United Kingdom, July 7 -- Coleen Nolan "didn't want to get out of bed" after the death of her sister Linda Nolan.

The Nolans star passed away in January at the age of 65 following a long battle with cancer, and Coleen was left devastated, but she's credited her kids with staying by her side and looking after her during the dark times.

She told OK! magazine: "Linda had cancer for 20 years and was so positive. I got to a point where I thought she'd outlive us all.

"Then when it happened, it happened so quickly. Afterwards, I didn't want to get out of bed. It was overwhelming.

"My kids literally didn't leave my side and when I needed to be alone, they would be in the next room. [Daughter] Ciara took control of everything and everyone tha...