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The TV star has been a wheelchair user since she was a teenager and was left on the brink on Friday when she discovered her device had been damaged during the course of a flight

Loose Women star Sophie Morgan has hit out at British Airways to accuse the airline of breaking her specialist wheelchair.

The 38-year-old TV star became emotional when she shared an account about her ordeal online, fighting back tears of frustration in the process.

Sophie has been a user of a wheelchair since she was 18-years-old after being involved in a car accident that left her paralysed from the chest down.

She has been a spokesperson for the disabled community and has built up an impressive career as a presenter and advocate.

One Friday, she explained that she had been travelling by air and was distraught to discover her wheelchair had been damaged during her flight.

Loose Women’s Sophie Morgan has hit out at British Airways ( 
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Sophie has been a wheelchair user for 20 years ( 
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Anthony Harvey/REX/Shutterstock)Taking to Instagram stories, she explained: “I’m absolutely f****** raging.

“British Airways have broken my Batec. I arrived at the airport and it was working.

“Now I’m reunited with it off the back of the plane and it’s not working.

“[It’s got] some kind of electrical fault, it’s not connecting when I turn the key and so what does that tell you? It’s been manhandled.”

Sophie accused British Airways of ‘manhandling’ her wheelchair ( 
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Sophie then shared her experience of dealing with the customer care team – explaining how frustrated she was to be asked to lodge a complaint online.

She continued: “I honestly don’t think I can actually take much more of this. I was just told to put a complaint in through the website again.

“Thankfully I know that’s not what I’m meant to do. I’ve had no sleep, I’m absolutely exhausted.”

A spokesperson for British Airways told the Mirror when asked for comment: “We’re really sorry for our customer’s experience and are in direct contact with her to resolve the issue as we investigate what happened.”

Sophie also took to Twitter to highlight her experience – sharing a tweet that took aim at the airline and asked for her rights to be respected.

She wrote: “It’s happened AGAIN. British Airways have BROKEN my wheelchair.

“I am actually lost for words. @British_Airways @DisRightsUK @RightsOnFlights #RightsOnFlights.”

Her tweet prompted a response from the airline who replied: “Hi Sophie, we’re sorry to hear this.
“Please send us your details via DM along with as much information as possible so we can take a closer look.

“We’ll also need you to confirm your full name and contact details. We may need to ask you a few more questions for data protection.”

Sophie is a frequent panelist on Loose Women ( 
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Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)She also won an avalanche of support from her followers who were quick to offer her support.

One follower commented: “So sorry to hear this Sophie, appalling! My DMs are open if can be of any assistance complaint wise.”

And another tweeted back: “I’m hoping this awful news isn’t putting disabled folk off from travelling. It’s vitally important that we bounce back and not stay indoors.”

Denise Welch revealed the exciting news in a post on social media, and her fans were quick to throw their support behind the Loose Women panellist

Denise Welch has announced she’s landed an iconic role in the cult favourite Diana the Musical in the UK.

The musical debuted on Broadway in 2021, and was later released on Netflix, where it gained a huge following due to it’s tongue-in-cheek portrayal of the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Now, the musical is heading to the UK, and a new concert version of the show is set to take place in London, with Denise playing the late Queen Elizabeth II.

“Queeeeeeeen!! Diana The Musical in concert. Dec 4th. Apollo Hammersmith,” the 65-year-old tweeted, alongside a poster from the upcoming event.

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The news comes just days after Denise announced she was taking a break from the ITV daytime show.

Written by Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, the musical follows Diana as she becomes the People’s Princess, and the upcoming concert version will give reportedly split the show in two.

The show will see Diana played by two different actresses – Kerry Ellis and Maiya Quansah-Breed – representing two different parts of her life as they reflect on her rise as a royal.

Denise’s fans were stunned by the news, and took to Twitter to throw their support behind the Loose Women panellist.

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Denise will be playing the role of the late Queen Elizabeth II ( 
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“Amazing news! You are gonna be ICONIC! This whole announcement is gay Christmas,” one wrote.

“Most iconic thing i’ve seen this year! Go on Denise,” another tweeted.

“HAPPY F*CKIN PRIDE MONTH Better than a Guinness,” one elated fan added.

“DENISE WELCH IS PLAYING THE QUEEN WHAT IS HAPPENING WHAT UNIVERSE ARE WE LIVING IN THIS IS UNMISSABLE Also Kerry Ellis as Princess Di. Can you even,” another tweeted.

While one delighted fan replied with a meme, which read: “I’m going to give the gays everything they want.”

And Denise’s famous friend and fellow Loose Women co-host Katie Piper offered her congratulations to the TV star.

“Iconic as always,” she wrote.

Coleen Nolan was ‘proposed’ to by her ITV co-star live on Loose Women today, just days after reports revealed she had rekindled her romance with her Tinder ex

Coleen Nolan was ‘proposed’ to live on Loose Women today, after getting back with her Tinder ex.

Sources recently revealed that Coleen was back with her boyfriend Michael, who she had introduced to her Loose Women colleagues on the show several months ago.

The pair had since split up but are now said to be back together and “taking things slowly”.

Coleen and Michael were understood to be in regular contact even after their split, and continued to get to know one another, but they are now said to be back and ‘official’ once more as their romance heats up.

Coleen is said to be back with her Tinder ex Michael ( 
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“They are just taking things slowly, not labelling it, and just seeing what happens. Coleen and Michael have been on and off since they broke up last year. In fact, you could say they didn’t completely call it off at all,” a source close to the couple revealed of what their relationship has been like, “They spoke to each other almost every other day but hadn’t put a label on it.”

The insider added to OK! magazine: “They weren’t officially together as a couple but they were still in each other’s lives. Now Coleen has spoken out about her relationship on Loose Women, it suggests she is ready to admit to herself, and others, that they are official again. Coleen has often struggled with her confidence in relationships, but as she said herself, now she has truly opened herself up, she has never been happier. It is lovely to see her feeling this way.”

Amid the news they are back together, Coleen graciously accepted a ‘proposal’ from her ITV colleague Gok Wan on Loose Women today, as she anchored the show alongside Kelle Bryan, Linda Robson and Brenda Edwards.

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As he presented the competition segment from Palma, Mallorca, Coleen noted that Gok was stood in front of a floral arch, which she said made him look like he was getting married. He then stepped in to joke he was getting married and asked Coleen if she would ever tie the knot with him. She joked back that she would marry him anywhere.

He then got down on one knee and asked if she would marry him, which she gracefully accepted.

Coleen – who had previously been married to EastEnders star Shane Richie and musician Ray Fensome – detailed her past romances, and she said if you haven’t got an instant connection then the relationship isn’t right.

“Gradually over time with the person I’m with now, it has taken a longer time and it’s my fault because I keep thinking I’m not used to this,” she explained of her past romances and talked about the importance of a connection, “I’m not used to somebody loving me the way you do because I’ve never believed I have. Because I’ve never been with anyone that has made me feel that 100%.”

It appears Eamonn Holmes would rather work until he is old rather than sit in front of Loose Women every morning – which perhaps won’t go down well with the GB News presenter’s wife Ruth Langsford

Eamonn Holmes says he can’t even think about retiring – as he doesn’t want to sit around watching wife Ruth Langsford on Loose Women!

The veteran broadcaster, 63, isn’t planning to pack work in yet because he still feels on top of his game.

He discussed getting older on GB News but it seems he will be on our screens for a good few years yet.

Telling co-star Isabel Webster that daytime TV is not for him, the Irishman doesn’t want to be stuck at home on his own every morning.

While joking about his age, he said: “You see, I have no desire to be retired.

Eamonn Holmes has been a guest of Loose Women – but doesn’t want to watch it ( 
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His wife Ruth fronts the show and won’t be impressed by his comments! ( 
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“But then, the more you see, there is a change in attitude when people look at you…’You’re how old?’

“You know, they think you shouldn’t be working. A lot of people my age would just feel they are active – well, I’m not physically active but I’m compos mentis and you want to be involved.

“You are defined by what you do, you don’t want to be sitting there at home all day watching Loose Women, do you?”

Isabel told him: “No, but I do look back to the days of my grandparents who had a terrible war.

“A difficult period in the aftermath of that, and they were never better off than when they were retired at 60.

“They had a wonderful retirement, they were in their gardens, they were in societies.”

She then joked how she would still be “working when she was 100”, to which Eamonn sighed and agreed.

The subject quickly turn to something more serious – the Resolution Foundation predicting the Bank of England base interest rate could peak at nearly 6% by next year.

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners have been warned they could pay an extra £2,900 a year more for their mortgage from next year if interest rates continue to rise.

The Bank of England is set to announce its next base rate later this week – with experts expecting another rise.

“These are terrible, terrible times and my heart genuinely goes out to people who find themselves on a fixed budget,” Eamonn said.

“They have saved up and got themselves a mortgage which may be increasing by hundreds of pounds per month come Thursday.

“Where do you get this money from? It’s incredible.”

Stacey Solomon is reflecting on her son’s primary school journey as he prepares to attend a new school – confessing she previously struggled to make friends herself in the playground at one point

Stacey Solomon has opened up about her friendships with other mums as one of her son’s prepares to start a new school.

The Sort Your Life Out presenter, 33, confessed it took her “a really long time to find mums that like me” as she shared a candid insight into her life and personal relationships.

Stacey admitted things were starting to “feel emotional now” as her second eldest child Leighton bids farewell to his primary school and pals ahead of beginning his secondary school education later this year.

The Loose Women star has five young children whose ages range from newborn to 15-years-old, meaning the doting mum has spent a lot of time in various school environment over the last decade.

But that doesn’t mean the DIY guru has always found it easy to make pals with other mums in the playground.

After sharing a snap of a load of children and other ‘school mums’ enjoying a dip in the swimming pool nestled in the garden of Pickle Cottage, Stacey took to her Instagram Stories on Friday to get real with her fans.

Stacey Solomon opened up the pool at Pickle Cottage to her son’s friends and their mums ( 
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The Loose Women star took a moment to herself to reflect on her son’s school life ( 
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“It’s starting to feel emotional now because it’s nearly summer and then that’s it, none of Leighton’s friends are going to the school that he’s going to,” the social media sensation began when addressing her 5.7million followers.

“I just feel really nervous for him but hopefully they’ll all stay in touch, I really hope so because I like the mums too. It took me a really long time to find mums that like me. But Rex is going to Leighton’s school and some of their siblings are going there as well so hopefully I’ll still see them.”

In addition to sharing Leighton, 11, with ex-fiancé Aaron Barnham, Stacey is also a proud mum to 15-year-old Zachary with her childhood sweetheart and shares son Rex, four, and daughters Rose, one, and newborn Belle with husband Joe Swash.

Former EastEnders actor Joe is also dad to his teenage son Harry from a previous relationship.

Speaking with comedians Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe on their hit podcast last year, Stacey opened up blending families with Joe.

“The blended family situation has been a rocky road,’ the mum-of-five confessed. “That has never been easy.”

“We have always had to work really hard to make sure everyone feels secure.”

The missing tourist submersible with British billionaire Hamish Harding on board, has a one percent chance of being found and rescued safely, an expert predicted earlier today

Janet Street-Porter sparked fury today after sharing her thoughts on the devastating case of the missing Titanic submarine, insinuating that she feels it was a ‘selfish’ move of the five onboard passengers.

The Loose Women panellist opened today’s instalment of the ITV programme by insisting that each of the passengers on board the tourist submarine ‘must have known’ the risks involved in undertaking such a huge mission to explore the ‘graveyard’ of the sunken Titanic ship.

The outspoken panellist then claimed that the rescue mission crew are risking their lives to save the ‘billionaires’ on board the submarine – and they are being paid ‘a lot less’ to risk it all in order to save what some would call the ‘selfish’ passengers.

The missing tourist submersible with British billionaire Hamish Harding on board, has a one percent chance of being found and rescued safely, an expert predicted earlier today.

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A massive search and rescue operation is currently underway in the mid Atlantic after the tourist submarine went missing during a dive to the sunken Titanic shipwreck on Sunday.

Following Janet’s comments on the missing submarine, many Loose Women viewers hit out at the ‘insensitivity’ of the topic discussed on today’s panel.

“Janet has basically just called the missing people ‘selfish billionaires’. She couldn’t have been less compassionate,” one fumed.

“Gosh, hard watch on Loose Women. Imagine those people’s families. It doesn’t matter now if they are billionaires. Their lives are at high risk. Janet really doesn’t know when to shush,” another echoed.

“Omg so much insensitivity on the missing sub,” someone else added.

“Not Janet Street-Porter suggesting that those on the missing Titanic mission are selfish,” another added.

Contact with the small submarine was lost about an hour and 45 minutes into its dive, and the passengers will only have Oxygen until Thursday at 11am, after which it will run out.

Billionaire explorer Hamish Harding is on board the submarine ( 
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The trip, which is thought to cost £195,000 per head, launched at 4am on Sunday, but communications disappeared less than two hours into the descent to the Titanic wreck site – which sits about 3,800m (12,500ft) below sea level at the bottom of the ocean around 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland but in US waters.

The missing submarine was designed with a 96 hour ’emergency capability’, Rear Admiral John Mauger, who is leading the rescue mission, announced at a press conference this evening – meaning there should be enough oxygen in the vessel until around midday on Thursday.

There are fears that the submersible, named Titan, could be stuck in the wreckage of the Titanic that it was diving to explore.

Speaking on Good Morning Britain an expert said that if the submarine has gone down as far as the Titanic, there will only be a one percent chance of the submarine being found.

“The margins of success are very slim indeed,” the expert insisted.

“It will likely be a one percent chance of rescue with them being found safe,” he added. “If they survive, it will be like a Hollywood movie.”

The expedition was OceanGate’s third annual voyage to chronicle the deterioration of the iconic ocean liner that struck an iceberg and sank in 1912, killing all but about 700 of the roughly 2,200 passengers and crew.

Loose Women star and disability campaigner Sophie Morgan has spoken out after British Airways damaged her wheelchair for the second time

Sophie Morgan recalled being left on the brink of tears after discovering her wheelchair attachment had been damaged during the course of a British Airways flight.

The Loose Women panellist joined Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley to explain how she found herself in this situation for the second time on Friday.

She said: “The attachment that I have for my wheelchair, that’s a battery powered attachment that I travel everywhere with, that’s the thing that’s been damaged. I don’t know what happened to it. I arrived at the aircraft, it was working, when I was reunited with it it wasn’t. I came here this morning and I’m just like, ‘I don’t want to be here. I don’t want to be doing this. Why am I still here? Why are we having this conversation?’”

The campaigner revealed that not only has her wheelchair been damaged on two occasions she was also previously “downgraded” on a flight due to her disability.

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Sophie recalled: “I flew for work and I was in a club world business class. And when I arrived at the gate, I was told that the design of these new aircrafts was so that if you required assistance to get into the seat, you wouldn’t be able to access these seats.

“So I was then told I’d be downgraded… what that tells you is that new aircrafts are being designed and they’re designing out disabled people.”

Susanna interjected:”You’re not just asking for the plane to be made accessible, you’re asking that your equipment is not rendered completely unusable when you get off the plane.

“Now, you were, as you say, raging you were on the brink of tears, you had a meeting then with British Airways officials. Now I’m sure they’re very sympathetic, but what are they going to do to make sure this doesn’t happen, not just to a high profile campaigner who, as you say, has access to the television channels, but to everybody in your situation?”

Sophie explained the meeting with British Airways was “productive” but she’s been forced to meet with the airline directly because the “government refused to help”.

“We said [to the government], ‘Please, can you help us and give us some more fines so that the regulators can actually help protect us?’ We were told no.

“Now, the only thing I can do is make an ally of the airlines.”

Sophie has been a user of a wheelchair since she was 18-years-old after being involved in a car accident that left her paralysed from the chest down.

Brenda Edwards has recalled the moment she discovered a “pea” sized lump in her breast just moments before taking to the stage in Hairspray The Musical

Loose Women star Brenda Edwards said she refused to call a doctor as she had a “show to do” – despite finding a lump in her breast.

The broadcaster, singer and actress was appearing in Hairspray The Musical back in 2015 when she discovered a “pea”s sized lump in her breast.

Brenda, 54, said her stylist at the time had been in tears after a friend, 25, after receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer.

Despite being just minutes away from the curtain up, Brenda explained to her Loose co-stars that she checked her breasts before finding a lump.

Following the news about Sarah, Duchess of York being diagnosed with breast cancer and having a mastectomy, Brenda discussed her experience, saying she was also “symptom-free”.

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Brenda explained: “I ran my hands across my breasts after she said something and found a lump which kind of felt like a frozen pea.

“It was hard like a frozen pee and that kind of size, on my right underneath, by my right breast, didn’t think anything of it, went and did the show…”

Before anchor, Charlene White asked: “You didn’t immediately call the doctor?”

“No, I didn’t,” said Brenda before adding: “I was more focused on the show, I thought ‘I’ve got a show to do’, I just thought it was a swollen gland or something.”

Following her stint in the show, Brenda recalled having a shower at home and discovering the lump had grown which prompted her to get in touch with a doctor.

Having called on a Monday, Brenda was being seen in a hospital just two days later where she had a mammogram and an ultrasound, before a biopsy.

“They sent away the test and 10 days later it came back as Stage Three breast cancer,” she said.

However, Brenda said she wouldn’t have gone for a mammogram anyway as she “fell into the category of ‘it’s not going to happen to me’.”

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The presenter says she wouldn’t have been in the category to be invited for a mammogram due to her age but after intense rounds of chemotherapy, her nails fell off before her toenails turned black and fell off.

Seven years later, Brenda says her toenails haven’t grown back and she still suffers from peripheral neuropathy.

Ahead of their discussion, the panellists sent their best wishes to the Duchess of York who after a routine test was diagnosed with early stages of breast cancer.

Speaking on her podcast, Sarah said: “We’re taping the podcast today, but tomorrow I’m going in for a mastectomy, a single mastectomy, it’s very important that I speak about it. So when it airs you will know I’ve been through this.

“I want every single person that is listening to this podcast to go and get checked, to go and get screened.”

The Duchess explained that she had put off going for her mammogram until her sister Jane intervened.

“Thank you, Jane,” she said.

Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash looked like they were having the time of their lives on their first child-free holiday in years over the weekend, with the loved-up couple sharing a string of beautiful snaps with their fans online

Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash have been letting their hair down as they enjoyed a boozy holiday without their kids.

The TV stars dressed up to the nines as they attended a friend’s swanky wedding in the Austrian city of Salzburg.

While they were on the plane over, Stacey joked husband Joe was “trying to get me drunk” as she sipped her drink.

The Loose Women star also hinted Joe might have cheeky plans for giving her an alcoholic drink as she teased: “I know your game.”

Stacey revealed she hadn’t really drank alcohol since she met Joe in 2010 “so I thought ‘maybe I will, I’ve got no kids, maybe I’ll just pour myself a drink’.”

Taking to Instagram later to share snaps of their child-free jaunt, Stacey wrote: “Mum and Dad, Out alone.”

Revealing where they were, the 33-year-old said: “In The Actual Sound Of Music House. For Our Friend’s Wedding.”

Stacey and Joe were living it up on their first child-free holiday in years ( 
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Stacey wrote ‘Goodbye Salzburg’ as her and Joe headed home to the kids ( 
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Announcing ‘tipsy Stacey’ was in the house, the mum-of-five added: “P.S I’m a little tipsy or maybe a lot. Or maybe totally gone. I don’t look like this anymore. Send help” followed by a laughing face emoji.

In the first few pics, Stacey looked lovely in a white and red poppy co-ord crop top and skirt set which she teamed with a pair of white open-toe sandals.

While husband Joe, who she married in their garden at Pickle Cottage last summer, looked dapper in a dark grey suit and sunglasses.

But a few pictures in, Stacey looked like she was having the time of her life as Joe put his arm around her as they both cracked up laughing at the table.

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Stacey revealed they were at a friend’s wedding at the actual Sound of Music house ( 
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And Stacey’s 5.7 million followers were here for it, with one commenting underneath: “Tipsy Stacey is my fav. You look UH-MAZIN! X”

Another teased: “Joe has that look in his eyes Stacey.”

Stacey and Joe are already parents to six children between them. Stacey has sons Zach, 15, and Leighton, 11, from previous relationship and shares Rex, four, Rose, one, and four-month-old Belle with Joe.

While Joe has a 15-year-old son called Harry from a previous relationship.

“I was gonna say, anyone else think there’ll be some news in a few months,” a third fan said, hinting at another baby for the family of seven.

“Baby number 6 on the way methinks!!” a fourth chimed in.

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A fifth fan commented: “Everyone needs a Joe in their life. The way he looks at you.”

While a sixth joked: “Is that dress the curtains from the Sound of Music house too. Haha hope you get the joke, you look stunning.”

Getting back to reality, Stacey posted a snap of the beautiful house they had spent the weekend in and wrote: “Goodbye Salzburg. How beautiful is it here.”

Sound of Music fans will be glad to know that you can stay over in the real-life house where the classic Julie Andrews movie was filmed.

Schloss Leopoldskron, which was the facade of the Von Trapp family home, is actually a hotel. Visitors to Salzburg can also go on a Sound of Music tour.

Coleen Nolan opened up about her skin cancer diagnosis on Monday’s Loose Women, revealing she had been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma on her shoulder and melanoma on her face

Coleen Nolan bravely opened up about her skin cancer diagnosis on Monday’s Loose Women.

The presenter, 58, revealed that she had been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma on her shoulder and melanoma on her face.

Coleen recalled that she had found this “tiny” bit of skin on her shoulder that was quite red and wouldn’t go, which she thought was eczema.

It was by chance that the star attended a dermatologist appointment six to seven months ago for a different problem, where she decided to get her shoulder checked out.

The dermatologist then diagnosed her with basal cell carcinoma after taking a look at the red skin on her shoulder.

Coleen Nolan bravely opened up about her skin cancer diagnosis on Monday’s Loose Women ( 
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Coleen said she was told it was “nothing to worry about” as it’s typically a cancer that doesn’t spread but she underwent treatment with a chemo cream.

After six weeks of treatment, which was successful as it meant the skin didn’t need to be cut out, the star decided to get a tiny mark and piece of skin on her nose examined.

To which she was later diagnosed with melanoma with the doctor saying: “If you don’t treat them, later on in life that will spread and become skin cancer.”

Coleen revealed they are going to try the chemo cream again on her face to treat the melanoma.

Recalling the “shocking” moment she was told she had skin cancer, the star said: “My first instinct, typical me, was to laugh hysterically because I just thought that’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard anybody say.

“I’m sick of cancer and I also my first instinct was, I’m not telling anybody in my family because this, that I’ve got at the moment, seems nothing compared to what my sisters have been though.

Linda Nolan revealed that her cancer has spread to her brain in a devastating health update earlier this year ( 
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“And now, what Linda is going through, where it has gone to her brain and she’s having chemo. It just seemed so pathetic for some reason to go back and go: ‘Oh yeah, I’ve got a carcinoma’.”

Coleen added that she feels a “bit dramatic” as she “hasn’t been ill” with the skin cancer diagnosis.

To which co-star, Ruth Langsford, pointed out that it isn’t at all as it’s raising awareness, which could help viewers watching the ITV show.

Coleen added that due to her work with ITV’s The Real Full Monty, which raises awareness and money for cancer, she had to follow her own advice and get her skin checked.

Only recently, Coleeen’s sister, Linda, revealed that her cancer has spread to her brain in a devastating health update.

Coleen revealed she had been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma on her shoulder and melanoma on her face ( 
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ITV)Linda, 64, who found fame as one fifth of The Nolans – one of the most successful girl groups of all time, selling over 30 million records worldwide – first learned she had breast cancer in 2006. Her devastating diagnosis came six years after her older sister Anne’s and four years before sister Bernie’s.

Bernie tragically died from the disease in 2013, aged just 52, while Anne, 72, has since received the all-clear. Linda, who recently celebrated her 64th birthday, has incurable secondary cancer which has spread from her hip to her liver. In March, she tragically revealed it has spread to her brain.

Speaking in a new interview with the Mirror recently, Linda opened up about experiencing hair loss for the fourth time in her life.

She said: “People say, ‘Well you know you look great’, but inside I’m screaming ‘I just don’t want to lose my hair again!’ I was devastated at losing it.

“I have two lovely wigs, blonde, short, wigs, I will get them out – but I hate them. I check it’s on straight all the time, or if it’s warm I’m boiling. It’s been easier to wear the baseball cap.”