Linda Nolan funeral LIVE updates and tributes as sister Coleen and Shane Richie lead celebrities paying respects

The funeral of Linda Nolan is being held today at a church in Blackpool, with family and friends paying their respects and celebrating her 'remarkable life'.

Members of the public were welcomed to gather at the church for the service at 10.30am on Saturday at St Paul's Church.

Nolan married her husband of more than two decades, Brian Hudson, in the church, and said goodbye to him there after he died in 2007, according to her family.

Dublin-born singer Nolan died on January 15 at the age of 65 in the seaside town’s hospital, surrounded by her family. Her sister Anne posted on Instagram, saying “we lay our wonderful sister Linda to rest” this weekend.

“There’s been a bit of confusion regarding the church service and the crematorium. Just to clarify everyone is welcome to both services,” she added.

“There may not be seating available as both places are small and obviously we are a big family so most of the seating will be taken by us but if you don’t mind standing we would love you to be there and we know Linda would be thrilled.”

“Everyone who knew Linda, or whose lives she touched, are welcome to come and pay their respects as we remember her remarkable life,” The Nolans’ official page on Instagram said.

The message also described Nolan as a “beloved sister, friend and entertainer” and a “symbol of hope, humour and resilience”.

The family are raising money for Trinity Hospice, which Nolan supported, and have asked that donations and messages of condolence should be sent to a memorial page in her memory.

Nolan, who rose to fame in family group The Nolans with her sisters Coleen, Maureen, Bernie, Denise and Anne, had long been a campaigner and fundraiser for cancer awareness, having been diagnosed with breast cancer in