Coleen Nolan says she almost fell victim to Jimmy Savile aged 14 when he ‘invited her to hotel room’

Coleen Nolan reveals she almost fell victim to Jimmy Savile aged 14 after he ‘invited her to his hotel room’ and admits she experienced ‘inappropriate touching’ during her career

Coleen Nolan has revealed that she almost fell victim to Jimmy Savile aged 14.

The Loose Women panellist claimed the TV personality – who would have been 54 at the time – ‘invited her to his hotel room’ when her famous sisters were performing on Top of The Pops, which was hosted by Savile at the time. 

Appearing on talkRADIO on Tuesday night, Coleen, 54, also admitted that she experienced ‘inappropriate touching’ during her career, and explained how she was ‘kind of surrounded by older, lecherous guys’ while growing up in the limelight.

Close call! Coleen Nolan, 54, has revealed that she almost fell victim to Jimmy Savile aged 14, as she discussed growing up in the limelight on talkRADIO on Tuesday night

She told host Dan Wootton: ‘I remember Jimmy Savile invited me to his hotel when I was 14 when my sisters were doing Top of the Pops. He didn’t do it in front of them.

‘But I went back after the show and said “oh Jimmy Savile has invited me back to his hotel suite” and not thinking anything of it, and not thinking I would go because to me even then he was just an old, ugly man.

‘But my sisters were like “did he now?”. I was 14. Luckily my sisters and I had been in the business so I was kind of surrounded by older, lecherous guys I guess at that point. Also my sisters protected me.

The Loose Women added: ‘But I have thought since then if I had just been a young fan and thought “wow” – because he was massive in his day – you would be so thrilled to tell your friends. Awful.’

The incident: Coleen claimed Jimmy 'invited her to his hotel room' when her famous sisters were performing on Top of The Pops, which he hosted at the time (Pictured December 2006

The incident: Coleen claimed Jimmy ‘invited her to his hotel room’ when her famous sisters were performing on Top of The Pops, which he hosted at the time (Pictured December 2006

40 years ago: Coleen pictured aged 14 being groped held by Jimmy Savile on Top of the Pops

40 years ago: Coleen pictured aged 14 being groped held by Jimmy Savile on Top of the Pops

Candid: The Loose Women star also admitted that she experienced 'inappropriate touching' during her career, and explained how she was 'kind of surrounded by older, lecherous guys'

Candid: The Loose Women star also admitted that she experienced ‘inappropriate touching’ during her career, and explained how she was ‘kind of surrounded by older, lecherous guys’

Asked if she had ever experienced anything inappropriate during her career in the limelight, Coleen said: ‘There were definitely things that looking back you think, yeah that did happen – whether it was inappropriate touching of you or whatever.

‘I guess in those days… I guess I can’t say I look back and think that really affected me because it didn’t.

‘I grew up where if someone did that to me I would turn around to them and go “if you do that to me again, I am going to smash your face in”. You know what I mean?

‘It was just don’t do that again. But yeah it did go on, I’m sure.’