admitted that she was no longer scared of dying after her late sister Bernie visited her in a dream a year before her death.

On Wednesday (January 15), after a 20-year-long battle with breast cancer with her famous sisters at her side.

Her agent Dermot McNamara announced her death in a statement to , which read: "It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Linda Nolan.

"She was a celebrated Irish pop legend, television personality, Guinness World Record-holding West End star, Sunday Times best-selling author and Daily Mirror columnist.

"She passed at around 10.20am at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on the MCEW Ward. The family said the hospital couldn't do enough, they were tireless and made it so much more bearable.

"She passed peacefully, with her loving siblings by her bedside, ensuring she was embraced with love and comfort during her final moments.

"Linda's legacy extends beyond her incredible achievements in music and entertainment. She was a beacon of hope and resilience, sharing her journey to raise awareness and inspire others. Rest in peace, Linda. You will be deeply missed, but never forgotten."

Months before her death, Linda opened up about her illness and her relationship with death to after her sister came to her in a dream.

Bernie died from breast cancer aged 52 back in 2013, and Linda's other sister Anne is living with stage three breast cancer. She told the outlet: "What happens when you die is a frightening thought.

"I was really scared that first night. But I dreamt of Bernie all night a few days later. We were laughing hysterically like we used to and we were sorting my will.

"It was, 'Give that one this, give that one that' - when I woke up, I wasn't frightened anymore. Can you believe that's how I feel?"

In October, Linda spoke about facing "bad news" in her ongoing battle with cancer, while also sharing that she had received some "good news."

The former singer, who is 65 years old and lives in Blackpool, has been dealing with secondary breast cancer since 2017, after first being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006.

However, in 2020, her condition worsened when cancer was detected in her liver. Subsequently, she began immunotherapy treatment last year after a tumor was found on the left side of her brain.

In one of her final columns, Linda reflected on a distressing episode involving her late sister Bernie, who suddenly lost control of her legs, an ordeal Linda faced as she became increasingly "unsteady on her feet".

Linda wrote: "I clearly remember the day Bernie couldn't get out of her car. She and her husband pulled up outside our place in Blackpool, and from upstairs, I heard the kerfuffle.

"Her legs had just stopped working. 'They just went,' she told me once they finally got her inside. 'Can I get you a glass of water?' I asked, desperately worried. 'No, but I'll have a Vodka Mule,' she said.

"First, I fell, drawing the curtains. I remembered what my physio told me, eyed the nearest sturdiest object - the chest of drawers, which was naturally on the other side of the room - and crawled there to pull myself up.

However, she signed off her column with some good news. Linda penned: "But two moments have lifted my spirits. The first was my sister-in-law Annie's tea party.

"She made scones and cookies (unfortunately I'd not got to Morrisons) and us girls chatted so loud we sounded like a hen house. You must never underestimate the power of a good chat.

"And I saw my oncologist. No cookies there, but good news. My first scan since the new treatment shows the tumours are stable. As I left, he said, 'Now Linda, don't fall'. Check."