Watch the moment Celebrity Big Brother’s Coleen Nolan admits SHE cheated on ex-husband Shane Richie first… after revealing her relief when he admitted having an affair
Loose Women panellist opened up about her first marriage in 2009 interview
COLEEN Nolan may have left cheating ex-husband Shane Richie - but she was the first one to stray.
Back in 2009, the Celebrity Big Brother contestant appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show to promote her autobiography and admitted her shame over the revelation she made in the book that she was the first one to have an affair.
Speaking to the host, Coleen said: "That was really hard, and that was the part of the book where I thought, ‘Oh I don’t know if I’m ready to tell this’ because I’m ashamed of it.
"I don’t go ‘oh guess what I strayed first’ I was ashamed of it there was reasons for it but there’s no excuses for it."
Coleen was married to former EastEnders actor Shane from 1990 until 1997, with their divorce being finalised in 1999.
The 51-year-old left Shane after discovering he had had an affair, but she admits he wasn't the only one at fault in their relationship.
When Paul suggested it was loneliness at the time which drove her to seek comfort in the arms of another man, Coleen replied: "I think it was at that time yeah but even so there’s no excuse for it.
"I shouldn’t have done it, it was awful, it caused masses of heartbreak.
"Having said that, when it happened and we got through it, we had the best two years after that."
The host then asked how Shane, 52, discovered her deceit, and Coleen revealed he had bugged her phone.
She said: "He was obviously suspicious and unfortunately I wasn’t clever enough to do that to him, that’s why it took me two years to find out about him."
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Asked how she knew he was being unfaithful, Coleen said she just sensed it in her gut.
She explained: "I think when you’ve been with someone that long you can just sense it and I sensed it from day one I just didn’t have any proof of it and I wasn’t going to throw away a whole marriage on a gut instinct.
"Now I would because I would trust my gut instinct but it took me about a good year to find out, that I wasn’t going mad, and then another year to pluck up the courage to leave."
The video came to light just hours after the star's In Therapy session on Channel 5 aired, where a tearful Coleen spoke about her first marriage.
She said: "He was so brilliant at convincing me I was wrong...
"He would look me right in the eyes... and convince me I was wrong. He made me feel paranoid.
"I remember that feeling of elation when I found out [he was having an affair].. I went 'Yes! I knew it...'
"It was a feeling of euphoria before the absolute devastation hit me – he still convinced me to stay."
Meanwhile, Coleen's second marriage to Ray Fensome is going through a rough patch - with her stint in the Big Brother being billed as a "trial separation" - and she also spoke about their problems during her therapy session.
She said: "I really love him but I always feel like I'm having a go at him… That’s horrible.
"We have a row and I walk out and it drives him mental. I don’t feel happy sometimes, and I have this thing in me...
"I can’t be bothered facing it and I can’t be bothered sorting this out."
On Thursday, her Loose Women co-stars discussed her appearance on In Therapy, and also spoke to her eldest son, Shane Jr, who admitted it didn't look good for his mum and Ray's marriage.