LADY OF THE MANOR: ‘I'LL NEVER LOSE WEIGHT FOR A MAN AGAIN'

AS SHE SHOWS OFF HER FABULOUS NEW HOME COLEEN NOLAN TELLS OK!’S MICHELLE GARNETT WHY HER SELF-ESTEEM IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH AND WHY SHE DOESN’T WANT A LIVE-IN LOVER

- MICHELLE GARNETT

Coleen Nolan had big plans for 2020. In fact, it was shaping up to be one of the biggest years of her career to date, with a sell-out theatre tour of The Thunder Girls. But the universe had other ideas and the tour was postponed amid the coronavirus crisis.

Thankfully, the Loose Women star was fortunate enough to move into her gorgeous new home just days before lockdown was announced in March.

Following her divorce from second husband Ray Fensome in 2018, the Cheshire farmhouse signals a fresh start for Coleen and heralds her new-found confidence as a fully independent woman.

Far from feeling lonely, Coleen, who’s been single since her break-up, has the company of her three children – Ciara, her 19-year-old daughter with Ray, and sons Jake, 27, and Shane Jr, 31, whose dad is EastEnders actor Shane Richie.

Shane Jr’s girlfriend Maddie is there, too, and she and Ciara, who both went to beauty school, took care of Coleen’s hair and make-up for our shoot. Jake, who’s a member of the band Rixton, swapped his guitar for a camera to capture the stunning photos.

“It’s been so lovely to spend this time with my children,” Coleen tells OK! as we chat the next day on the phone. “We’ve hardly watched TV. Instead we’ve played games, listened to music and chatted.”