It was a real family affair as Nolan sisters Coleen, Linda, Anne and Maureen came together to watch their sister Denise tie the knot with her long-term fiancé Tom Anderson . Seventy two-year-old Denise and Tom, also a professional musician, 77, have been together for almost five decades but waited until Monday, 17 June to officially become husband and wife. The happy couple, who live in Blackpool, enjoyed a "fantastic day" and "danced our legs off" with their nearest and dearest, including Denise's sisters Linda , who is currently living with incurable cancer, and Loose Women panellist Coleen .
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. Denise and Tom booked Blackpool's Wedding Chapel (Festival House), which sits right on the famous promenade and has amazing views of Blackpool Tower. The bigger-than-first-planned guest list included all Denise’s sisters and their partners, including Coleen and her boyfriend Michael Jones, as well as Linda, Anne and Maureen.
Denise says the couple never felt they needed a "piece of paper" to prove their love for each other. “We’ve been together now for 47 years and we love each other. We got engaged about 30 years ago, but we didn’t think we needed the piece of paper to say that,” she says.
“He’s asked me to marry him a few times but usually when he’s had a drink and is feeling sentimental! Then I mention it to him the next day and he runs a mile!” Following the ceremony, the guests and newlyweds.
