Paul Chuckle and Charlotte Dawson share touching tributes to Linda Nolan at her funeral

Linda Nolan's ceremonial work was held astatine St Paul's Church successful Blackpool connected Saturday morning, pursuing the beloved musician's decease past period month astatine the property of 65

Friends and household gathered unneurotic to remember the beingness of Linda Nolan successful Blackpool connected Saturday.

The vocalist died aged 65 with her celebrated sisters by her broadside connected January 15. Her last hours were said to person been afloat of "love and comfort". And alongside her loved ones astatine an affectional ceremonial ceremonial connected Saturday were a fig of personage pals. Among them was Lisa Maffia, who grew adjacent to the household aft performing connected signifier with Linda's sister Coleen Nolan.

Paying tribute to some Nolan sisters, Lisa told the Mirror astatine the service: "I did the afloat Monty with Coleen and we connected done that. She was 1 of those angels who ever gave maine prompts to beryllium blessed and smile. She was conscionable a precise affirmative person."

Charlotte Dawson besides spoke to PA up of the ceremonial service. Charlotte said of Linda: "She touched truthful galore hearts and she’s conscionable fabulous. 'I’m successful afloat glam for you Linda', due to the fact that she’d emotion maine successful afloat glam. The prima is shining for her and she’s conscionable specified an astonishing person. She conscionable lit up each country she walked into."

The large world prima added: "We conscionable utilized to person truthful galore antithetic memories, travelling each astir the country, having a laughter and conscionable getting up to mischief. That was our favourite happening to do."

Another paying tribute was Paul Chuckle. He told the Mirror: "She was a beauteous girl. March past twelvemonth we past went for lunch. I archetypal met her successful 1979, we did panto unneurotic the archetypal time, and we did doubly more. We had linking dressing rooms and a array successful the mediate with the drinks on! Brian and I liked a Scotch. She was a beauteous pistillate and was a large person to me."

The beloved star's ceremonial work was held astatine St Paul's Church, the aforesaid spot wherever Linda exchanged vows with her "soulmate" husband, the precocious Brian Hudson, successful 1981. The work featured immoderate of Linda's favourite music. Following the service, mourners exited the religion to the dependable of applause arsenic Linda's sparkly pinkish coffin was carried out. In her touching eulogy, Linda's sister Denise remarked that she would person "loved each the fuss".

The procession past continued to the crematorium. Linda had bravely planned her ain ceremonial 2 years earlier her death. She admitted astatine the clip she selflessly wanted to prevention her siblings from further heartache. Among her peculiar requests for the time were asking for a pinkish and sparkly coffin. They petition was honoured by her household to guarantee the showbiz fable received the cleanable send-off.

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