Linda Nolan’s legacy deemed one of ‘love, kindness and being fabulous’
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Actress Vicki Michelle has said the legacy of her friend Linda Nolan is one of “love, kindness and being a fabulous person”. The Irish singer died age 65 in hospital on Wednesday surrounded by family. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, given the all-clear in 2011, but in 2017 was told she had secondary breast cancer which later spread to her brain.
She rose to fame in family group The Nolans alongside her sisters Coleen, Maureen, Bernie, Denise and Anne, and they were among those to pay tribute to the star. Speaking about Linda’s legacy on Good Morning Britain on Thursday, ‘Allo ‘Allo! star Michelle said: “I think it’s the fact that she inspired people to get over and live with cancer for so long and helped so many people along the way.
“And to get it out there, to send a message, ‘Listen we’re not going to go straight away, and we’re going to survive this, we’re going to get through this’, and she did for 20 years. “I think her legacy is one of love, kindness and just being a fabulous person.”.
The actress, who first met Linda in the 1970s, said her positivity through her cancer journey was her “driving force” and feels it is what kept her alive. “It was such a shock because I didn’t ever think she’d go, I thought she’d get through this,” Michelle added.
