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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lauren Morris

Former Loose Women star reveals devastating financial and health struggles

Andrea McLean Starbucks
  • Andrea McLean, 56, revealed she lost her home, health, and finances after leaving ITV's Loose Women in 2020 to focus on her lifestyle brand.
  • She was forced to sell her engagement rings on Vinted and applied for a job at Starbucks, which she described as humiliating, after losing hundreds of thousands in life savings.
  • McLean also faced severe health crises, including being diagnosed with pneumonia, acute kidney injury, and sepsis after collapsing at home.
  • She expressed feeling shame and embarrassment over her business not succeeding after publicly announcing her departure from television.
  • Currently, McLean states she is still 'in the trenches' but in a better place mentally and emotionally, and is releasing a book titled Shameless: Finding Freedom and Resilience Through Failure .

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Loose Women star Andrea McLean says she ‘lost everything’ after leaving ITV show: ‘I tried to get a job in Starbucks’

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