No Regrets

by Coleen Nolan

No Regrets is Coleen Nolan's gripping new memoir about love and heartbreak.As a member of the Nolan sisters, Coleen Nolan was born into the spotlight and has stayed there ever since. She has now become one of the nation's favourite TV presenters and is used to newspapers and magazines claiming to have the inside story of her private life. In No Regrets Coleen finally reveals the truth of what really happened during the last few rollercoaster years, truly the worst of her life.Whilst it's certainly been a traumatic time for the whole family, Coleen is a survivor. First and foremost, she is a mum and is determined to hold her family together.The Nolans finally put aside their infamous feud to rally round their beloved sister Bernie, who tragically lost her fight with cancer on the 4th of July last year, aged just 52. In this memoir, Coleen movingly describes her struggle to deal with the emotional scars that come from losing someone so close and the effect it has had on her own life.Coleen also reveals the secret that she has been hiding from prying her second marriage and 'happy ever after' with musician Ray Fensome was pushed to breaking point by a series of rows and separations. Here, for the first time, Coleen reveals how she has battled to save her marriage and to stop her family being torn apart.In this incredibly candid memoir, Coleen writes with raw honesty about her family troubles, her career highs and lows, and her struggle with her body image. In recent years, Coleen has found herself in both a plastic surgeon's office looking at a £20,000 bill to 'fix her face' and at a breast cancer clinic asking for the removal of her healthy breasts to avoid becoming the fourth sister in the family to be struck down by cancer.Wonderfully warm and moving, and brilliantly funny and honest, No Regrets will take you from laughter to tears and back again as you share in Coleen's very personal journey.

Genres: Autobiography, Biography

297 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2013

About the author

Since joining Loose Women in 2000, Coleen has caused controversy with her outspoken opinions and often headline-grabbing stories. Her loose lips and saucy innuendos regularly get her in trouble too, but she can’t help it, she's a big flirt. Actually her flirty antics have often left gorgeous male guests in shock – do you remember a rather upfront chat with Enrique Iglesias? She's a massive fan of Simon Cowell and have even had erotic dreams about him! She was thrilled when the L.W panel presented her with a surprise birthday card from him on the show but she's still waiting for the real thing! As much as she loves her job, she's a real home-body and loves being a wife and mother. She tied the knot with musician Ray Fensome in November 2007 after he proposed to her on her 40th birthday. They have one daughter together, Ciara, who was born in June 2001. Previously married to actor Shane Ritchie for 10 years they have two sons, Shane Jnr and Jake. She has spoken openly on Loose Women about her struggle with the break-up. Actually her appearance on Trisha's Celebrity Heartbreak led to a guest appearance on Loose Women and an offer to become a regular panellist!

As you may know she is a member of The Nolan Sisters, whose success chalked up two Royal Performances, record sales in Britain and more than nine million records sold in Japan - that's more than The Beatles!. She joined the band in 1980 aged just 15. Their biggest hit, I'm In the Mood For Dancing has become a cult classic. She's also presented on This Morning and appeared as a panellist on The Wright Stuff. Coleen also had a weekly column in Woman magazine and a parenting column in the Daily Mirror. As well as a regular panellist on Loose Women Coleen also took part in ITV’s Dancing On Ice in 2009 reaching the semi final.. Although she was dreading it at first, she really enjoyed it, even if she was being held together by sellotape by the end!. Her autobiography 'Upfront and Personal' was a top seller followed by her 1st novel 'Envy', which also charted highly. Her 3rd fitness Dvd 'Lets get Physical' was released in 2010 following on from The Nolans 2009 sellout reunion tour. In 2010 Coleen was asked to return to ITV's flagship morning show 'This Morning', almost a decade after they discarded her. Coleen has worked hard to prove her detractor's wrong and is currently one of the shining jewels in ITV's crown.

Reviews

[Christine Parkinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book tells the story of Coleen as an adult, talking about her time in Loose Women, Dancing on Ice and Celebrity Big Brother. It also recounts the tragic loss of her sister, Bernie, which is extremely sad. I listened to this on audio which Coleen narrated.

[Janet farrow1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was read by Coleen and was very easy to listen to. She is very open and honest about her marriage and her relationships with her sisters. She discusses her TV appearances on Loose Women, Dancing on Ice and Big Brother. But the saddest part was the in depth recount of the death and funeral of her sister Bernie. I seriously don’t know how she read this aloud as it was very distressing to listen to.
Situations in her life have changed since this book was written but I still enjoyed it.
I am going to give this a 4.5 as it kept my interest right to the end.

[d wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant

A candid autobiography. Really glad Coleen didn't fall into the trap of repeating everything already published about her early years. Although this account is a few years old now and her life and circumstances have changed, I really enjoyed the book. Being a great fan of her definitely helped! Hope a new autobiography is in the pipeline.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this whilst my sister was going through a breast cancer scare. Not a good idea. Great book though, but I did cry when reading about Bernie.

[Nicola · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heart felt and honest.

[Steve Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it from start to finish. Definately recommended. Honest, heartbreaking and funny in equal measures.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good read for any fans. I enjoyed it and read it quite quickly. The bits about Bernie are really sad.

[Sue Plant · Rating 4 out of 5]

a tearful read but was also very interesting...

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting read- a lot of the book was about Bernie Nolan.

[Harriett Bunclark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read. Cried when Bernie died