Inside Linda Nolan's final days from worrying symptom to sister vigil
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The brave and inspirational Linda Nolan, who has passed away at the age of 65, spent her final days surrounded by her devoted siblings, who were at her bedside when she died. Linda's final moments were said to have been full of "love and comfort" after one last bustling Christmas with her beloved family, who kept a vigil by her side as she reached her final hours. Linda had lived with cancer for many years, and in March 2023, it was revealed the disease had spread to her brain.
Christmas was singer and actress Linda's "favourite time of year", and she documented this last one in her candid column for the Mirror, which was filled with examples of her excellent sense of humour and ability to look on the bright side, even during some of the most painful times in her life.
Sadly, a bad chest infection left Linda unable to eat her Christmas dinner, or indeed get down any nutrients other than energy drinks for the next 11 days, much to the dismay of her close-knit band of surviving sisters, Anne, 74, Denise, 72, Maureen, 69, and Coleen, 59.
Linda's death has come as a shock to her loyal fans, many of whom have followed her cancer journey in her refreshingly honest weekly Mirror column. In a column published on January 1, Linda explained that she'd been unable to "eat a bite, not even a sprout" on what was her "favourite day of the year". Linda recalled: "I staggered down at noon and could only sit on the sofa as everyone else tucked into lunch. I managed to open some presents but was back in bed by 8 pm. I still have gifts unwrapped. A travesty.".
