Coleen Nolan has revealed her fear of dying from cancer following the death of her beloved sister Bernie.
Bernie passed away from breast cancer in July 2013 and Coleen’s other two siblings Linda and Anne have previously been diagnosed with the disease.
Coleen, 54, admitted that she knew she had to drastically change her life following Bernie’s death.
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Speaking to The Sun, Coleen said: “Bernie dying was a massive wake-up call for me.
“Her death changed me and my thought process about life too. When someone so close to you dies, you do think of your own mortality. It made me think ‘oh god am I happy?’ I knew I needed to change things. Bernie didn’t have that choice.”
She added: “The odds are against me with three sisters being diagnosed with cancer. That’s why I’m very vigilant. I try not to get too paranoid about it because I don’t want the fear to take over the life, but I want to catch it as early as possible so it gives me a much bigger chance of surviving.”
Coleen said she’s aware she could get cancer but she’s just “going to try and enjoy life as much as possible” and “not get hung up on relationships or marriage not working”.
Last year, Coleen made a huge decision in her life when she split from her ex-husband Ray Fensome after 11 years of marriage.
Speaking to New! magazine recently, Coleen said, although she is open to dating, she’s “blissfully happy” by herself.
Asked if she’d ever be tempted to marry again, Coleen said: “No.”
Although she seemed to have a quick change of heart, leaving her options open as she said: “I’m saying that now, but maybe in two years I’ll be saying: ‘I’m about to get married for the third time!'”
The star added: “But no, if I met someone it would be lovely, but I’m blissfully happy on my own.”
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Coleen previously said that she and Ray are still friends and that he is incredibly supportive of her career.
Speaking to OK! magazine recently, Coleen revealed: “We make really good friends but not necessarily a great husband and wife.”
She added that it was actually daughter Ciara who prompted her to end things with Ray.
Ciara said: “Mum was complaining about something and I went: ‘Will you stop bitching about each other and finally end it, because you’re hurting me.'”
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