Loose Women’s Coleen Nolan shared an update on her love life while opening up about her experience on the Channel 4 series Celebs Go Dating
Coleen Nolan shared her thoughts on her co-stars (Image: ITV)
Coleen Nolan has opened up about her bittersweet experience on Celebs Go Dating – and what she really thinks of her co-stars. The 61-year-old signed up to the show in the hope of finding love again following two failed marriages and the end of her last known public relationship in 2023.
While agents Paul C Brunson, Anna Williamson and Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn did their best to help her find a match, the Loose Women star admitted she ultimately left the show single.
Despite that, she had nothing but praise for both the agents and her fellow cast members – although she jokingly branded the show’s narrator, Rob Beckett, “vicious”.
Speaking to her son Shane and daughter Ciara on their Nolans Uncensored podcast, she said of the experience: “I’ve got to say, I’ve never had so much fun doing a TV show as I have on Celebs Go Dating.
Coleen Nolan with her Celebs Go Dating co-stars (Image: Channel 4)
“It’s been one of the best jobs I’ve ever done because we’ve laughed and everyone has been amazing. This isn’t me being showbiz, you’d know I’d go, ‘There’s one that’s a d**k’. There isn’t, there isn’t one k**b in it.”
Coleen went on to describe the series as “one of the hardest” she has worked on because of the gruelling 14 to 15-hour filming days, though still had “the best time” with her co-stars.
“Unfortunately, the dating side of it has been an absolute disaster for me,” she added.
In response, her son joked: “I can’t wait for Rob Beckett to take the p**s out of you,” to which she replied: “Ah, I can’t. He does the narration over it and he’s vicious. But yeah [with the dating], it’s just not happened for me.
“And then the one time when I thought, ‘Oh I had a great date’, he got rid of me. I think we both knew it was a friendship thing.
“But here’s my issue, every date they’ve got me is [from] Essex, I live in bl***y Staffordshire. It’s just too far, so that’s been an issue but there’s just no one with that [romantic spark].”
Coleen Nolan is yet to find love again (Image: Instagram)
Praising the show’s experts, she concluded: “But the agents, the therapy has been absolutely brilliant and I think from the start to the end, I’ve massively changed.”
While promoting the show, Coleen revealed that her love life has been “non-existent” since splitting from her last known partner, Michael Jones, in 2023.
She has tied the knot twice – first to Shane Richie from 1990 to 1999, and later to Ray Fensome, whom she was married to for 11 years between 2007 and 2018.
Reflecting on life since her most recent breakup, she added: “I’ve been out on a few dates as far as dating apps, and they’ve been lovely. And actually, I’ve stayed friends with them. That’s my issue. I stay friends with everyone. I’m definitely not looking for another friend. So yeah, it’s not been bad.
“The thing is, I’m not desperate. I’m not, “Oh, my God. I’ve got to meet someone.” Would I like to meet someone? Absolutely. That would be lovely.”
