Andrea McLean
At the helm of ITV’s daytime flagship show Loose Women since 2007, Andrea McLean is a former journalist, GMTV presenter and weather girl.
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Andrea was born in Glasgow but spent her formative years in Trinidad and Tobago and she still has traces of a Caribbean accent despite moving back to Scotland aged 15. In 2012 Andrea released her autobiography 'Confessions of a Good Girl', about growing up on a sugar plantation and lifting the lid on her life as a television presenter. The book spent two weeks at number one in the Sunday Times Best Seller list.
I’ve never tried gymnastics before but I love fitnessAndrea
Joining GMTV as a weather girl in 1997 it wasn’t long before Andrea was promoted as a main presenter on the famous sofa, co-hosting with Eamonn Holmes and Ben Shephard. She left GMTV in 2008 for hosting duties on Loose Women after numerous appearances as a guest panellist.
In keeping with her journalistic roots Andrea writes weekly interiors and DIY columns for The Mirror newspaper and for Best magazine, based on tips she has picked up over years of property developing and renovating.
