Coleen Nolan has shared a rare picture of her daughter Ciara and her friend, reality TV star Orlagh Hartnett.
In the heartwarming post, the Loose Women star heaped praise on her daughter's childhood friend, who has just won E4's Fred's Last Resort show.
"Couldn't be more proud of the daughter I never asked for @orlaghhartnett haha…" she wrote. "I've known you since you were 7 as @ciarafensome little mate.. now here you are Winning the top prize... you so deserve it.. now go ahead and fly . Love you #proudparent (ish) #fredslastresort."
It was a rare treat for fans to catch a glimpse of her lookalike daughter, 21, whom she shares with ex-husband, Shane Richie.
Meanwhile, Orlagh Hartnett moved into Coleen's family home in Cheshire a year ago after becoming estranged from her own mum. She decided to keep this a secret from fellow contestants, telling The Sun: "I didn't tell anyone on the show who she was, or who I lived with. When the recruits came round to my house afterwards I was like, 'This is Coleen and I live with her."
Of her childhood, she added: "My mum had a lot of children so she couldn't give me loads of attention so I would go round to Coleen's house."
She continued: "My mum moved away in April last year and I haven't had any contact with her since then. As awful and upsetting the situation is I have to pick myself up everyday and get on with life and go get what I want. "The support that Coleen's given me has been…honestly, I don't know what I do without her."
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