Coleen Nolan has been very open about life as a mum and has now shared the feeling that has hit her over the years as her children have grown up and moved away Loose Women's Coleen Nolan shares her heartache in a candid chat about the challenge that many parents face but few speak about - the dreaded empty nest. Life presents a range of events including births, deaths, and weddings, yet there are certain pivotal changes that seldom grace our conversations. Coleen opened up on how she grapples with this change, revealing to podcaster GK Barry the sense of loss she felt when her youngest child flew the nest.
The broadcaster, aged 59, described feeling "bereft" as the last of her brood left home, sharing that she has since filled the void with a host of animals. In an intimate revelation, she told of her large and diverse animal family: "I've got four dogs, six cats, some ducks, some chickens and some goat." She spoke of initially having two goats before acquiring another three with two being "tiny babies," reports the Mirror .
She reflected on the evolution of her household, tracing back to when her children started their own independent journeys: "I think I've ended up getting more and more animals because my kids have all moved away." Coleen spoke candidly about her kids leaving home. She said: "I never thought that empty nest syndrome was a thing, because when they were little, I was counting the days .
..I thought 'They're five, now not long!" She confessed that she looked f.