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Kate Lally

Jimmy Savile 'licked Coleen Nolan's hand' when she was a child

Loose Women's Coleen Nolan said paedophile predator Jimmy Savile invited her to a hotel suite when she was 14.

Speaking on the panel show on Tuesday, the co-presenter said she and her sisters appeared on Top of the Pops. Because of her age, she was unable to perform but Jimmy invited her to stand beside him on stage.

Coleen said: "He asked me where I was living and I said 'I'm still in Blackpool'. He told me he was in Blackpool next week and would I like to go to his hotel suite."

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She continued that she always felt he was a "creepy man". She said: "We'd be going [to an event] and I'd be thinking 'oh please don't let it be Jimmy Savile again'. He was the type of man who would kiss your hand and then lick it."

Coleen said she was not surprised when his abuse was revealed after his death in 2011. The revelation comes as a new Netflix documentary has launched about his life.

Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story was released on the streaming service last week, and focuses on the life and crimes of the evil TV presenter and paedophile.

Loose Women airs weekdays at 12.30pm on ITV and the ITV Hub

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