Coleen Nolan has revealed her toyboy boyfriend Ryan Brockbank made the first move in their relationship by sliding into her DMs on Instagram.
The Loose Women presenter, 61, has been enjoying a romance with the fashion lecturer, 41, for a few months after her failed stint on Celebs Go Dating and confirmed the relationship last month.
And now Coleen has told how Ryan made his first move after messaging her in May asking for a drink.
Ryan shared a screenshot of their first exchange on Instagram, writing: ‘Hi. I hope you have a great weekend. Drink?’
Coleen simply replied with a red love heart emoji, but Ryan was undeterred as he continued the conversation and asked if she was watching Eurovision.
The pair then started their flirty chat when Coleen replied: ‘Don’t lie, I bet you’re watching it.’
Coleen Nolan, 61, has revealed how toyboy boyfriend Ryan Brockbank, 41, made his move by sliding into her DMs as he leaked their very first messages
Ryan shared a screenshot of their first exchange on Instagram, writing, “Hey. I hope you have a great weekend. Drink?’ before the flirty exchange began
After Ryan posted the screenshot, he wrote: “How it started…” before adding “How it goes” with a selfie of him and Coleen.
And things seem to be going well as Coleen confesses she’s ready to walk down the aisle for a third time after finding love with Ryan.
In an episode of Coleen’s podcast Nolans Last month, the smitten star admitted uncensored that she was ready to get married again, which came as a shock to her daughter, Ciara, 25.
As the conversation turned to Ciara’s upcoming wedding, Coleen’s daughter turned to her mother and revealed ‘she wants to get married now. She’s at her third wedding.’
“I always said I wouldn’t get married again, but I hadn’t met Ryan,” Coleen admitted. “He’s what I’ve been looking for, probably for fifty years.”
A mortified Ciara interrupted, insisting, “I don’t really want to talk about it, it’s making me a little sick.”
“Don’t worry, we won’t invade yours,” Coleen promised.
Coleen was previously married to actor Shane Richie from 1990 to 1999 and had two sons, Shane, 37, and Jake, 33.
She welcomed Ciara with ex-husband Ray Fensome, whom she was married to from 2007 to 2018.
Last week the star revealed she had matching tattoos with Ryan, while Ciara told listeners ‘she’s lost the plot’.
Ciara said, “Mom has tattoos. Matching with Ryan! Show them the R and the heart on your tits.”
Coleen told her, “No Ciara.”
Ciara then told listeners, “She has two tattoos, she has an R and a heart and ‘Until the End’ on her forearm.” I want to commit suicide. She sent it to our group and we all wanted to kill ourselves. We all texted each other privately and said, “Mom has lost the plot.” She’s lost her head.’
Giggling sheepishly, Coleen replied: “I didn’t, I just lost my heart.”
The presenter is said to have met Ryan after her appearance on Celebs Go Dating, which she previously described as a ‘disaster’.
She talked about the rejection she faced: “My ego was on the floor.
“It was scary when people didn’t raise their hands [if they wanted you]. It was a bit humiliating, but you have to accept it. It is transparent and you learn as you go.’
It is believed that Coleen and Ryan have already enjoyed a romantic getaway together, with Ryan sharing photos of the star on social media.
Ryan is a teacher at the Fashion Retail Academy – the prestigious fashion school that Molly-Mae Haag attended.
Coleen previously reflected on her failed journey to find love on Celebs Go Dating, telling The Sun: ‘For me it just didn’t happen.
“And then, that one time 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 problem: that goes for every date they have for me [from] Essex, I live in beautiful Staffordshire. It’s just too far, so that was a problem, but there’s just no one with that [romantic spark].
‘But the officers and the therapy were absolutely brilliant and I think I changed so much from the beginning to the end.’
