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Linda Nolan funeral: Star is laid to rest in pink glittery coffin - as sister Coleen fights back tears at emotional farewell attended by celebrities including Shane Richie


Linda Nolan's former brother-in-law Shane Richie cut a sombre figure as he arrived for her funeral in Blackpool on Saturday.

Loose Women star, Coleen Nolan’s son Shane Richie, 35, was manning the door for his aunt while Linda’s older sister Denise, 72, will read the eulogy. The funeral service, which was due to begin at 10.30am, was held in the same church on Honister Avenue where Linda married her beloved husband Brian Hudson in 1981 (pictured together on wedding day) In a newspaper column published shortly before her passing, Linda described how a debilitating bout of sickness for 11 days over Christmas made the festive period 'a complete wipe out'.

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