Coleen Nolan breaks silence after sister Linda's funeral with tear-jerking unseen footage

Coleen Nolan took to societal media to stock unseen photos of her beloved sister Linda and a tear-jerking signaling of her singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow hours aft her funeral

Coleen Nolan has spoken retired with a heartfelt station a time aft attending her sister Linda's funeral.

The Loose Women presenter and vocalist joined her household members successful laying Linda to remainder connected Saturday successful a moving nonstop disconnected that was besides attended by galore of Linda's personage friends.

Linda passed distant connected January 15 pursuing a lengthy conflict with cancer. The prima was laid to remainder successful a pink, sparkly coffin carried into religion by Coleen's son's Shane and Jack. Coleen and her sisters - who formed The Nolans popular radical successful the 70s each wore pinkish bosom crab broaches and earrings for the service.

"Yesterday, we said a heartbreaking goodbye to my sister Linda for the past time, and it was a genuinely beauteous send-off.

"A mates of weeks ago, I came crossed an unreleased signaling of Linda singing ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ and I wanted to stock it with you each alongside immoderate cherished aged photos and videos. Thank you each for your continued support, emotion Col xx"

The station was met with a immense effect from the TV star's followers. Her chap Loose Women Judi Love replied 'This is truthful beautiful.' Former Loose Women Saira Khan added: "Beautiful, conscionable similar she was."

One of Coleen's followers shared: "It’s a shame this couldn’t beryllium released present it would beryllium the astir fitting tribute to Linda, perchance rise much wealth for probe into cancer. Thank you for sharing this with us, you were successful my thoughts yesterday and galore different C patients. I cognize they lit a candle connected the ward I enactment successful connected the C portion for Linda. RIP Linda convey you for being that beacon of airy to truthful galore of us, ne'er forgotten."

On Saturday, Linda's sister Denise Nolan-Anderson praised her sister's "courage successful the look of adversity". She added: "It's clip to remainder now, Linda. The conflict is over, you are free."

Acknowledging the immense attendance connected the day, Denise said: "She truly loved going to premieres and opening nights, having her beauteous hairsbreadth and make-up done, and ever was the beingness and psyche of immoderate large occasion. She would person loved each the fuss today."

Denise besides praised her sister's "courage successful the look of adversity". She added: "It's clip to remainder now, Linda. The conflict is over, you are free."

The work was attended by a fig of celebrities, including Charlotte Dawson, vocalist Lisa Maffia, comedian Tommy Cannon and histrion Shane Richie, Coleen Nolan's ex-husband.

Coleen, 59, precocious revealed that her household decided to disregard 1 of Linda's much outlandish requests.

The Loose Women prima said: "She wanted everyone successful black, wearing mantillas, those small lace veils that screen your face. I retrieve saying, 'You are joking, Linda! If I spot each my sisters successful mantillas, I’m going to laughter the full mode done the funeral!'We’ve decided not to bash that, but we are wearing black.

"Her coffin is axenic showbiz - agleam pinkish and sparkly, conscionable arsenic she wanted. The 1 happening my sister loved was bling - her trainers had bling connected them, her handbags, her tops, her walking instrumentality - truthful it feels close that she has a glittery pinkish coffin."