Loose Women's Coleen Nolan admits 'mistake' in marriage to Shane Richie

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Loose Women star Coleen Nolan had admitted a "mistake" in her marriage to Shane Richie. The presenter, 57, appeared on Friday's episode (August 26) of the ITV programme where the panel discussed whether it was right for couples to stay together for the sake of their children.Sharing her view, Coleen revealed she had stayed married to her first husband Shane for "two to three years longer than she should have" because of their sons.READ MORE: Loose Women's Coleen Nolan shares 'unbelievable' snap after Denise Welch clashColeen said: "The reason I stayed probably two or three years longer than I should have in both marriages actually was because of the kids."Elaborating on her marriage to the EastEnders star, she said: "Especially, the first time around because the boys were young and I really had this thing about 'being a statistic' - 'the kids are from a broken home' - and I had this terrible guilt."Coleen and Shane were married for nine years and divorced in 1999.They share two sons, Shane Nolan and Jake Roche.Coleen later revealed that she had received counselling before making the decision to end the couple's almost decade-long marriage.She later added: "The decision I made.

was, 'do I stay in a marriage where I bring the boys up thinking it's OK to be like this, or do I leave and show them that a woman doesn't have to put up with that?'"The main thing for me was the protection of my kids."I thought, 'whatever's gone on between me and Shane, I'm not going to let it affect my kids and I never did...

and it's testament to us that at Shane Jr's wedding, everyone just got on."This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.