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Andrea McLean has revealed she didn't set out to share she had suffered a nervous breakdown on live television back in May 2020, but she tells us she is glad she did in the end. The 52-year-old opened about having a nervous breakdown before the coronavirus lockdown in 2019 while speaking openly with her Loose Women co-presenters. And Andrea admits she even "forgot" she was opening up in front of the whole nation.

Andrea McLean said making the bold decision to leave Loose Women after 13 years was one of the bravest things she has done in her life so far. And after presenting on the show for the last time in December 2020, the mum of two, 52, has revealed she doesn't watch the show since her exit. "To be honest, I don’t watch any telly.

When Andrea McLean walked on to the Loose Women set in May 2020, she had no idea she was about to bare her soul on live TV. Under the glare of the studio lights, the 52-year-old found herself opening up about having a nervous breakdown - something that she had previously only discussed with her friends and her fellow panellists. But despite her fear of the viewers knowing what she had been through, Andrea said it felt therapeutic to be honest and she could finally start to come to terms with her ordeal.

Andrea McLean’s husband Nick Feeney was ‘horrified’ he didn’t realise his wife was having a mental breakdown.The presenter, 52, has been open about her mental health struggles after sensationally quitting Loose Women after 13 years.Andrea announced in November 2020 that she had decided to leave the panel, explaining she had had a ‘really rough year’.Now, opening up on the difficult time and the mental breakdown she suffered before the pandemic, she admits her husband was ‘horrified’ he hadn’t seen the signs.The star spoke on Metro’s Mentally Yours Podcast where she told host Ellen Scott: ‘I told him everything that I’ve been feeling, and I was very fortunate in that I am with a love with the human being who is who was as aware of our need for communication and growth as anyone could wish for.

Dame Joan Collins turned heads last night as she graced the iconic Langan's Brasserie for a red, white and blue themed Jubilee party.MORE: The best Royal Jubilee T-shirts to wear to toast the QueenThe iconic actress looked glamorous dressed in a statement white dress accessorised with a feather boa and white heels.She hosted many of her famous friends upstairs in Langan's lounge, including Spice Girl star Mel C, Denise van Outen, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Christopher Biggins.VIDEO: Mel C wishes the Queen a happy birthday at Dame Joan Collin's star-studded Jubilee party Andrea McLean, Esther ranZen, Dame Arlene Philips, Julia Bradbury and Georgia Toffolo were also in attendance. READ: Dame Joan Collins's granddaughter is her double in very rare family photoMORE: Dame Joan Collins and Percy Gibson celebrate 17th wedding anniversary in styleThroughout the night, DJ Fat Tony provided the music, having recently flown back from Miami following Brooklyn Beckham's star-studded wedding. Dame Joan Collins was the hostess with the mostess Guests sipped a wide range of drinks, including Landon, Dubonnet cocktails, Plymouth gin and Clean and Co non-alcoholic gin, while tucking into British-themed canapés.MORE: Joan Collins shares photo with late sister Jackie's childrenChatting to HELLO! on the night, Mel C said: "It's so lovely to be here tonight.

r Loose Women presenter joined the crowd gathered outside the annual Met Gala.

X Factor's Stevi Ritchie branded Loose Women star Janet Street-Porter the rudest celeb he's ever met.The singer starred on X Factor in 2014 and came sixth in the ITV competition.During a Facebook Live chat with showbiz reporter Carly Hacon, the cheery star spoke about his awkward Loose Women moment.When asked who the worst celeb he's ever encountered, he revealed: "My worst... The one I thought was a little bit rude, Janet Street-Porter wasn't very nice to me on Loose Women."I know she's bloody brutal anyways and she's like 'bang' and if you don't take it, you are b*ggered."So, she was very rude to me, but hey look, and I took it, I got it, she said to me 'you do seem very flat, don't you?' And I said 'No, but thank you, Janet, appreciate that.Talking about his dream TV show being I'm A Celeb, he then added: "So, if I was in the jungle with Janet Street-Porter I would be like 'Na'."It would be one of those moments where I don't think I could cope.

Loose Women stars after she shared a message from the SBTV team dedicated to her son, Jamal Edwards MBE. Jamal died in February aged just 31 from a “sudden illness”.The heartfelt message stated that Jamal was a “visionary” who helped to “nurture and discover some of the world’s finest talents”.The spokesperson from the music platform added that his death had left a “great void” in the team and vowed to honour him by “continuing his mission to inspire and empower”.It continued: “Jamal will live on through all of you and the talents you share with us and we will remain dedicated to providing a platform that will act as a beacon of light in these dark times.“He taught us all to have #SelfBelief not only in ourselves but to believe in those around us.

Julia Bradbury has proudly posted a photo of herself in a bikini while holidaying in Mauritius. Julia, 51, announced in September last year that she’d been diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery a month later. Now the mum-of-three has worn a bikini for the first time since her mastectomy after admitting that she “didn't think this would happen”.

Loose Women after 13 years of fronting the show. But, two years on, the ITV star has revealed she did not stay in contact with “everybody” she worked on the lunchtime programme with.Andrea, who has since become a certified life coach, revealed that she didn’t see her Loose Women co-stars outside of work “very often”, even while she still worked with them.She explained it was because they all lived in different parts of the country.Speaking about her relationship with the rest of the Loose Women cast two years after her departure, Andrea opened up on the distance between them.She said: “Not everybody but that’s the same as anyone who works in an office.“Even when I was there, we didn’t really go out very often because we live all over the country but there’s texting and messaging, and it was so good to go back on as a guest recently," she added to The Metro.Andrea recently revealed she was forced to sell her home after she quit Loose Women, in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The TV star took the decision to sell the property she lived with her husband Nick Feeney and her two children, son Finlay, 20, and daughter Amy, 15.Andrea highlighted that she did not regret the move as she wanted to invest in her business, This Girl Is On Fire.However, she was still “sad” to let go of her garden, which she had worked hard for.Andrea said: "It's not like I've sold it and that's it.

Express.co.uk that he was asked to sit in the cold jacuzzi at the Ideal Home Show a number of years ago, while Andrea, 52, did the weather.The Good Morning Britain presenter shared the anecdote while speaking at this year’s Ideal Home Show, in partnership with NatWest. Richard has been the Entertainment Editor on ITV’s Good Morning Britain since 2014 and has been working in showbiz for over two decades. Andrea is probably best known for co-presenting ITV’s Loose Women between 2007 and 2020. However, both stars previously began working at GMTV in 1997 for a number of years, with Richard working as a TV critic and Andrea presenting the weather. Richard recalled one year he and Andrea attended the Ideal Home Show, the world’s longest-running home and interiors exhibition, and it left him feeling rather chilly. Speaking about his experience this year, he said: “I've met some great characters on the floor. “I’ve really enjoyed it and I haven't been here for many, many years. “I did a live broadcast from here with Andrea McLean back in the days of GMTV,” he remembered.  “And I was charged with the task of sitting in a hot tub at six o'clock in the morning for a live broadcast while Andrea did the weather. “And believe me, she was a lot warmer because at six o'clock in the morning, I can tell you the Ideal Home Show, whilst very professional, had not heated the jacuzzi," he laughed.Acknowledging the early start time he added: “And who could blame them frankly?” “So that was an interesting experience.

Loose Women in December 2020 after 13 years on the popular daytime show. The ITV star has since shared her former co-star and pal, Denise Welch, 63, put her name forward for a new opportunity. The mum-of-two had recently teamed up with UNICEF to support the refugee crisis which has plagued Ukraine. The former Loose Women host explained that it was through Denise she was able to secure a hosting role at an event that was aimed to raise funds for those affected by the war in Ukraine. Speaking about the event, Andrea said: "To be honest, it came about because of my lovely friend Denise [Welch]. "She obviously has a lot of contacts in the theatre world and the acting world. "READ MORE: Mark Labbett announces new show after he's axed from The Chase © ITV Andrea McLean says Denise Welch got her a gig amid Loose Women exit

Loose Women.The star described how “every brand dropped her” as soon as she announced she was leaving the ITV show.Andrea, 52, has spoken candidly about the financial impact of her decision to quite Loose Women. The TV star made the announcement that she was leaving the ITV programme in 2020, explaining that the coronavirus pandemic had caused her to reassess her life. Andrea worked on getting her online membership lifestyle company This Girl Is On Fire off the ground and had other corporate work lined up.However, she admitted that when a number of brands dropped her she felt like her “safety net was gone”.Andrea remembered: “On the day that I announced that I was leaving, every brand dropped me, every single one.“I went from, ‘OK I know I have this amount of money coming in and this much work that will see me through to the next six to eight months’, gone. “Literally overnight it disappeared.That’s how big a deal it is walking away from TV."For me, financially it was a punch in the stomach, because my safety net was gone. “I can’t turn back and I can't change my mind because I still want to do this thing."Andrea went on to point out the irony that the very brands that had dropped her after her Loose Women exit, which she didn't name, were centred around raising women up and improving their confidence. “But actually they didn’t care about that, they only cared about my profile,” she added during her interview with Secure The Insecure podcast. Andrea starred in Loose Women from 2007 all the way up until November 2020.The star recently confessed that she sold her beloved Surrey home with the hopes of spending winters in Florida.Andrea, who now lives in a rented house with third husband, Nick Feeney, and her two children

Loose Women, former anchor Andrea McLean made a surprising return on Monday’s show (29 March).But comments made during the show, saw complaints from viewers criticising the special guest on Twitter. Andrea was joined by new host Ruth Langsford and panellists Kelle Bryan, Katie Piper and Coleen Nolan.

Andrea McLean has told how she stepped down from Loose Women because she'd outgrown it and it no longer fitted her.The Scottish journalist and television presenter announced in 2020 that she was leaving the ITV programme after 13 years, saying that she had re-evaluated her life amid the coronavirus pandemic. "It was a really, really big decision to jump and see if I fall and if I fly and I thought 'I will never know unless I try'," she said at the time.Andrea has now opened up the Mirror, revealing that things turned out well after she exited the show.She said: "I look back really fondly on my time there, and I was so lucky.

Loose Women welcomed back a familiar face on Monday's show as Andrea McLean returned as a guest almost year and a half after she quit.

Loose Women viewers were delighted today to see Andrea McLean return to the panel for the first time since she quit 15 months ago.

Loose Women to concentrate on her online mindset company, The Girl Is On Fire. However, Andrea made a surprise comeback to the show this afternoon with her husband Nick Feeney catching the star off-guard with his latest cheeky comment.Andrea posted a video of herself and Nick in her story, in view of her 299,000 Instagram followers.Posting their chat from the car, she said: "Do you know what he just said?"I just looked at myself and said...

Brenda Edwards shared a heartfelt message to social media on Sunday, as she marked her first Mother's Day since the death of her son Jamal.The Loose Women panellist took to Instagram, where she posted a collage of photos of herself and her son, as well as some childhood pictures featuring Brenda's daughter Tanisha, now 27.SEE: Brenda Edwards breaks silence to share beautiful photo with son Jamal EdwardsJamal tragically died last month at the age of just 31 following a sudden illness.

Loose Women star Brenda Edwards has shared a heartbreaking tribute to her late son Jamal Edwards to mark her first Mother's Day without her son. Sharing a series of snaps to commemorate the emotional day, the 53-year-old TV personality and singer lost her son Jamal last month when he was just 31.In the form of a sweet collage, Brenda shared a selection of snaps with her fans and captioned the post: "Always and Forever."The snaps that she lovingly shared on Mother's Day featured Jamal and his sister Tanisha when they were younger.

Lorraine viewers were left extremely distracted as they watched yesterday morning.