Linda Nolan has remembered her late husband on what would have been his 76th birthday.
Linda Nolan has shared an update on her cancer battle
The 64-year-old singer was married to Brian Hudson from 1981 until his death following a battle with skin cancer in 2007 aged just 60 and amid her own battle with the disease - which she announced earlier this year had spread to her brain - has insisted that the "melancholy" date is still something to "celebrate."
Writing in her 'Speaking from the Heart' column for The Daily Mirror newspaper, she said: "Today would have been my late husband Brian’s birthday. I stil write it in my diary on October 26 - like 'd ever forget! Every year I wake up and think, ‘Another birthday without you’, but then I think about how every birthday. I had with him was such good fun.
"I've had counselling on and off since 2006, which has got me through the difficult times and made me realise that although these kinds of dates can be a bit melancholy, they are also something to celebrate and to remember him by."
Despite her health battle, the former 'Celebrity Big Brother' star is still managing to find humour in her cancer battle as she admitted she is struggling with her hearing but was "thrilled" that she and her sisters - who shot to fame with hit song 'I'm in the Mood For Dancing' in the 1970s - were honoured with a blue plaque in their home town of Blackpool.
She said: "My balance is OK but my hearing isn't great, which is hysterical as my sister Denise's partner can't hear either and between us we're always having to ask,
'Sorry, what?' It's been a busy week, though. We were so thrilled to see our blue plaque unveiled last week and, after chemo that afternoon, I headed to London for a magazine awards do where I had a lovely night in a hotel."
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