Coleen Nolan has been secretly dating fashion lecturer Ryan Brockbank, who is 20 years her junior, after her stint on Celebs Go Dating, a source has said.
The Loose Women star, 61, is said to be "smitten" with Brockbank after they began dating several months ago. A source told The Sun that Coleen talks about him all the time, that her kids know about him, and that things are moving pretty fast.
Coleen and Ryan are thought to have already enjoyed a romantic getaway together, and Ryan has shared photos of the star on social media.
Nolan is thought to have met Brockbank after her appearance on Celebs Go Dating, which she described as a "disaster." He works as a lecturer at the Fashion Retail Academy, the school Molly-Mae Hague attended.
The source told The Sun that he's very creative and a dad himself, so they have lots in common, adding that Coleen learnt about herself and dating when she did Celebs Go Dating and has really applied it to the real world.
Ryan was seen arm-in-arm with Coleen over the weekend while she supported her sisters at their show An Afternoon With The Nolans. Coleen was previously married to actor Shane Richie from 1990 to 1999, and to Ray Fensome from 2007 to 2018. The Daily Mail has contacted a representative for Coleen Nolan for comment.
Her Celebs Go Dating experience
Coleen previously told The Sun that it just hadn't happened for her on the show. She said that once she thought she'd had a great date, but the man got rid of her, and she believed they both knew it was a friendship thing. She said every date the show set her up with was in Essex, while she lives in Staffordshire, which was too far, and that there was no one with a romantic spark. She said the agents and the therapy on the show had been brilliant and that she had massively changed from start to end.
Coleen's weight loss journey
The daytime star has also been showing off a 3.5-stone weight loss after partnering with weight-loss company Voy, which also promotes fat jabs. Coleen has gone from a size 20 to a size 14. In April, she said her back had improved and that she had more energy, telling the Mirror that her back's improved, she's got more energy, and confidence-wise it helps too.
She said she doesn't want to lose any more weight and is happy, and that it's about maintaining now and having a healthy relationship with food and with herself, adding that Voy provides 24-7 support.
Coleen said she had faced online trolling over her weight loss, saying it was hard when trolls called her fat and other names because those were things she had actually thought about herself. She told Bella magazine that people now attack her for the opposite, claiming she's lost too much weight.
Last year, Coleen said she wouldn't use weight loss drugs like Ozempic, saying she didn't believe in any of that. Despite working with Voy, she hasn't made clear to fans whether she has taken any weight loss injections. She reportedly told The Sun that she'd been open about her struggles with weight over the years, and that when a recent blood test showed she was pre-diabetic, it motivated her to take action for her long-term health. She said working with the Voy team had been a positive step forward, that what appealed to her was their holistic approach combining medical guidance with coaching, nutrition support and mindset work, and that it wasn't about a quick fix but about learning healthier habits and building sustainable change. She added that the support, structure and positive mindset the programme helped her create had made the biggest difference, and that she finally felt she was taking control of her health in a way that's right for her, allowing her to enjoy life with her family.
