ITV’s Loose Women star Coleen Nolan opens up about being left to feel ‘redundant’ as her three children became independent and wanted to leave home – as she felt she was left with ‘no purpose’

ITV’s Loose Women presenter Coleen Nolan has opened up about the emotional impact her children leaving the family home has had on her.

The 58 year old star, who is a mum of three, revealed that she finally realised that the phrase “empty nest” syndrome is a real feeling that parents are forced to deal with when their children leave home. Coleen has been in the spotlight since 1974 but when she joined the panel on the ITV daytime show back in 2000, her position as one of the nation’s favourite presenters was cemented. In a recent interview she said: “Empty nest is a real thing, who knew.”

Coleen Nolan and her three children ( 
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She added: “When the children were younger I thought I’d be thrilled when they became independent. But it’s the opposite, I’ve been feeling so redundant, like I don’t have a purpose anymore. ” She told new! magazine: “I’ve realised as their mum they’ll always need me one way or another. Now it’s time to concentrate on me it’s like a new lease of life. I’ve so much I still want to do. It’s been scary at times but I’ve turned that into excitement. I’m more confident to take control of my future now. Success and fail and that’s a liberating feeling.”

The former singer turned TV personality has been married twice before and her first one was to EastEnders star Shane Richie. The couple wed in 1990 but called time on their relationship nine years later. And her second marriage was to Ray Fensome, who proposed to Coleen on her 40th birthday in 2005. The pair tied the knot two years later but their marriage was not able to stand the test of time and they too parted ways in 2018. But it looks as though Coleen has found love again for the third time – this time it’s to man named Michael Jones who she met on the dating app Tinder in 2021.

Coleen Nolan and her three children ( 
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Coleen Nolan/Instagram)
She added: “When the children were younger I thought I’d be thrilled when they became independent. But it’s the opposite, I’ve been feeling so redundant, like I don’t have a purpose anymore. ” She told new! magazine: “I’ve realised as their mum they’ll always need me one way or another. Now it’s time to concentrate on me it’s like a new lease of life. I’ve so much I still want to do. It’s been scary at times but I’ve turned that into excitement. I’m more confident to take control of my future now. Success and fail and that’s a liberating feeling.”

The former singer turned TV personality has been married twice before and her first one was to EastEnders star Shane Richie. The couple wed in 1990 but called time on their relationship nine years later. And her second marriage was to Ray Fensome, who proposed to Coleen on her 40th birthday in 2005. The pair tied the knot two years later but their marriage was not able to stand the test of time and they too parted ways in 2018. But it looks as though Coleen has found love again for the third time – this time it’s to man named Michael Jones who she met on the dating app Tinder in 2021.