Who is Loose Women star Coleen Nolan and is she married?
THESE days Coleen Nolan is best known for keeping us entertained every lunchtime on Loose Women.
But long before she brightened up our day on the ITV panel show, she was already famous for a very different reason.
Who is Coleen Nolan?
Coleen Nolan was born March 12, 1965, and is a TV star, singer, and author.
From 1980 until 1994, she was a member of The Nolans, who were one of the biggest selling girl groups of that time.
Along with Coleen, the Irish girlband was made up of her four sisters - Maureen, Denise, Linda and the late Bernie.
They were originally part of family band, The Nolan Family, which included their parents and two brothers.
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However, the girls broke away and released albums with just the five of them.
After moving away from singing, Coleen turned to TV and joined Loose Women.
She has also taken part in a number of reality shows, which includes Celebrity Big Brother and Dancing On Ice.
Coleen took part in Great Celebrity Bake Off: Stand Up To Cancer in 2023, in aid of three of her sisters who battled cancer.
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Adding another string to her bow, she has also written two books.
Is Coleen Nolan married?
Coleen has been married twice in her life, but both marriages have ended in divorce.
Her first husband was EastEnders star Shane Richie who she wed in 1990, but they split in 1999.
Coleen then married Ray Fensome in 2007, but they went their sperate ways in 2018.
Does Coleen Nolan have any children?
Coleen has three children for her two marriages.
Together with Shane she has two sons, -Shane Nolan (born 2 December 2, 1988) and Jake Roche (born September 16, 1992).
Coleen also welcomed a daughter with Ray, called Ciara, who was born on June 19, 2001.
What is Coleen Nolan's net worth?
It's fair to say Coleen has accumulated quite a fortune since her time in the spotlight
She has an estimated net worth of £4.8M.
This has been made from the royalties from The Nolans, her work on Loose Women, and also her book sales.
When did Coleen Nolan join Loose Women?
Since 2000, Coleen has been a regular panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women.
She is also a relief anchor on the show.
In November 2023, Coleen revealed she was taking a "short break" from the show, as she needed some time off to deal with "stress" in her personal life.
Speaking to fans on Instagram, she said: "Hi everyone. I've had a week off this week. I was getting a bit stressed [with] so many things happening.
“And I just thought, [it's] very important for your mental health to just sometimes go, 'I can't do it this week,' and that's what I did.
"Very kindly, Loose Women let me do that and I was really looking forward to it… A nice, chilled-out week, not thinking about anything.
“Let me tell you, I can't wait to go back to work…”
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Coleen then added: "I also wanted to say, if you're feeling a bit stressed sometimes, and it's only a week, even if it's a couple of days, you just need to take that break and regroup and do normal, everyday things…
“Remember, think about you sometimes,”