The Nolans have been plagued by cancer over the years

Loose Women star Coleen Nolan has made an emotional family confession about her sisters’ cancer battles.

The Nolan family have heartbreakingly had numerous brushes with the disease over the years. Coleen tragically lost her sisters Linda and Bernie to the disease.

But Coleen’s other sister, Anne, has had her own experience with breast cancer. And the Loose Women star admitted she doesn’t feel her sister gets enough credit for what she went through.

Coleen felt like Anne wasn’t given enough credit (Credit: ITV)

Anne Nolan is now cancer-free

Anne appeared on Loose Women today (October 7) and revealed that a few months ago, she was told her cancer was gone.

Heartbreakingly, Anne has had cancer twice in her life.

She explained: “I went to the doctors the next day and it was diagnosed as breast cancer. I was 49. When they said it was cancer, I was kind of in a state of being out there somewhere. I didn’t really take it in.”

Anne admitted she didn’t really grasp what it meant, and even was upfront about it when telling people.

She said: “I was abrupt to my daughters, one of them was only 13. I said ‘it’s cancer’ and she laughed and asked if I was joking. And I replied: ‘No, I’m not kidding. It is cancer.’”

The second time she found a lump, it was actually only two weeks after her sister, Linda, had also been re-diagnosed with cancer.

Coleen explained: “When you found the lump the second time, it was just after Linda had been re-diagnosed. The two of them had it. We got both phone calls.”

But thankfully, a few months ago, Anne got the all-clear and is now cancer-free. But that didn’t stop Coleen from making a heartbreaking admission on Loose Women today.

Linda passed away earlier this year (Credit: SplashNews.com)

Coleen ‘felt sorry’ for Anne

Over the years, there had been a lot of attention on Linda’s cancer journey. Linda fought against the illness for more than 20-years. And tragically lost her battle earlier this year.

And while there were huge differences in their individual illnesses, Coleen couldn’t help but admit she felt “sorry” for Anne.

When discussing how cancer had impacted their family, Coleen admitted she felt like she had to remind people that Anne had cancer too.

The Loose Woman star said: “The thing with Anne. I think I felt, well, not exactly sorry for you, but. I think you have handled it really well. Anne has had cancer twice as well.

“But because Bernie and Linda’s was aggressive. I sometimes felt Anne was told: ‘Yeah, yeah. You’re fine,’ Do you know what I mean? It was all on Bernie and Linda, obviously. But sometimes I would think, we need to remember that Anne had it twice.”

Anne seemed grateful for her sister’s comments but admitted it was because the cancer’s were completely different.

She explained: “The difference is my cancer hadn’t gone anywhere else. It was just in my breasts. It was kind of different. Their cancer was travelling. Mine was in one place.”