with people up and down the country. Get ready to laugh, cry, and dance your pants off!' This Is Me promises a night packed with unfiltered stories from her life, interactive games with her son Shane, anaudience Q&A and a hilarious take on turning 60, all wrapped up in Coleen's trademark warmth and wit, plus a couple of songs that reflect on Coleen's life. With limited dates and intimate venues, This Is Me kicks off at St Helen's Citadel next February 20th, and finishes at Manchester RNMC on February 27th. Loose Woman Coleen started her career in entertainment with her five sisters with the Nolans going on to become one of the top 5 girl groups of all time after their single I'm In The Mood For Dancing became a global smash hit. In addition to presenting, Coleen has won Celebrity Big Brother, appeared on Celebrity Flirty Dancing for Stand Up 2 Cancer and finished as a semi-finalist on Dancing on Ice. In early 2024 Coleen embarked on her first ever solo tour. Simply titled 'Naked', Coleen travelled around the UK performing to sold out audiences. In December 2024 Coleen took part of the National Lottery 's New Years Eve party performing to a well-known Abba song to celebrate 25 years of Loose Women. Coleen will also be hosting her first ever radio broadcast for BBC local radio that will go out over the Christmas period on selected BBC local stations.
Daily Record
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Anne Nolan gives emotional bucket list update following cancer news
Anne Nolan opened up to Ed Balls on Good Morning Britain about her bucket list after receiving the news she is cancer-free from the second time. Anne Nolan has opened up about her bucket list ambitions following a major cancer update this week, admitting it might be "too late" to achieve them all. Appearing on Good Morning Britain this morning, the 74-year-old revealed she is now cancer-free for the second time and hopes to check off a few remaining milestones. When asked what type of stuff was on her bucket list by presenter Ed Balls, Anne said: "I'd love to go to Krakow and visit the camps. I sent my daughter there as a gift for her wedding. She went and said it was so moving. I've always wanted to go there." "I've always wanted to learn an instrument but I don't know if it's too late for me," she continued. "I'd love to learn an instrument. Piano or acoustic guitar. With acoustic guitar, you go to parties and can take it out to play along for the family." "I'd love to learn a language - French or Italian. I don't know if it's going to happen. I've also never learnt to swim so I would love to learn to swim," she added. The singer, best known as one-sixth of The Nolans alongside her sisters, also shared the emotional moment she found out she was cancer-free, the Mirror reports. Anne was first diagnosed with cancer in 2000 and in 2020, she learnt she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. "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,'" she told Good Morning Britain. "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." Over the weekend, Anne spoke to The Mirror sharing that she thought about her late sisters, Linda and Bernie, both of whom she lost to cancer. Linda passed away in January this year at the age of 65, while Bernie died in 2013 at 52. She opened up, saying: "Although I was absolutely thrilled, I did think about them." "I didn't feel guilty because it's nothing to do with me but I did feel sad that they weren't as lucky as I was. It's an emotional thing for me to think about them not surviving and then I did survive. But that's just the luck of the draw."
Metro
4 days ago
- Health
- Metro
Anne Nolan, 74, emotional about 'sisters who didn't survive'
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Anne Nolan has spoken about losing her late sisters as she opens up about becoming cancer-free. Appearing on Good Morning Britain on Monday morning, Anne shared the exciting news that she is officially cancer-free after being diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time in 2020. The former singer from The Nolans told Ed Balls and Charlotte Hawkins that after hearing the good news, she immediately thought of her sisters who had died. Linda Nolan died in January at the age of 65, and Bernie Nolan died in 2013 at the age of 52, both from breast cancer. '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.' She then spoke about her own cancer journey, which has been going on for five years. 'I rang the bell five years ago after I finished my chemo, but then you have another five years before you're actually told that the cancer is no, it hasn't come back. 'Yeah, I had a mammogram every year for five years, and the last one was in May this year. But I did think about Linda at the time and Bernie as well. Bernie is like Bernie has been gone now about 12 years. She added that she's sure Linda is looking down on her, thinking 'thank goodness.' She reflected that although she and Linda had been diagnosed with cancer around the same time, Linda did not survive the ordeal. 'Linda received her diagnosis about a week after me, actually, and we went through it together during Covid.' She then reminisced on this time together: 'Linda and I were there to support each other. We had our chemo together. She was the one who called us the chemo sisters. She was always in a good mood, always happy and kept me going because I had, I had a bad time during my chemo, and it was great to have her support. 'And then when her cancer spread, she didn't survive.' This interview comes after the star announced the news publicly just a few days ago. On social media, she shared a long message with fans: 'Now, five years later, I'm overjoyed to share that my latest results show I am cancer free.' In an interview with The Mirror, she shared that she immediately thought of her sisters who had died from cancer. More Trending 'Although I was absolutely thrilled, I did think about them,' she said. 'I didn't feel guilty because it's nothing to do with me but I did feel sad that they weren't as lucky as I was. It's an emotional thing for me to think about them not surviving and then I did survive. But that's just the luck of the draw.' She added that she now is ready to seize life and 'grab everything with both hands.' 'When you've had a life-threatening disease and you've lost two sisters then it brings it all to the forefront,' she said. '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.' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. View More » MORE: I had a Commodore Amiga as a kid and this is not the gaming future I imagined – Reader's Feature MORE: Legendary TV star 'helps police arrest real-life criminal' MORE: Lego Game Boy is so accurate even the advert is the same
Boston Globe
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Brothers bring boxing back to Fenway after 70 years and hope to revitalize the sport in Boston
'Most people's experience there is solely related to baseball,' said Richard Johnson, Fenway expert and curator at The Sports Museum in Boston. 'But the fact is that this year, you can see an event that'll be very similar to what your grandparents saw.' Advertisement Promoters Mark and Matt Nolan want 'Fight Night at Fenway,' scheduled for Saturday, to be both a time capsule and time machine, taking spectators back to boxing's glory days and what the sport can be for the city in the future. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The Nolans got their license to organize fights last year with the goal of bringing boxing back to Boston. After Fenway, 'That's mission accomplished,' Matt Nolan said. 'It's not just like our dream, it's everybody's dream — every boxer on planet Earth,' he said. 'Just the idea that some kid can fight his way to Fenway Park. It's like hitting the lottery. You can't you can't beat it. There's nothing comparable.' A rich history Boston has played a long and impressive role in American boxing history and the development of the sport itself, said Johnson, author of 'Field of Our Fathers, An Illustrated History of Fenway Park.' Advertisement The city was home to 'Boston's Strong Boy,' John L. Sullivan, born in 1858 to Irish immigrant parents and widely considered America's first sports superstar. The first heavyweight champion of the world, he was as famous as Muhammad Ali was in his time. Sam Langford, a Black Canadian-born boxer, moved to Boston as a teenager but was blocked from competing in the world championships by racist policies and is considered one of the greatest non-champions in boxing. Other boxing stars with Boston connections include Marvin Hagler and Rocky Marciano of nearby Brockton. 'The Boston Bomber' Tony DeMarco, whose statue raises his fists at passersby in Boston's North End, was the last fighter to win in the ring at Fenway in 1956. For a time after it was built, Fenway Park was the only outdoor venue with a significant seating capacity in Boston, making it a destination for all kinds of events, including boxing starting in 1920. After new owners took over in 2002, the park became a venue for a variety of activities, including concerts and sporting events such as hockey, snowboarding, Irish football and curling. 'Back in the day, it was sort of the Swiss Army knife of sports facilities in Boston. And it's returned to that — a little bit of everything. So, returning boxing to the park is just a nod to the past," Johnson said. Other venues can feel 'more corporate and sterile,' but Fenway is living history, said Johnson, who calls it the 'largest open-air museum in New England.' A different pitch Mark Nolan said it's not for lack of trying that no one has hosted a boxing fight at Fenway in almost 70 years. But many promoters couldn't make a pitch that landed with ballpark management. Advertisement The Nolans, who teach full time and own a boxing gym in Waltham where people can train regardless of their ability to pay, were different. After success hosting events at other venues, Mark Nolan said Fenway Sports Group connected to their 'everyman' appeal and decided to give them a shot. The brothers fell in love with boxing while accompanying their father, a boat captain, to the gym as kids. When they expanded from coaching amateur boxers to professionals five years ago, they were dismayed by what they found: shows full of uneven fights set up to make the promoters as much money as possible, with established amateurs fighting people who 'have no right putting gloves on in any capacity whatsoever' in venues like high school gymnasiums. Fighters weren't being paid fairly and contracts weren't transparent. They came up with a simple business plan: pick good venues, pay fighters well and only host matches in Boston proper. They said a lot of promoters sell fighters, but they're focused on selling fights fans want to see. 'They're making sure that every fight is well-matched,' said Thomas 'The Kid' O'Toole, a fighter from rural Galway, Ireland, who has lived in Boston for the past two years, 'Nobody wants to see someone go in and just knock their opponent out right away and beat them up for four, six, eight rounds. They want to see a competitive fight.' O'Toole went professional in 2021 and is undefeated with 13 fights. He said his fight against St. Louis-born Vaughn 'Da Animal' Alexander at Fenway will be 'the biggest test of his career.' Advertisement Massachusetts-born Lexi 'Lil Savage' Bolduc will compete in her fourth professional fight. She faces Sarah Couillard in a rematch after coming out on the losing end of a majority draw at the Royale. 'Fighting at Fenway, I think adds a little bit of pressure because I'm local, I grew up in Mass and idolized a lot of players as I was growing up. ... But at the same time, I'm trying to use it just as a huge opportunity and really soak in the moment,' she said. 'Pressure makes diamonds. 'To be able to kind of stand on that same ground of some of the most accomplished athletes, it's really remarkable,' she said.
