In response to her sister's cancer fight, Coleen Nolan made the decision to embark on her first solo tour.
The 58-year-old actress never performed solo before and didn't want to "regret" not doing so later in life, especially after her sister Linda found out that her cancer had spread to her brain. The actress was a member of the 1980s pop group The Nolans alongside her older sisters Linda, Maureen, and Bernie, who passed away in 2013 at the age of 52 after a battle with breast cancer.
"When my sister Linda got re-diagnosed with cancer, the cancer had gone to her brain - and we've already lost Bernie - I thought that the chances of us singing together again now were very slim and when I get really old when I can't actually do anything, I think my regret would be that I never got to sing again." she exclusively told BANG Showbiz.
I thought 'Do it now!' because I don't know.
"At first, I thought I would like to do it at some point. And then Linda got re-diagnosed and then I thought I might not have 'at some point', so just do it. "
In February and March, the "Loose Women" panelist-who has 23-year-old Ciara with her second husband Ray Fensome and 35-year-old Shane and Jake with her first husband Shane Ritchie-will be touring venues throughout the UK. She acknowledged that she is "terrified" to be performing on her own but is determined to "give it a go" and has found solace in the fact that her eldest is acting as her support act.
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"And they say to women of my age that you're not too old to try anything. I'm so terrified but the only thing I keep saying to myself is even if I'm crap, even if people hate it, no one is going to die," she added.
"I'm just going to say, 'Well, I tried it and I really enjoyed it.'"
"I'm just gonna say 'Well, I did it, and I gave it a go and I loved it.'"
"And also I'm kind of at a point now where people if people are telling me I can't or I shouldn't, I'm going 'Well I am...'
"My security blanket is my son Shane. He's my support act and he's going to begin a bit in my part with me as well. And me and him just bounce off each other so I've definitely got someone on my side!"
Coleen's 'Naked' tour takes place in February and March at a number of locations in the United Kingdom.
Visit coleentour.com for more details and to purchase tickets.
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