Linda Nolan’s family have revealed the touching reason why her funeral will be held at St Paul’s Church in Blackpool this Saturday. The beloved singer and cancer awareness campaigner died at the age of 65 on January 15, 2025, after battling to live life to the full despite her breast cancer diagnosis. The Nolan family announced the details of her funeral service on Instagram , inviting fans and loved ones to join them in paying tribute to the wonderful woman.
It was at this exact church in Blackpool that Linda married her husband, Brian Hudson, in 1981. Linda and Brian’s love story began in 1979, when they met through Brian’s role as her band’s tour manager. Her sisters – who were her bandmates – went on to become bridesmaids at the couple’s wedding after watching their relationship blossom on the road.
After leaving the band in 1983 to focus on her marriage and solo career, Linda described Brian as her rock and soulmate. Sadly, Brian passed away in 2007 from skin cancer and liver failure, just a year after Linda’s first breast cancer diagnosis. His death left Linda devastated, and she was open about how much grieving Brian’s loss shaped her life.
She told the Mirror :“We’d celebrated our silver wedding anniversary the year before. His death was the moment my world ended.” Linda chose to hold Brian’s funeral in the same church where they had exchanged their vows.
Now Linda will be commemorated in St Paul’s too. Nolan family members invited people.