Coleen Nolan exits The Real Full Monty presenting job after three series but will be back for ‘special performance’

COLEEN Nolan will not be returning as host of The Real Full Monty when the new series airs later this year. 

The 56-year-old has been part of every show since its launch in 2017 - when she took part as a contestant.

But, after co-hosting the last three series with Ashley Banjo, it's been announced he will be the only presenter for the new series.

While Coleen will not be a main host for this series, she had a big surprise planned for the celebs taking part in scenes The Sun can reveal have already been shot.

An ITV spokesperson said: "Coleen's other filming commitments this year clashed with the majority of The Real Full Monty so sadly she wasn’t able to commit to co-hosting the show this year but she remains part of the Monty family so we are thrilled that she will be appearing in an exciting surprise role as a special guest in this year's performance and all will be revealed very soon!"

The celebrities who’ve signed up to strip off to raise awareness of cancer this year include Laila Morse, Christine McGuinness, Brenda Edwards and Love Island’s Teddy Soares and Demi Jones. 

Olympian Colin Jackson, TV presenter Martin Roberts, Blue singer Duncan James and Strictly couple James and Ola Jordan will also be getting their kit off for charity.

Coleen previously opened up about being part of the show, confessing that it was special to her because of how cancer has affected her sisters. 

She said: “This is my favourite show to do, because cancer has affected my family so devastatingly. To be honest, having spoken about Bernie’s before - after she sadly passed away, I thought this series I would just let everyone do their stories and I can be here for moral support. 

“But then of course cancer came and hit my other two sisters, so again it brought it home to me. I want to put that message out there, of being aware and checking yourself.” 

Bernie died in 2013 after a battle with breast cancer, Linda has been living with incurable breast cancer since 2017 and Anne was diagnosed in 2020 after beating the disease 20 years ago. 

Coleen also revealed that she's received messages from people who've discovered lumps after being inspired by the show to check.

She said: "I mean, I've just had the most gorgeous messages and the thing about this show is, you hope everyone's going to enjoy it, but you hope that they also realise and work out why we're doing it, which is to raise awareness and to check yourself.

"And what I love is, I had at least, and I mean at least, three people last night who messaged me and said they had checked themselves and one person had found a lump.