Coleen Nolan’s son Shane has claimed he is still not allowed to see his daughter, revealing the heartbreaking situation in a fresh social media post amid an increasingly toxic war of words with his ex-partner.

Family games

The painful family rift has also meant that Coleen, 60, has not seen her granddaughter Amelia Rose for almost seven years. A source previously close to the situation said there has been no contact at all between the young girl and the Nolan family.

Now Shane has shared a tender new photograph of his blended family on Facebook, featuring his mortgage manager partner Kimberley Sallis, her 12-year-old daughter, and their five-week-old son Cruz-Carter. But despite the happy image, Shane admitted one person was painfully missing.

Alongside the photo, he wrote that his “little family” was incomplete without his daughter, adding that one day she would be in the picture too. He said it broke his heart that she does not even know she has siblings.

When a follower commented that there are “two sides to every story,” Shane hit back by insisting the truth would eventually come out, hinting that he believes his side has yet to be fully heard.

Shane shares Amelia with his former partner Emma Kivell, whom he met while working as Bluecoats at a holiday resort. Amelia was born in 2016, with Coleen present at the birth.

The dispute has played out publicly in recent months. In September, Shane was accused online of ignoring his daughter during a live show, a claim that left him furious. He responded by saying he had no idea she was there and accused the commenter of spreading damaging claims based on one-sided information.

Shane has also previously insisted that he has continued to pay child maintenance, even increasing payments after struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic. He told followers he would never walk away from his responsibilities and said he and his family desperately miss Amelia.

Family games

However, Emma has fiercely disputed his account. In a scathing online statement, she accused Shane of making no real effort to be involved in their daughter’s life, claiming there were long periods without contact or financial support. She described her daughter waiting for a father who often did not show up and insisted that speaking out did not make her the villain.

Emma also directly criticised the Nolan family, saying her daughter did not need what she described as “pettiness” and “toxicity,” adding that Amelia already has a strong and loving support system.

Shane, who found love again with Kimberley last summer, welcomed baby son Cruz-Carter in November. Yet despite starting a new chapter, the long-running family feud shows no sign of easing, with both sides standing firmly by their version of events.