Linda Nolan reunited with the Nolans for the 2009 I'm in the Mood Again album and tour, and in 2014, she took part in the 13th series of Celebrity Big Brother.
18 Facts About Linda Nolan
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Linda Nolan was born on 23 February 1959 in Holles Street Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, the sixth of eight children born to Tommy and Maureen Nolan.
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The family lived in Raheny, a north side suburb of Dublin, before moving to Blackpool in 1962, when Tommy and Maureen formed the Singing Nolans, of which Linda was a member.
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Linda Nolan went to school at Blackpool's St Catherine's Catholic Secondary School, and attended The Cardinal Wiseman School in Greenford, west London.
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Linda Nolan left The Nolans in December 1983 and quickly gained the label "Naughty Nolan" due to her posing in risque publicity photos.
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From 2000, Linda Nolan starred as Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers for three years in the West End, and regularly played the role in the UK touring production until 2008.
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Linda Nolan was the third Nolan sister to play the role, after Bernie and Denise.
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Maureen Linda Nolan has since played the role in the West End on the UK tour for several years, earning the sisters a place in the Guinness World Records, as the most siblings to play the same role in a musical.
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Linda Nolan appeared on Blankety Blank, with sister Anne and niece Alex on Celebrity Pressure Pad and with sister Bernie on Pointless Celebrities.
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In January 2014, Linda Nolan participated in the 13th series of Celebrity Big Brother.
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Linda Nolan met Brian Hudson in 1979 and they married in 1981.
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Linda Nolan was the Nolans' tour manager until 1983 and became Linda's manager after she left the group.
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Linda Nolan was given the all-clear from cancer in 2011.
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In 2017, Linda Nolan fell on her hip and was taken to hospital, where doctors discovered a form of incurable secondary breast cancer on her pelvis.
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In 2020, Linda Nolan stated that the cancer had spread to her liver.
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Linda Nolan was prescribed the experimental drug Tucatinib to treat her brain cancer followed by Enhertu.
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In January 2025, Linda Nolan was admitted to Blackpool Victoria Hospital with double pneumonia and subsequently fell into a coma.
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Linda Nolan died on the morning of 15 January 2025, aged 65.