Linda Nolan made the heartbreaking admission before her death that her last wish was to see in one more Christmas.

The Irish singer and television star died today aged 65 after living with cancer on and off for 20 years.

Speaking to The Mirror in December, she said she was grateful to make it to Christmas and to spend time with her sisters.

Linda admitted she was scared Christmas 2024 would be her last one and said her wish was to ‘keep breathing and see another one’.

She added that her hope for 2025 was ‘to not die, obviously,’ saying she wanted to ‘be here with my family’.

The singer said she thought her 60th birthday would be her last, but had lived on for another five years and desperately wanted to keep living.

Along with her sisters Anne, Coleen, Denise, Bernie and her mother Maureen, she rose to fame as part of The Nolans in the 1970s.

The girl group sold more than 30 million records from their hits including I’m In The Mood For Dancing.

The star was first diagnosed with stage-three breast cancer in 2005 before getting the all-clear in 2006 – but in 2017 she was diagnosed with a form of incurable secondary cancer in her hip, which spread to her liver in 2020.

Linda Nolan died on Wednesday with her famous sisters including Coleen by her side (pictured in 2017)

The star passed away following a 20-year battle with breast cancer (pictured in 2020)

Linda was born as the sixth of eight children to Tommy and Maureen Nolan on February 23 1959 in Dublin

The Blackpool Tower lit up pink tonight, in tribute to Linda Nolan who died today