Coleen Nolan on Linda Nolan and Bernie Nolan: 'I don't know if they knew how much they were loved'
Coleen Nolan lost her sisters Bernie Nolan and Linda Nolan in July 2013 and January 2025, respectively.
Coleen Nolan fears that her late sisters Linda Nolan and Bernie Nolan did not know how much they were loved before they died.
The Nolan clan were bombarded with love when Bernie passed away in July 2013, aged 52, after a battle with breast cancer, and Linda departed in January 2025, aged 65, from double pneumonia following a battle with breast cancer.
And Coleen, 61, is touched that people still want to chat about the pair.
The Loose Women panellist told the new issue of Woman magazine: "People still talk to me about Linda all the time. That means a lot to me and my family. It's incredible.
"When you lose someone, you know what they mean to you, but when we lost her, the outpouring was so big and still is to this day. You go, 'Wow, she really was loved by so many people.'"
But Coleen worries that Linda and Bernie did not realise just how special they were to people.
She continued: "It brings you peace, but also at times it brings me sadness, because I don't know if she knew enough. It was the same when Bernie died.
"I don't know if they knew how much they were loved. It's kind of bittersweet."
It was not the first time that the Nolans - best known for their 1979 hit, I'm in the Mood for Dancing - have dealt with cancer heartbreaks.
Anne, 75 was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000 and 2020, and is now cancer-free, Coleen had a cancer scare after she found basal cell carcinoma and melanoma on her shoulder in 2023, and their 71-year-old brother Brian said last year he is battling prostate cancer.
And the tipping point was Linda's death, which hit Coleen "like a ton of bricks" and resulted in her seeking therapy, which ultimately "saved" the star.
Coleen added: "I didn't know what to do with myself, and I didn't want to get up. I was forcing myself to do everything because, actually, inside, I didn't want to do anything.
"I didn't want to speak to people, I didn't want to laugh, I didn't want to work, and the only thing that helped me was instantly acknowledging it and saying, 'I need help.'"
The Celebrity Big Brother 2017 winner continued: "All my family were there, my kids were there [and they were saying], 'You can talk to us.'
"And I thought, 'No, I need professional help now. This needs professional help because I don't know how to pull myself together.'
"So I instantly got therapy. Therapy absolutely saved me."
