ITV Loose Women's Coleen Nolan says one thing 'terrifies' her about death as she plans own funeral

Coleen Nolan admits she's already got a full plan for her death - however there is one thing that 'terrifies' her.

The ITV Loose Women star, renowned for her candid discussions around mortality, has delved into the topic in her latest book, hoping to offer solace to those wrestling with the loss of loved ones. "A Hand to Hold" aims to guide people through their grief journey.

During an interview at a Waterstones book signing in Liverpool ONE, the mum-of-three, from Blackpool, shared that the impetus behind her new literary offering on grief came from people reaching out to her for advice while they were grappling with their own bereavements.

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She told the Express: "I've had letters from people who don't have anyone to talk to, who don't have a hand to hold, who don't know how to move on or they think they're doing it wrong. They feel guilty. Guilt is a massive thing with grief.

"[Writing the book] really brought it home to me about how good it is to talk [about death] and nobody does. Everybody is terrified of it. Rightly so.

"We are all terrified of the one thing we've all got in common. Wherever we're from, whatever is going on in the world, the one thing we all have in common is we're going to die. But no-one talks about it."

Coleen, 59, detailed her desire to be as prepared for death as possible, something she was moved to consider even more after her sister passing. Bernie, also well-known in the entertainment industry, sadly lost her battle with breast cancer in 2013 at the age of 52.

Speaking about Bernie's funeral, Coleen said: "Everything was planned, down to who was going in what cars. The stress it took off the family.

"There were no rows. There was no-one saying 'well I don't agree, I think she'd like this'.

"It was all there written down. I thought 'wow, that was brilliant of her'. It must have been quite hard but Bernie knew she was passing."

Coleen then opened up about her own plans for after she's gone, saying: "I want it to be as happy as it can be. Funerals are sad and people are going to cry obviously.

"But you can make them in some way where there's moments of great hilarity. I want to be cremated so if something like 'This Girl Is On Fire' or 'Burn Baby Burn' is playing as I'm going in.

"Just something that makes people think 'oh my God, that is so her'."

However, Coleen admitted there was one thing about death that "terrified" her, and that was making a will - something which she had to push herself to do. She said: "I was terrified of making a will.

"Everyone was saying to me for years, all my Loose Women colleagues, you have to make a will and I thought, 'Alright. I'm not dying yet.' Because realistically we all want to die when we're 90 or 100 peacefully.

"But it doesn't always happen that way. I didn't realise how much it would have upset me had I not done it.

"I just felt great after it. I faced the fear and did it anyway."

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