Linda Nolan has opened up about the death of a “dear” friend of hers which came as a “complete shock”.
The singer, who is living with incurable cancer, shared the sad news in her latest column.
Linda, 65, also issued an update on her cancer in the article as she revealed the “tumours remain stable”.
Singer Linda has opened up about the loss of a friend (Credit: ITV)
Linda Nolan on death of friend
Writing for the Mirror, Linda said: “The tumours remain stable. The disease is still there, having a blast, refusing to call it quits for the night (an honorary Nolan). But there’s no more of it. I know I’m lucky. A couple of Fridays ago I found myself at the funeral of a dear friend who was only 61 and whose death came as a complete shock.
“Four of us Nolans worked with Keith Burns – who we christened Kitty – in Blood Brothers. He was in the original cast of Les Miserables and absolutely fabulous. For a minute there in church I wondered if I could actually go through with it. The thought of seeing the coffin suddenly seemed overwhelming. It’s not like I was thinking: ‘This’ll be me in a week.’”
Linda added: “But, you know, for a moment I felt strange. Like I was about to watch how it would all unfold for me. And then, well, we all got on with singing hymns we didn’t know. This inevitable fear and time to dwell are the downsides to my drawn-out stand-off with cancer that Kitty didn’t face. Side effects are another.”
Linda opened up about a recent fall (Credit: SplashNews.com)
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