Loose Women star says 'worst thing that could happen to me' after sister's death

An emotional segment on Loose Women saw Coleen Nolan discussing the "worst thing" that could happen to her as a mum. The conversation turned reflective when the panel spoke about Prince William and Prince Harry's rift, in light of William's public birthday message to his brother.

Coleen drew parallels with her past quarrels with her sisters, contemplating the absence of their mother.

Jane Moore noted that without a maternal figure like Princess Diana or Queen Elizabeth II in the princes' lives, there's nobody to urge them to reconcile. She remarked, "I wonder that they don't have that woman in their lives going, 'Come on, sort yourselves out'".

To which Coleen responded with a powerful statement: "I genuinely believe that if Diana was still here it would never have got to this. They both idolised her and she absolutely idolised them."

Reflecting on her own experiences, Coleen admitted, "I think it's really important. The fall-out I had with my family, with my sisters, for like four years... I don't think that would have continued as long as it did had my mum still been around," reports the Mirror.

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She elaborated on how the desire to not distress their mum would have preempted prolonged strife, saying, "Because you go, 'We don't want to upset mum, it's not worth upsetting mum'. It's the worst thing that could happen to me as a mum, that my kids all fall out and not speak to each other. I couldn't bear the thought of it."

Ruth Langsford chimed in with reassurance for Coleen: "But if they did, I know you would step in and go, 'Come on, we can sort this out, you need to talk to each other'."

Coleen concurred with Ruth, jesting that her alternative solution might be to "Yeah, definitely you would! Or I'd just move away and let them get on with it, I don't know!"

Coleen opened up about her estrangement from her sisters, which lasted four years until the passing of her sister Bernie in 2013. She confessed: "Because we're family there is also this very very deep love for each other. Losing my sister Bernie brought all of that up and whatever we disagree on it's not worth not speaking to each other because ultimately we love each other."

Despite the rift between the sisters, Coleen revealed their children maintained a close bond, with the cousins staying "so close" during that period. She reflected: "The only thing we revisit is how silly it was. We lost four years of speaking to each other. It took Bernie's death for us to start talking again."

Anne experienced a poignant moment of exclusion when she wasn't invited to join The Nolans' tour in 2009, an event that saw Maureen, Linda, Coleen, and Bernie perform without her and sister Denise.