Coleen Patricia Nolan (born 12 March 1965) is an English singer, television presenter and author, best known as the youngest member of the girl group, the Nolans, in which she sang with her sisters and for being a panellist on the chat show Loose Women from 2000 to 2011 and then returning two years later in October 2013.As a member of the Nolans, she first performed on television in 1974. She was a full-time member of the group from 1980 to 1994. The group was particularly successful in Japan, where they won the Tokyo Music Festival in 1981 and a Tokubstsu Kakiku Sho award (Japanese Grammy) in 1992, for best foreign recording artists.
Bernie Nolan, Anne Nolan, Denise Nolan, Linda Nolan, Maureen Nolan, Tommy Nolan, Brian Nolan
Music Groups
The Nolans
TV Shows
Loose Women, Celebrity Big Brother, Celebrity Fit Club, Live Talk
Star Sign
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Became a grandmother for the 1st time at age 50 when her son Shane Richie Jr. and his girlfriend Emma welcomed a daughter, Amelia Rose Roche, on 13 January 2016.
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Married Shane Richie in a gazebo by a lake in Orlando, Florida with only their son, Shane Richie Jr., Coleen's sister, Maureen Nolan, and Shane's best friend Christopher Gosling present.
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In January 2007, she stated her opinion on Loose Women (1999) that gay people should not be allowed to adopt children and said "there's only so much I want to accept". Her remarks angered sections of the gay community, particularly since The Nolans had profited from making personal appearances and performing at gay clubs and venues for many years.
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Her current husband, Ray Fensome, proposed on her 40th birthday. They were married in 2007.