Linda Nolan has been forced to pull out of work appearances after revealing that her cancer has spread to her brain.
During an emotional interview on Monday’s edition of Good Morning Britain, the 64-year-old singer told ITV viewers that the cancer has spread to her brain but she is “not giving up”.
Linda was supposed to take part in a meet and greet with fans this weekend in Inverness alongside Kerry Katona, Gail Porter and Gayle Telfer Stevens.
However, a message on her Instagram page has now revealed: ‘We were all heartbroken to hear the news about Linda Nolan today.
“Unfortunately, this means she won’t be joining us this weekend, but we wish her the best of wishes and our thoughts are with her and her family.” XX
Gut: Linda Nolan has been forced to withdraw from appearances at work after revealing that her cancer has spread to her brain
Heartbreaking: During an emotional interview on Monday’s edition of Good Morning Britain, the singer, 64, told ITV viewers the cancer has spread to her brain but she’s “not giving up”.
Linda is still on the list to attend the Lunch & Laughs Live dates in September.
The event is described as: ‘Full of fun, celebrities, secrets and stories, songs, questions and answers and lots and lots of laughs!’
The singer, who recently celebrated her 64th birthday, was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2005 before getting the all clear in 2006. But in 2017 she was diagnosed with an incurable form of secondary cancer in her hip, which spread to her. . liver in 2020.
On Monday, he told GMB presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley: “I’ve always been hopeful with my treatment and what’s going on in my life.
“I just want to tell you that unfortunately for me, my cancer has spread to my brain and that’s obviously scary because there isn’t much treatment for brain cancer except chemotherapy.”
She added: ‘I won’t give up. I’m positive. I am going to lose my hair again for the fourth time.’
“I came back to live with my sister, I was having falls, the cancer in my brain was affecting my balance and I had three pretty nasty falls.
‘So as always my amazing family: I’m back living with my sister Denise and her partner. Maureen has been taking care of me for the last few weeks.
‘I bought a wheelchair, we are preparing things for the inevitable, really. This is a terrifying journey.
Linda said she was trying to stay positive: “I don’t know how much time I have left, and that’s not to be kinky or anything, but I don’t know, none of us really know.” So for me, it’s about making the most of each day and spending it with the people I love. Just be positive.
‘Yes, I’ve beaten him before. I’ve been fighting since 2005 originally and then I’ve beaten him before so hopefully I can do the same again. Obviously with the great help I’ve always had from the NHS.
Work: Linda was supposed to take part in a meet and greet with fans this weekend in Inverness alongside Kerry Katona, Gail Porter and Gayle Telfer Stevens.
Linda was supported by her famous sisters as she left the hospital in a wheelchair on Saturday.
She was helped into a car by her sister Maureen, 68, who she sang with in the family pop group The Nolans in the 1970s and 1980s.
Linda is said to have suffered a ‘series of falls’ due to chemotherapy, leaving her family ‘extremely concerned’.
A source told The Mirror: “Linda has been prone to falls, but it’s a common side effect of the chemotherapy she was receiving.”
He had a series of falls a couple of weeks ago, right after his birthday. The family is extremely concerned now and is rallying to support and care for her.
‘Linda doesn’t feel safe at home alone right now. Everyone hopes for the best, but prepares for the worst.
It comes after Linda shared a new health update while trying a new treatment for her cancer diagnosis.
Television personality Linda later had a hip drop, when doctors discovered an incurable form of secondary cancer in her pelvis as a result of her breast cancer.
In 2020, she was diagnosed with the terrible disease for a third time, and has since received ongoing treatment that has caused her to lose her hair and eyebrows, and even caused her toenails to turn ‘chalk’.
Since then, the star has been open with her fans about her journey to “do anything to stay alive.”
She told presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley: “I just want to say that unfortunately for me, my cancer has spread to my brain, and that’s obviously scary because there’s not a lot of treatment for brain cancer.”
Diagnosis: The singer, who recently celebrated her 64th birthday, was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2005 before getting the all clear in 2006.
Writing to her followers on Tuesday, Linda posted on Twitter: ‘Had another great day today, trying a new treatment for lymphedema.
‘I’m amazed by the results and a bit excited. I can’t wait to show you the full before and after in a few weeks ❤️❤️❤️’
In 2021, Linda started treatment again, but was devastated to learn that it had not had the effect she had hoped for.
She told The Sun: ‘I started chemotherapy again in September, but the doctor said it hadn’t done what they expected. The tumors on my liver were enlarged and growing so they had to put me back on chemotherapy.
It was a shock. But I’ll do whatever it takes to stay alive. We agreed on a 12-week course, once a week every Friday.’
She said she spent two days in bed crying after receiving the difficult news, wondering if she would be with her family much longer.
‘I was thinking, ‘Am I going to see my great nieces and nephews? Will I watch them grow up and get married?’ But then I thought, ‘I don’t want to let cancer win.’
Linda rose to fame with The Nolans performing with her sisters Anne, 71, Denise, 69, Maureen, 67, and Coleen, 57.
His sister Bernie was also a member, but she died of breast cancer in 2013 at age 52.
Anne was previously diagnosed with breast cancer, but is now in remission.
Linda said she didn’t tell her family certain things about her illness because she didn’t want to upset them, but she finds comfort in humor, though she admits it’s a bit dark at times.
Heartbreaking: In 2017 he was diagnosed with an incurable form of secondary cancer in his hip, which spread to his liver in 2020
In the mood to dance: Coleen, Maureen, Bernie and Linda photographed performing in 1981
Linda runs a WhatsApp group so she can update her family on any progress or test results, and often jokes on the messaging service that she hopes the next family event they attend isn’t her funeral.
She says she has asked her doctors not to tell her how much time they think she has left, as she just wants to ‘make memories’. She also asked for a break from treatment and rescheduled her December chemotherapy so she could enjoy Christmas.
The star concluded: ‘Three of my nephews are getting married and Denise is turning 70. My godson Danny, who is Maureen’s son, is getting married in Italy and that’s my goal: to make sure I’m there in August.
I will be there for all those things. They are milestones. I am decided.’