Coleen Nolan has revealed that she has a ‘lovely’ new boyfriend, after being single for more than three years.
The 55-year-old TV personality made the revelation on ITV’s Loose Women on Monday afternoon, as her fellow panellists teased her about her new romance.
Assuring her co-stars that they ‘don’t know him’, she coyly said: ‘I have met somebody lovely, I’ve met someone and he’s lovely and it’s been really, really lovely.’
A new man in her life: Coleen Nolan has revealed that she has a ‘lovely’ new boyfriend, after being single for more than three years
And while she seemed to be besotted, Coleen went on to share that their relationship is too new for them to spending the Yuletide season together.
She explained: ‘It’s Christmas, but it’s all about family. We’re not at that stage yet. Gosh, I feel like a teenager who has been caught out with a boy!’
Back in September, a then-single Coleen admitted she was terrified of being catfished after joining four different dating apps in her search for love.
She had already signed up to one site, but upped the ante in her pursuit of romance by joining three more following advice from her co-presenters.
Revelation: The 55-year-old TV personality made the revelation on ITV’s Loose Women on Monday afternoon, as she spoke with Andrea McLean, Kéllé Bryan and Carol McGiffin
In a chat with Ruth Langsford, Saira Khan, and Janet Street Porter, Coleen also revealed that one of the pictures on her profile was a makeup-free shot because she wanted to present the real her.
She explained: ‘It’s really difficult, I put this picture on because I have put other pictures on where I’ve got full makeup on. But I thought, actually, they’d better know me from the start.
Coleen, who appears on The Real Full Monty On Ice, went on to discuss her fears over catfishing, saying: ‘But here’s my issue – how do I know it’s the real them?’
Ruth replied: ‘This is the issue isn’t it, I think that’s why so many people are put off.’
Yule see me another time: While she seemed to be besotted, Coleen went on to share that their relationship is too new for them to spending the Yuletide season together
Although Coleen seemed nervous about getting back out on the dating scene, Janet – who has been divorced twice – offered some words of advice, saying: ‘I don’t know why you are embarrassed.
‘Most of my friends met their partners online, that’s the modern way to do it. And since lockdown, people are even more nervous about meeting people, and it is the only way forward, you’ve just got to get your head around it Coleen.’
She added: ‘The option is be lonely and only see the dogs and the kids when they come round, or go out have a bit of fun and meet someone.
‘You’re not looking for a bloke you’re to marry, you’re just looking for someone to have fun with.’
Coleen revealed she ‘melted into a pool of embarrassment’ when a man she had been talking to on the app gave her his number and asked her to give him a ring.
Finding The One: Back in September, Coleen admitted that she was terrified of being catfished after joining four different dating apps in her search for love
‘That’s a bit too much. When it comes to going on a date and I fancy someone I turn into a 12-year-old schoolgirl, I forget my own name. I’m rubbish, I am the biggest cowardly flirt you’ll ever meet.’
She added that it was a worry if people know her from her singing fame or from Loose Women.
‘I had a message yesterday that said, ‘I bet you’re in the mood for dancing, and I thought, ‘Oh for god’s sake,’ and deleted him,’ she said.
In August, Coleen revealed on the show that she had been messaging a younger man on social media and confessed that it is ‘nice to have a flirt’.
The presenter said she was speaking to a 38-year-old suitor during a candid chat about age differences in relationships
Split: Coleen had been single for three years after splitting from her second husband Ray Fensome in 2017 after 11 years of marriage (pictured in 2013)
However, she also questioned why someone much younger would be interested in an older woman as she mused whether it was because of her fame or money.
She said: ‘I would always question why would a 35 year old want to be with a 55 year old? Is it because I’m on telly or you think I’m rich? Having said that, on social media, I have been speaking to a 38-year-old. He’s like a 38-year-old with an older soul.’
Her fellow panellist Michelle Ackerley then chipped in saying ‘you need to connect’, to which Coleen responded: ‘Yeah, the problem is you don’t really get that on dating websites.’
Coleen had been single for three years after splitting from her second husband Ray Fensome in 2017 after 11 years of marriage.
Previously, she had tied the knot with Shane Richie in 1990, and they had two sons before separating in 1997. Their divorce was finalised in 1999.
Ex: Previously, she had tied the knot with Shane Richie in 1990, and they had two sons before separating in 1997. Their divorce was finalised in 1999. Pictured in 1997