Coleen Nolan shows off new boyfriend and son Shane’s reaction is hilarious

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I never imagined being naked in front of anyone – it’s like being a virgin again!’

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by Claire Higney |
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At the age of 56, Coleen Nolan is living her best life. With a new advice book on the shelves and a blossoming romance, she admits she’s never been more ready for a fresh start. The Loose Women star is the first to admit her love life hasn’t been plain sailing. She split from her first husband, EastEnders star Shane Richie, in 1999 after nearly a decade together when it emerged he was having an affair with a dancer. Then, in 2018, she divorced her second husband, musician Ray Fensome.

But Coleen is finally enjoying romance again after meeting someone special through a dating app four months ago. Although she initially kept the identity of her new man under wraps, Coleen gave her boyfriend a proper unveiling earlier this week when they appeared on Loose Women together.

Opening up about their first date, Coleen's boyfriend, Michael Jones, said, "We were just generally chatting about things anyway, and we seemed to be getting on. I picked where we met, I was there first, she was fine, she chatted non-stop, and I listened for many, many hours."

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And Coleen's eldest son Shane had the most hilarious reaction to Michael's Loose Women appearance as he took to Twitter and told his followers, "Hi guys, yes my mum's new fella was on @loosewomen, I have a TV. Thanks."

Coleen remained tight-lipped about Michael when Closer spoke to her last October, but she told us, “When you end up divorced or single at my age, you think, ‘I’ll never meet anyone again’, but you can and I have – and it’s lovely!”

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She added, “It’s so nice to feel like an attractive woman again, who somebody fancies. I never thought I’d feel sexy, body- confident and flirtatious again, but I do.”

Coleen, who has a 20-year-old daughter, Ciara, with Ray and two sons, Shane Jnr, 32, and Jake, 29, with Shane, kept Michael out of the public eye in the early stages of their relationship so they could enjoy getting to know each other away from the public eye.

“Can I just have him to myself for a while?” she laughed. “He’s not in showbiz and has a normal life, but he’s met a couple of the Loose Women and most of my family, and he’s taken it in his stride.”

Coleen said her new man is so different to her previous partners that it’s taken some getting used to.

“I finished with him twice because I couldn’t accept why he was so into me,” she smiled. “He cooks for me, comes to Tesco and mucks the goats out with me – the thought of my ex-husbands doing that is hilarious!”

She admitted she was nervous of introducing him to her children, who are very protective of her.

“They’d never seen me with anyone like him, so it was weird for them, too, but they like him so much. Shane said, ‘I love the way he looks at you, Mum. That’s the way you should be looked at’, and it melted my heart.”

Coleen’s ex-husband Ray has also been supportive and the pair remain good friends.

She said, “He’s happier than he’s ever been and when he comes over to see Ciara, he’ll stay for a couple of days, and it’s lovely because there’s nothing there other than friendship. I’ve told him about his new guy and he’s happy for me.”

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After being single for the past three years, Coleen admits she was nervous about being intimate with someone new.

“I couldn’t imagine being naked in front of anyone!” she winced. “It’s a bit like being a virgin again, but when you’re with the right person, it happens naturally. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a ‘perfect’ body because the right person will make you feel perfect – and I felt that with him.”

She’s said she’ll never marry again, but could this new relationship be a game changer?

“I never thought I’d meet anyone else – I guess you should never say never,” she laughed.

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Who is Coleen Nolan's boyfriend?

Coleen is currently dating Michael Jones, 58, after meeting on Tinder last year.

"Obviously seeing Coleen's face pop up was a bit strange," he said during an appearance on Loose Women. "I didn't think for once that we'd match, let alone hear from her.

"I didn’t think she would respond because I didn’t know if she was swiping loads of people, just the odd ones. We chatted for a while, a few weeks actually, through texts and then eventually a phone call because she was quite scared about that."

Michael works in logistics for a supermarket and revealed that his work pals have started calling him "Mr Hollywood" thanks to his relationship with Coleen.

Coleen's view on...

My sisters' struggles

“We’ve become even closer since Anne and Linda were diagnosed with cancer. It puts everything into perspective. If I’m having a bad day, I think of what they’ve gone through and tell myself to shut up and stop moaning!”

Social media

“I’m just sh-t at it! I get asked to post things and my answer is always, ‘Wait till I get home so I can ask my kids to do it’. I do like Instagram, but there’s a part of me that wonders if people actually care what I’m having for breakfast.”

Menopause

“When my periods stopped, I went through a phase of feeling old and surplus to requirements, but I talked myself round and now it’s fabulous. I know some women suffer badly, but I was lucky – just the odd hot flush. I had very bad periods most of my life, so menopause, even with its side-effects, has been a blessing.”

Live. Laugh. Love: Lessons I’ve Learned, by Coleen Nolan, published by Constable, is out now

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