Andrea McLean
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| Born | Andrea McLean 5 October 1969 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
Andrea McLean (born 5 October 1969) is a Scottish television presenter.
She was raised in Trinidad and Tobago, and trained as a journalist. She started her career as a travel writer in 1993. In 1994 she became a staff writer for Central Press Features, covering TV, film, theatre and book reviews.
Since 1999, Andrea has been the lead presenter for the weather on GMTV (although now the job is split equally between herself and Clare Nasir) and has also presented shows such as "Our House" (series 1) for UKTV Style and Loose Women for ITV, of which she is still presenter.
In January 2006, Andrea took part in ITV's reality ice-skating competition Dancing on Ice. Her professional skating partner was Doug Webster. She was eliminated in Week 3. Andrea and fellow ex-contestant Andi Peters presented the weekday fan show Dancing on Ice Extra for the rest of the show's run.
McLean filled in for Loose Women's guest host Jackie Brambles, when Brambles went on maternity leave. Now McClean has become the permanent host of Loose Women, a job she shares with Brambles.
| Preceded by Carole Malone |
Loose Women Leading Host (temporary)
-along with Denise Welch |
Succeeded by Carol McGiffin |
| Preceded by Denise Welch |
Loose Women Leading Host
-along with Jackie Brambles |
Succeeded by N/A |
