Coleen Nolan reveals surprising reason she was nervous about introducing her boyfriend to children

Coleen Nolan has revealed the surprising reason why she was “really nervous” about introducing her new man, Michael Jones, to her family after meeting him on Tinder. MORE: Coleen Nolan almost didn't meet Tinder boyfriend Michael – see marriage plansChatting on Loose Women alongside her partner, Coleen said that she was apprehensive about introducing him to her “big” family as he is “very different” to the other men she has dated in the past.Loading the player… var track = function (evt_name) { dataLayer.push({ 'event': evt_name, 'eventValue': { 'category': 'videos', 'action': evt_name, 'label': 'HELLO – YznQ6YBQ', 'videoUrl': 'https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/YznQ6YBQ.mp4', 'videoTitle': 'Loose Women star Charlene White breaks down in tears amid show drama' } }); }; var playerInstance = playerInstance || []; playerInstance['YznQ6YBQ'] = jwplayer('MC4wMjY3MDQwMCAxNjQzMTE5ODY5MTY0NjQ='); playerInstance['YznQ6YBQ'].setup({ sources: [ {file: 'https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/YznQ6YBQ-720.mp4', label: '480'}, {file: 'https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/YznQ6YBQ-1280.mp4', label: '720 HD', default: 'true'}, {file: 'https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/YznQ6YBQ-1920.mp4', label: '1080 HD'}], primary: 'html5', image:'https://content.jwplatform.com/thumbs/YznQ6YBQ-720.jpg', related: { file: 'https://www.hellomagazine.com/feed/video.html?publication=hello&tags%5B0%5D=Charlene%2520White&tags%5B1%5D=News&tags%5B2%5D=covid%2520restrictions&tags%5B3%5D=itv&tags%5B4%5D=lifestyle&tags%5B5%5D=loose%2520women&tags%5B6%5D=tv', onclick: 'play' }, autostart: false, sharing: {} }); //TODO: convert static variables to dynamic (maxRetries and interval) function getDataPermutive() { return new Promise((resolve, reject) => { let maxRetries = 2; let countRetry = 0; let checkingInterval = setInterval( function() { if (countRetry { // Resolve accepts a playlist item, this can be modified // The playlist item that is scheduled to load is // passed in as 'item' // Reject can be used to cancel a scheduled item from being loaded return new Promise((resolve, reject) => { try { return getDataPermutive().then(_pdfps => { let playerConfig = playerInstance['YznQ6YBQ'].getConfig(); const sections = playerConfig.advertising.schedule; const updatedSections = new Array(); sections.forEach(function callback(section, index) { let offSet = section.offset; let tagUrl = section.tag; let playerSegsPerm = encodeURIComponent('&permutive=' + encodeURIComponent(JSON.parse(_pdfps || '[]').slice(0, 250).join(','))); tagUrl = tagUrl.replace(/(cust_params[^&]+)/, '$1' + playerSegsPerm); updatedSections[index] = {tag: tagUrl, offset: offSet}; }); const updatedPlaylistItem = Object.assign({}, item, {adschedule: updatedSections}); console.log(“Permutive added to Pre-roll !!!”); resolve(updatedPlaylistItem); }).catch(() => { //resolve without modifying the item console.warn(“Permutive no data!!!”); resolve(); }); } catch(error) { console.warn(error); resolve(); } }); }); jwplayer().onPlay(function () { track('play'); }); jwplayer().onPause(function () { track('pause'); }); jwplayer().onComplete(function () { track('complete'); }); jwplayer().onSeek(function () { track('seek'); }); WATCH: Loose Women star Charlene White breaks down in tears amid show dramaWhen asked by host Ruth Langsford how she felt about her family meeting Michael, she said: “Really, really nervous about him meeting everyone really because it's a strange world to come into. My family are so big and they are all really outspoken. “I kept saying, 'There's a family party but you're not coming.' I kept stopping him from coming because he was very different to anyone I've ever been out with before and you know when you just want everyone to like someone?”But introducing him to Brenda [Edwards] was the hardest because she holds no punches,” she joked. MORE: Loose Women's Coleen Nolan reveals children's verdict on new Tinder boyfriendMORE: Loose Women's Coleen Nolan reveals she is 'dying of nerves' before going on the show”I did grill him for about an hour,” added Brenda. Coleen and Michael appeared on Tuesday's showThe singer also revealed that her first date with Michael, who works in logistics at a supermarket chain, lasted for six hours, prompting her children to worry about her whereabouts. She explained: “My kids are like my parents now. So, I said, 'Guys, this is going to be my last date. I can't be bothered with it anymore. I'll meet this guy and I'll be back one, two hours max,' and about six hours later my kids are all texting me going, 'Have you died? Are you ok? Are you in a ditch? Please text us,' and when I got back it was all, 'What time do you call this?'” Coleen was previously married to Ray FensomeOpening up about the instant connection between the two, Coleen said the pair talked about a wide range of topics on the date. “There was never an awkward silence,” she said. “We talked about everything. It was like five hours of Loose Women. We went from really random stuff, like funny stuff, to really serious debates.”Michael also revealed that since he's been going out with Coleen, his work colleagues have given him the nickname: 'Mr Hollywood,” which got a big laugh from the panellist on the ITV lunchtime show. Like this story? Sign up to our newsletter to get other stories like this delivered straight to your inbox.