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Coleen Nolan says she'll never get over tragic sister Bernie's death

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Loose Women’s Coleen Nolan has told how there is both “hope” and “help” after losing a loved one. The TV star and singer, whose sister and bandmate Bernie died from cancer, talks about grief with some of her celebrity friends in a new podcast.The 57-year-old explained how Bernie’s premature death from breast cancer in 2013, as well as losing her parents and brother-in-law, impacted her.Her aunt Teresa also died of skin cancer in February.She admitted she will never get over Bernie’s death, but that she has learnt to live with it.The Let’s Talk About Grief podcast – created with Co-op Funeral Care – features stars including Jake Quickenden, Gary Hollywood, Debbie McGee and Coleen’s sister Linda.Coleen said: “I think it was a really important podcast to do, having experienced a lot of grief, and a lot of loss, and a lot of moving forward from it.“With Bernie, it was so shocking really and so unexpected.

But because I didn’t see her every single day – I live in the North, she lived in Surrey – I had this thing in my head, ‘Oh she is still in Surrey.

It’s fine’. It was only the odd time where I’d think ‘I must text Bernie’ where it would hit me, she’s not there.”She added: “The actual physical pain, that’s going to happen.Talking and not feeling alone can help.

But all I can say is that gradually... I’ll never get over losing my sister, but I’ve learnt to live with it and I can think of her and smile and miss her for the joy she brought to us.“The one thing grief takes away from you is hope, initially.

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