LindaNOLANBeloved TV personality and pop star Linda Nolan has died aged 65 after a long journey with secondary breast cancer.
The family has assured well-wishers they will organise a public memorial for the much-loved star. The news of Linda's death will come as a shock to her loyal fans who had followed her as she shared the frank and honest realities of her journey with cancer in her weekly Mirror column.
Just last week, Linda had told the Mirror she had been feeling brighter after being ill over Christmas with what she thought was a "bout of flu", although at one point she was too poorly for hugs and food. But on Saturday, just two days later, she was taken to hospital suffering from breathing problems. Doctors diagnosed double pneumonia, and because of her secondary breast cancer, which had spread to her brain, her condition sadly deteriorated.
Her sisters - Anne, 74, Denise, 72, Maureen, 69, and Coleen, 59 - were called to her bedside at 3.30 am on Tuesday as doctors made the decision to place her in end-of-life care. They kept a vigil by her side in her final hours.
Just before Christmas, Linda was having a period of ups and downs. She admitted she was scared Christmas 2024 would be her last - and decided to move out of her Blackpool home and back in with her sister Denise and her husband Tom. "I try to stay positive," she told The Mirror in December. "I'll use jokes and humour as a way to cope, but of course it's scary. And I have my days where I'm terribly down."
Our thoughts are with Linda's family and friends at this sad time. We invite you to pay tribute to Linda below.
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