ANDREA’S MONEY TROUBLES
Andrea Mclean’s departure from Loose Women in December 2020 was a surprise for viewers, but the star herself was left shocked at the financial impact of her departure. The 52-year-old has revealed she faced money worries, admitting, ‘I was the breadwinner, and [Loose Women] was the job that was paying the bills… [but] on the day that I announced I was leaving, every brand dropped me… so I went from, “OK, I knew I had this amount of money coming in and this much work that will see me through the next six to eight months” – it disappeared overnight,’ adding, ‘that’s how big a deal moving away from TV is, it was financially like a punch in the stomach, my safety net was gone.’ They do say with no risk there’s no reward, Andrea.