{"id":2379705,"date":"2026-04-19T08:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2379705"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:06:07","slug":"coleen-nolan-was-saved-by-therapy-after-losing-linda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/coleen-nolan-was-saved-by-therapy-after-losing-linda\/","title":{"rendered":"Coleen Nolan was &#8216;saved&#8217; by therapy after losing Linda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-7888491b-4520-45fb-94eb-759752c45f97\">In January 2025, the Nolan family lost their sister Linda when she passed away from double pneumonia aged just 65, following a battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Now her sibling Coleen &#8211; who recently turned 61 &#8211; has opened up about the pain of dealing with her loss in the family, admitting that after a year her feelings are still raw, but turning to therapy has &#8220;absolutely saved&#8221; her.<\/p>\n<p>Coleen shared, &#8220;When Linda died, that hit me like a ton of bricks. I didn\u2019t know what to do with myself and I didn\u2019t want to get up. I was forcing myself to do everything because actually inside I didn\u2019t want to do anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-19413ae7-bd71-43bf-93b6-bdef1bf3d7b4\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BUYS4wGPZx8LvFnrbb7xJZ-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BUYS4wGPZx8LvFnrbb7xJZ-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BUYS4wGPZx8LvFnrbb7xJZ-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BUYS4wGPZx8LvFnrbb7xJZ-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BUYS4wGPZx8LvFnrbb7xJZ-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BUYS4wGPZx8LvFnrbb7xJZ-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BUYS4wGPZx8LvFnrbb7xJZ-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BUYS4wGPZx8LvFnrbb7xJZ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure id=\"elk-fab7424b-0ad0-4b6b-8b0b-af6b30da4013\">\n<blockquote class=\"vanilla-quoteblock\">\n<p>&#8216;I don\u2019t know how to pull myself together&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-62ee8e4e-a351-450f-96ef-c3e98866185f-0\">Her inability to deal with her loss eventually resulted in Coleen seeking therapy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn\u2019t want to speak to people. I didn\u2019t want to laugh. I didn\u2019t want to work and the only thing that helped me was instantly acknowledging it and saying, &#8216;I need help'&#8221;, she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Coleen continued, &#8220;All my family were there, my kids were there [and they were saying] &#8216;You can talk to us&#8217;, and I thought, &#8216;No, I need professional help now. This needs professional help because I don\u2019t know how to pull myself together&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I instantly got therapy&#8221;, adding, &#8220;Therapy absolutely saved me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-SGMdsaasryBuzcRQ7zJugk\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-SGMdsaasryBuzcRQ7zJugk slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"elk-f390b6fd-7a38-4471-9526-dbcd09500fe3\">\n<blockquote class=\"vanilla-quoteblock\">\n<p>&#8216;Linda will never be forgotten&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-ca3f1e70-1e20-4633-8b32-cc04c5888b2c\">Despite finding some help, Coleen admits that &#8220;it never gets easy, there are easier days that I can get through. But there will also be something that will trigger it off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She adds, &#8220;That\u2019s not a bad thing. Linda will never be forgotten, she will always be in my heart.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are certain things that happen and I go, \u2018Linda would have loved this.\u2019 It happens when I\u2019m on a red carpet because she loved those events &#8211; so going to those really make me think of her, but in a nice way.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time a tragic death has befallen the Nolan clan. Bernie &#8211; widely known as the lead singer of the Nolans during their performances &#8211; passed away 13 years ago after a battle with breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p>And Coleen herself revealed that she had a cancer scare after discovering basal cell carcinoma on her shoulder in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>She initially dismissed it as eczema, before visiting a doctor, who later checked two small marks on her face and diagnosed them as melanoma. She has since encouraged people to seek help if they have suspicions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m telling you, make time. It\u2019s very important. It happened to me recently, my sister kept mentioning this little rash on my shoulder. I kept saying, &#8216;Oh it\u2019s fine, it\u2019s eczema.&#8217; I\u2019ve never had eczema in my life but it was the closest thing I could think of.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"elk-0f574be2-5a40-4930-b964-97f5326c8b39\">\n<blockquote class=\"vanilla-quoteblock\">\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t know if they knew how much they were loved\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-a5c9090d-b2f3-4b1e-a24c-46d903cbdb3a\">When it comes to Linda and Bernie, she finds the fact that people still want to talk about them is key to keeping their legacy alive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People still talk to me about Linda all the time. That means a lot to me and my family. It\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You go, &#8216;Wow, she really was loved by so many people.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It brings you peace but also at times it brings me sadness because I don\u2019t know if she knew enough. It was the same when Bernie died. I don\u2019t know if they knew how much they were loved. It\u2019s kind of bittersweet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This feature first appeared in <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/comps.womanmagazine.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/comps.womanmagazine.co.uk\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em><strong>Woman<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong> magazine. 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