Andrea Jean McLean shortly named Andrea McLean is a famous Scottish journalist as well as a television presenter. She is presently working on ITV Daytime. Moreover, she was a weather presenter for GMTV between 1997 and 2008, and is a co-presenter on ITV's daytime chat show "Loose Women". She started her career in 1993 as a freelance travel writer. Carol Vorderman was another one of the anchors on Loose Women. Andrea McLean is a member of the famous TV Show Host list. She surprised Loose Women viewers on Monday by admitting she had secretly suffered a breakdown last year. The presenter, 50, bravely discussed her mental health battle alongside Nadia Sawalha, Brenda Edwards, and Coleen Nolan as the ITV show made a return to TV screens for the first time in six weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic. The star confessed she had been a 'really dark place', but had been seeking professional help and support to help work through it. Scroll down to go through her full biography, birthday, wiki, facts, family details, sister, career, husband, kids, net worth, and many more unrevealed secrets of Andrea McLean.
Famous For
- Being a Scottish journalist and television presenter.
- She the co-presenter on ITV's daytime chat show "Loose Women".
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Early Life of Andrea McLean
On 5th October 1969, Andrea McLean was born with the real name/birth name of Andrea Jean McLean. Her hometown/birthplace is in Glasgow, Scotland. She is Scottish by nationality and her ethnicity/race is White. She was born to her family/parents; Jack McLean (father) and Betty McLean (mother). She also has a sister whose name is unknown yet. Andrea and her sister were raised in Trinidad and Tobago. The family then moved back to Scotland when she was 15, but later settled in Market Harborough, Leicestershire and took her school exams at Robert Smyth grammar school. As of 2019, she celebrated her 50th birthday. Her birth sign is Libra and her religion is Jewish. She has stated she has always known about her Jewish heritage but her family is not religiously Jewish anymore. As per her education, she studied for her BA Hons in Modern Studies at Coventry University and later gained a Postgraduate Certificate in Periodical Journalism. She then took a gap year in Cairns, Australia.
Career of Andrea McLean
- In the year 1993, Andrea McLean began her career as a freelance travel writer, and then she joined Central Press Features in May 1994 and was promoted to Production Editor in the year 1995.
- After that, she joined The Weather Channel and worked as a weather reporter for Talk Radio in June 1996.
- Moreover, she worked on Channel 5's daily talk show "Espresso" as one of the program's panellists in the year 1997.
- Later, she joined GMTV as a weather presenter in June 1997.
- She also co-hosted GMTV Today with Ben Shephard and Eamonn Holmes and hosted LK Today in Lorraine Kelly's absence.
- Her personality and journalistic training brought her to the attention of various producers, resulting in her presenting shows such as the first series of Our House for UKTV Style, and as a guest panellist on Loose Women for ITV.
- She presented her final broadcast on 31 December 2008, with a special tribute of her career at GMTV.
- She took part in ITV's ice-skating competition "Dancing on Ice" in January 2006 partnered with Doug Webster.
- She filled in for Jackie Brambles on Loose Women when Brambles went on maternity leave.
- She now co-anchors Loose Women 2 or 3 days a week. Langsford and Christine Lampard are the other anchors.
- She appeared as one of the panelists on ITV's afternoon debate show "3@Three" in August 2010.
- She also played the role of Dr. Audrey Grey in the British drama film "A Landscape of Lies" in the year 2011.
- She took part in the BBC One gymnastics series Tumble partnered with professional gymnast Alex Uttley in August 2014 and she was the first celebrity to eliminate on 16th August.
- She also launched her own website, "This Girl Is On Fire" in June 2018 with her husband Nick Feeney.
- In June 2019, McLean and Feeney celebrated the site's first birthday with a party attended by website contributors and special guests such as Amanda Lamb, Jo Malone, and Brenda Edwards. The event was covered by Hello! magazine.
Awards of Andrea McLean
Andrea McLean is a very successful journalist. Unfortunately, she has not received any awards till now and we wish her the best of luck for her success to achieve an award in the future.
Personal Life of Andrea McLean
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Andrea McLean is a married woman. Firstly, she was married to her husband Nick Green. She had a 17-year relationship, starting from their teenage years with him. They married in the year 2000 in Kenya. The duo was blessed with a son born during October 2001 in Kingston, Greater London. In the year 2004, it came to light that McLean had an affair with fellow Our House presenter "Steve Toms". After divorcing Green, McLean and Toms moved in together, and lived in Ashtead, Surrey; they had a daughter in November 2006. The couple married in August 2009, during Loose Women's summer break. Later, in January 2012, she announced that she had separated from Toms, having left their marital home in December 2011 with their children, following working on their failing marriage for a year and was now living with her parents. She then announced that she was living with her new partner of two years, Nick Feeney, a businessman, whom she met on a blind date set up by Donna May Clitheroe, a "Loose Women" make-up artist. She announced on Loose women that Nick had proposed in Paris the week before on 3rd August 2017 and they were engaged. They married in November 2017. As of now, the duo is living a happy life without any disturbances. They are enjoying their life a lot and their bond is going stronger with the passage of time.
Net Worth of Andrea McLean
Andrea McLean is a very successful journalist and with her career, she has accumulated a huge amount of money. Her net worth as of 2020 is estimated to have $8 Million whereas her exact salary is unknown yet. Her major source of earning is from TV Show Host. Information regarding her cars and house is unknown yet. She is living a luxurious lifestyle as of now and she is satisfied with her earning without a doubt.
Body Measurements of Andrea McLean
With an athletic body build, Andrea McLean has a body measurement of 34-26-35 in. She has got an average height of five feet seven inches or 1.70 m with a bodyweight of 57 Kg or 125.6 lbs. Her bra size is 34A. Her shoe size is 7.5 US and her dress size is 6 US. Her eye color and hair color are both dark brown. She stated on 21st September 2016 on "Loose Women" that she would be undergoing a hysterectomy on 22nd September 2016 and that she would be away from the show for a number of weeks whilst she recovered. This sent her into the menopause causing her to experience symptoms on air. Overall, she has got a healthy body with a charming personality. She surprised Loose Women viewers on Monday by admitting she had secretly suffered a breakdown last year. The presenter, 50, bravely discussed her mental health battle alongside Nadia Sawalha, Brenda Edwards, and Coleen Nolan as the ITV show made a return to TV screens for the first time in six weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic. The star confessed she had been a 'really dark place', but had been seeking professional help and support to help work through it.
