Coleen Nolan says she has found love again, gushing that she has "never been happier". The Loose Women star is off the market after finding a new man following her split from supermarket employee Michael Jones in April 2022, after a year together.
The 58-year-old singer struggled to navigate the dating scene, admitting that she found it hard to overcome her insecurities. She joined her fellow Loose Women stars Ruth Langsford, Gloria Hunniford and Jane Moore on the panel yesterday (June 6) as she discussed what it was like to enter a new relationship.
In a candid chat with her co-stars, Coleen reflected on her past relationships, claiming that, if you don't feel an instant connection with someone, they're not for you. However, she did confess that this philosophy held her back after she and Michael broke up, The Mirror reports.
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Coleen said: "Gradually over time with the person I'm with now, it has taken a longer time and it's my fault because I keep thinking I'm not used to this. I'm not used to somebody loving me the way you do because I've never believed I have.
"Because I've never been with anyone that has made me feel that 100 per cent."
Coleen added that being in a relationship with someone who compliments her and holds her hand freaked her out at first as she has been starved of that in the past. "Now over the last couple of years I've said you know what just accept it for once in your life and enjoy it," she said.
"It's what you have been looking for and now that I have truly opened myself up to it I have never been happier."
Coleen has been married twice, first tying the knot with EastEnders star Shane Richie in Florida in 1990. The couple were together for many years, welcoming two sons into the world during their relationship - Shane Jr. and Jake.
Unfortunately, their marriage broke down following a series of infidelity claims after Shane moved to Manchester to star as Danny Zuko in Grease in 1996. The couple eventually split up in 1999.
Coleen then got into a relationship with Leeds musician Ray Fensome, with the couple welcoming daughter Ciara in June 2001. Coleen and Ray got engaged in 2005, tying the knot in November 2007.
But 11 years later, Coleen announced that she and Ray were getting a divorce after two years of marital difficulties in 2018. Following their split, Coleen explored the world of online dating, and met supermarket worker Michael, who she dated for a year before their break up last spring, on Tinder.
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