Linda Nolan's brave cancer journey as final hours spent with famous sisters
The singer died aged 65 following a long journey with secondary breast cancer
Linda Nolan was surrounded by the 'love and comfort' of her siblings as she passed away following a long journey with secondary breast cancer.
The singer died aged 65 on Wednesday (January 15), with her “loving siblings by her bedside, ensuring she was embraced with love and comfort during her final moments”, her manager Dermot McNamara said.
The Irish performer’s family home laid the groundwork for a career in showbusiness spanning decades, where Linda joined Coleen, Maureen, Bernie, Denise and Anne to form pop’s premier sister group.
The Nolans released their most enduring hit I’m In The Mood For Dancing in 1979, and enjoyed a string of further chart successes. At their height, they toured with Frank Sinatra and were reported to have outsold The Beatles in Japan.
Despite her success, Linda lived a life repeatedly mired by hardship as she battled cancer and was forced to cope with the loss of her husband.
Linda was born the sixth of eight children to Tommy and Maureen Nolan on February 23 1959 in Dublin.
Her parents – both singers – were keen to turn their young family into a musical troupe and Linda made her stage debut at the age of four. Their relentless efforts, which often led to late-night performances on school nights, soon steered the girls to international success. Among their chart hits were Gotta Pull Myself Together, Don’t Make Waves and Attention To Me, and they earned their own BBC TV specials.
Over the following years, she became a fixture of the stage musical scene, most notably owning the role of Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers for three years in London’s theatreland from 2000.
Linda a member of The Nolans with her sisters (Image: PA)In 2005, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery to remove her left breast, two days before her 47th birthday. She was given the all-clear in 2011.
In between, her husband of 26 years, Brian Hudson, died from skin cancer in 2007. She later wrote of the loss: "I hate my life without Brian. Some nights I wake up and reach out for him before I remember he’s not there. I know I can survive. But life is so much less without him."
The illness came back into her life again when her sister Bernadette, better known as Bernie, died from breast cancer in 2013. At the end of March 2017, Linda said she was going to die in the same manner of her beloved husband and sister – from an incurable cancer. She was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer after a fall, a decade after she was initially treated for the illness.
A year later, she revealed she had planned her funeral and chosen the songs she wanted played – including There You’ll Be by Faith Hill – to save her family the anguish of having to arrange it all.
In her memoir, From My Heart, she also said that she had strict orders that she should not be resuscitated. I want to be DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) if it is near the end of my life,” she wrote. "And I want to go to a hospice rather than be looked after by one of my brothers and sisters. I saw how well Bernie was treated in a hospice and I’d be happy with that.
And then when I’m dressed and fed and cleaned, my brothers and sisters will be able to visit me with a bag of sweets and a movie but none of the worry." She said that after discovering the cancer had returned, she "wanted to live more than I had ever wanted anything".
Linda took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2014 (Image: PA)In August 2020, Linda appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain to talk about her and her sister Anne both being treated for cancer at the same time. She said learning that they both needed cancer treatment during lockdown was a “double nightmare” as it meant they would be isolated from each other.
Prior to their TV appearance, the pair revealed they were both being treated for the disease at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Linda was being treated for liver cancer, her third recurrence of the disease, while Anne was being treated for stage three breast cancer.
Linda revealed in March 2023 that she was to begin treatment as part of a new drug trial, as her cancer had spread to her brain. In December that year she told ITV’s Good Morning Britain (GMB) that her brain tumours had shrunk and added that she was looking forward to Christmas.
After the Princess of Wales revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer in March 2024, Linda told GMB she thought her video message to the nation “was perfect”. That summer she revealed she would be starting a new cancer drug, again, after scans showed the tumours in her brain had grown.
The Nolan's said in a statement: "It’s with great sadness that we announce the passing of beloved Linda Nolan. She faced incurable cancer with courage, grace & determination, inspiring millions. Surrounded by family, she passed peacefully. A pop icon and beacon of hope, Linda will never be forgotten."
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