Coleen Nolan has spoken about the new man in her life for the first time on Loose Women, after keeping his identity under wraps for months.
In recent episodes, ex Celebrity Big Brother winner Coleen had alluded to the fact that she is dating again, without giving away even the slightest of hints as to who the man in question was.
But after her new relationship made the front cover of OK Magazine, Coleen finally spoke about boyfriend Michael Jones on Tuesday's Loose Women.
Introducing the candid conversation, host Ruth Langsford said: "There he is Michael. We can finally say his name! Obviously we knew him and have met him, lovely, lovely guy."
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She then asked Coleen: "You're obviously used to this world - magazines etc - but how was Michael when you suggested it? How did he feel?"
Coleen responded: "He is the most laid back, calm, takes everything in his stride person that I've ever met.
"It was like he'd always been doing them. I was the one who was the nervous wreck.
"I was embarrassed, worried about him. It's just a strange world to come into and he's just had a very lovely, normal life and then I throw him in with all you lot."
When asked why she decided to keep the relationship quiet for seven months, Coleen, ex wife of Shane Richie, told Ruth: "Normally I meet someone and they've either moved in within a week or I'm married within the first month!
"This time round I wanted to keep it as quiet and private and to myself as possible.
"I think it's really helped me and him get to know each other away from all of this. And that's been nice."
Opening up on what Michael's like as a guy, Coleen told her co-stars he was "very tactile," adding: "He's nice but he's not too nice as in boring.
"He won't let me get away with anything, but he's just caring and he's always helping me. And I was like 'I'm not used to this.'"
Ruth then played a trick on Coleen by making her thinking Michael was going to join her on the show, with a member of crew even carrying an extra chair in as Coleen put her head in her hands.
A few weeks ago, Coleen was forced to deny a man in a photo with her was her boyfriend after Loose Women viewers' suspicions were aroused by the picture.
Coleen swiftly explained that he was a dog trainer who helped her train her puppy Coco and they had never been romantically involved.
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