Coleen Nolan reveals sister Linda’s final words before tragic death – and says ‘there were no tears’

COLEEN Nolan has revealed her sister Linda's last words earlier her decease aged 65.

Linda battled secondary bosom crab for 5 years and had treble pneumonia at the extremity of her life.

Her sisters Anne, 74, Denise, 72, Maureen, 69, and Coleen, 59, were by her bedside arsenic she was placed successful end-of-life attraction astatine Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

Coleen told the Mirror: "When I near that evening, I told her I’d travel and sojourn the next time and she said, 'Oh, you don’t person to' and I said, 'I know, but I will' and past she said, 'Col, I truly emotion you'."

She said their past time unneurotic was filled with "love and laughter".

Coleen added: "My girl Ciara and I sat with her and we said everything we needed to accidental to each other. She told america however overmuch she loved america and we told her we loved her. I deliberation she knew it would beryllium the past clip she’d spot us, but determination were nary tears."

Giving penetration into Linda's funeral plans, Coleen said her sibling had wanted mourners to wear black and mantillas - lace veils.

While they volition honour her colour choice, Coleen said they won't beryllium wearing the veils arsenic the surviving sisters would find it excessively amusing.

Linda volition beryllium laid to remainder successful a glittery pin coffin on with her hubby Brian's ashes.

Coleen antecedently called her sister a "beacon of love, kindness, and strength".

In a heartfelt connection she told fans: "I americium utterly devastated by the passing of my sister, Linda.

"Linda was a beacon of love, kindness, and strength. Her wit, humour and laughter was infectious, her beingness could airy up immoderate room.

"Linda had a bosom afloat of compassion and ever knew however to bring comfortableness and joyousness to those astir her.

"Her representation volition unrecorded connected successful the galore lives she touched, and portion we volition miss her much than words tin express, we instrumentality solace successful the emotion and warmth she shared with each of us."

Coleen signed off, saying: "Rest successful peace, Linda. You volition everlastingly beryllium successful our hearts."

Linda's bequest extends beyond her unthinkable achievements successful euphony and entertainment.

Last month, she appeared connected ITV's Loose Women where she revealed a terrible autumn near her with injuries arsenic she faced ongoing chemo.

The prima besides opened up astir however she had disquieted that her 60th day would beryllium her last, but that she was "still here" 5 years later.

Linda was diagnosed with signifier three breast cancer in 2005 and got the all-clear the next year.

But successful March 2017, she was diagnosed with secondary bosom crab which was identified aft it dispersed to her hip, pursuing a fall.

Heartbreakingly, the 65-year-old past twelvemonth revealed her cancer had dispersed to her brain.