There’s a picture of Coleen Nolan standing in a dress covered in sequins in a deep red color, grinning effortlessly for the camera. The dress is appropriate. That’s new, she says, sounding genuinely shocked. She recently told reporters, “Some even have to be pinned because they are big”. “I’ve never had that happen on photo shoots before” . That one detail is more impactful than any before-and-after statistic for anyone who has followed her career over more than three decades, from The Nolans to the “Loose Women” panel to the tabloid front pages.
After working with Voy, a clinical weight management company that combines medical supervision with individualized support, Coleen lost 3.5 pounds, going from a size 20 to a size 14. It’s important to note that she reached her heaviest weight of 18 stone over the years, a figure she has discussed candidly, albeit not without the discomfort that comes with having your body treated like public property since your twenties. You can see the change. It was motivated by a more intriguing tale.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Coleen Nolan |
| Date of Birth | 12 March 1965 |
| Age | 61 |
| Nationality | British (Irish heritage) |
| Profession | Television presenter, singer, author |
| Known For | Loose Women panellist, The Nolans pop group |
| Previous Weight | Approximately 18 stone (size 20) |
| Current Size | Size 14 |
| Weight Lost | 3.5 stone |
| Weight Loss Programme | Voy (clinical weight management plan) |
| Health Trigger | Pre-diabetes diagnosis (2024) |
| Children | Shane Jr (37), Jake (33), Ciara (24) |
| Residence | Staffordshire farm, England |
She received unexpected results from a routine blood test in 2024: pre-diabetes. It has been called a “wake-up call” by her. Her discussion of it sounds more like someone who truly looked at a piece of paper and thought, “Right, something has to shift”, than someone reciting a health scare for effect. “I’m turning 60 and was recently diagnosed with pre-diabetes, I knew I needed a longer term solution”, she said at that time. “I want to spend a longer, happier life with my grandchildren. I am aware that my weight would prevent me from moving forward. The final sentence breaks through the typical wellness jargon. It’s particular private additionally, it implies that a dress size was never the intended outcome.
She acknowledged that her relationship with food was never simple. When she was content, she ate. When she was depressed, she ate. She described the dieting cycle as “exhausting”, which is something that many women her age will silently acknowledge. Hearing a woman state that bluntly on national television without weaving it into a story about willpower and redemption is almost comforting. Coleen is not claiming to have cracked the code. She is portraying herself as someone who discovered a structure that was effective and supported. She has repeatedly stated, “With Voy you get 24-7 support”, and it’s possible that continuity is more important than any one intervention.
Coleen hasn’t made it clear which specific components of Voy’s program she has utilized. Voy promotes weight-loss programs like Mounjaro and Wegovy. This ambiguity has garnered some attention on the internet, where trolls who previously called her fat have switched to accusing her of excessive weight loss. She’s handled it with more tolerance than most people could. “I tried to not let the trolls affect me, but it was hard when they were calling me fat and all these names, because those were things that I actually thought about myself” . It’s worth pausing to consider that line. The cruelty was echoing something that was already present in her inner world rather than coming from outside of it.
She is now certain that she is finished. That is, I’m done losing. “I don’t want to lose any more weight I’m happy” , she states. “It’s about maintaining now and having a healthy relationship with food and with myself” . That is a remarkably understated statement for a sixty-year-old celebrity. No new objectives, no next goal. Just equilibrium and upkeep. Compared to most fitness content, this posture reads more like real health.
There are actual practical consequences to the physical changes. Her back feels better now. She has more energy. Additionally, she says that a year ago, she would have declined to participate in “Celebs Go Dating” due to a lack of confidence. “If they’d asked me before, I wouldn’t have done it as I wouldn’t have had the confidence” , she replied. “I actually phoned my management and said, ‘Can I do this?'” It basically says a lot about where she was before all of this started when she called her management to ask for permission.
When Coleen Nolan talks about this time in her life, it seems like everything else is more important than losing weight. In December 2023, she gave up smoking. She became a grandmother more than once. “Nolans Uncensored” is the podcast she and her children are creating. Her life is so purposefully unglamorous that she jokes about going from photo shoot to horse muck in a day. She lives on a farm in Staffordshire with horses, pigs, goats, five dogs, six cats, and chickens. The weight loss is part of a broader renegotiation of her identity at 61 and her true desires for the remaining time.
Linda and Bernie, her sisters, both passed away from cancer. That kind of loss reorganizes rather than diminishes. She said, “It makes you reassess everything”. “When I’m stressed or tired, I think, ‘They’d love to be here, even worrying about something silly.'” Everything else, including maybe the choice to finally take her own health seriously, takes on a different weight as a result. She plans to be around for her grandchildren, not for the cameras or headlines.
i) https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/38860900/coleen-nolan-shows-off-incredible-weight-loss/
ii) https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/tv/news/celebs-dating-star-coleen-nolans-weight-loss-given-confidence-bedroom-1441463.html
iii) https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/886196/coleen-nolan-weight-loss-exhausting-battle/