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The Independent
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Loose Women star breaks down in tears as she reveals she is leaving UK
Loose Women star Andrea McLean has broken down in tears as she revealed the reason why she is leaving the UK. The presenter took to Instagram on Thursday (10 July), where she shared that the last few years have been a 'shocker' for her, 'not only health wise, but obviously my failing business'. McLean left the panel show in 2020. That same year, she also revealed she nearly died after contracting pneumonia and sepsis. She said the past few years made her realise that 'you only get one shot and you have to seize the day', revealing that she has decided to head to Spain as she's 'always wanted to live by the sea and in the sun'.
Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Loose Women star Andrea McLean breaks down in tears as she addresses her decision to leave the UK for Spain after near-death health scare and failed business
Andrea McLean has confirmed she is moving to Spain for a new life in an emotional Instagram video this morning. This former Loose Women anchor, 55, looked visibly upset as she revealed she didn't think the shock announcement was something she would be making. Since stepping down from Loose Women in 2019, the mum-of-two has faced several financial and health woes. Taking to social media she said, 'You may have seen or heard in the papers that we are moving. And yes, we are,' before she points her camera to a room filled with boxes. 'I wasn't going to say anything just yet, but in a nutshell a conversation I had with someone ended up in the papers, so here we are.' Explaining her decision to leave the UK, Andrea admitted, 'Lots of reasons for this. It's been really well documented that obviously, I've had a bit of a shocker over the last few years. 'Not only health wise, but obviously my business failing and then it culminated at the start of the year with, I had been very unwell. And what it made me realise is oh gosh, you only get one shot, and you have to seize the day.' Her husband, Nick Feeney, leaned in to embrace her as she added, 'I don't know why I'm crying. Oh so silly, I didn't mean to do this. 'Those of you who know me, know I have always wanted to live by the sea and in the sun, and so that's what we're doing. The timing of course is not perfect - timing isn't always perfect. 'There is never a perfect moment, but what I realised at the start of this year is you don't know how many moments you might have left. You have to seize them.' 'It's a good thing, it's scary. I have no idea how things are going to pan out,' she confessed. Fans and friends were quick to send their well wishes, with one saying, 'You're right, new adventures, sending love.' Andrea left Loose Women in 2020 to pursue other endeavours, including starting her female empowerment brand, This Girl On Fire. But earlier this year she made the difficult decision to dissolve the business, which had struggled to bring in money despite being boosted by funding from the sale of Andrea's £1million Surrey home. It came just months after the mother-of-two had a terrifying run-in with death after being found collapsed at the family home by her husband Nick Feeney late last year. Andrea was rushed to hospital with severe sepsis and pneumonia, and was told by doctors that if she was taken in for treatment any later she could have died. A source told The Sun of Andrea's plans to move abroad with Nick after a 'tough couple of years' as she looks to focus on her writing career. She has already published three bestselling books, This Girl Is On Fire, Confessions of a Good Girl and Confessions of a Menopausal Woman. A source told the publication: 'It's been a tough couple of years and the business never financially recovered. Andrea made the decision to dissolve the business officially earlier this year. 'Now she's planning a new life in Spain with husband Nick. After she nearly died, Andrea's focused on what really matters - family and friends. 'She's in a really good place, positive, loved up with Nick still, her kids are all grown up so she's happy and making life work for her.' Andrea has two children, Finlay and Amy, with previous partners. She admitted earlier this year that her health scare 'changed her life forever'. Andrea told The Mirror: 'I didn't realise how severe my illness was at the time. But the doctors had told my husband Nick that had I not got to hospital when I did, had we waited another 24 hours to call for help, I may not be here now.' She added: 'What happened over the next few weeks changed my life for ever.' The 55-year-old had been lying on the floor for more than an hour before she was discovered by her husband in December. She was then blue lighted to hospital where after a series of X-ray and CT scans they discovered she had severe pneumonia, an acute kidney injury and sepsis. Reflecting on the frightening ordeal, she added: 'It was only a few weeks after I got home that I realised the magnitude of what had happened – that if I hadn't gone into hospital that day, I may not be here now.' Andrea revealed that the scare made her want to seize the day, but admitted in February that she still wasn't back to full health. She also thanked her husband Nick who she said's 'life stopped' during that time too as he drove her to the hospital everyday, waited for her at clinics for hours at a time and cooked everyone dinner before putting her to bed. The presenter made her return to television just a couple of weeks ago, telling her Instagram followers she was heading back to the studio for the first time in a while, but had suffered 'quite a lot of hair loss'. Andrea explained: 'On my way to do my first live television for a long time. I won't lie, I'm nervous. I'm looking forward to it, because I love doing telly stuff, but because it's been a while I'm a bit scared. 'I know it's because I care and I want to do a good job and not look stupid, which is absolutely normal. I'm nervouscited.' She continued: 'We all feel like this. It'll be fine once I'm doing it. Deep down I know it will. I also seem to look permanently dishevelled! 'I have lost quite a lot of hair with Covid and the strong medication after pneumonia and it doesn't seem to behave like it used to. 'I'm embracing it as there's not much else I can do. There's a kind of freedom to that too. I'm liking the rebellion of it.'
Daily Mail
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Loose Women star Andrea Mclean is 'leaving the UK for Spain' after a torrid few months during which she dissolved her business and had a terrifying brush with death
Andrea McLean is planning a new life in Spain with her husband after a difficult few months in the United Kingdom. The former Loose Women star, 55, left the show in 2020 to pursue other endeavours, including starting her female empowerment brand, This Girl On Fire. But earlier this year Andrea made the difficult decision to dissolve the business, which had struggled to bring in money despite being boosted by funding from the sale of Andrea's £1million Surrey home. It came just months after the mother-of-two had a terrifying run-in with death after being found collapsed at her family home by her husband Nick Feeney late last year. Andrea was rushed to hospital with severe sepsis and pneumonia, and was told by doctors if she was taken in for treatment any later she could have died. Now, a source has told The Sun that McLean is moving abroad with Nick after a 'tough couple of years' as she looks to focus on her writing career. She has already published three bestselling books, This Girl Is On Fire, Confessions of a Good Girl and Confessions of a Menopausal Woman. A source told the publication: 'It's been a tough couple of years and the business never financially recovered. Andrea made the decision to dissolve the business officially earlier this year. 'Now she's planning a new life in Spain with husband Nick. After she nearly died, Andrea's focused on what really matters - family and friends. 'She's in a really good place, positive, loved up with Nick still, her kids are all grown up so she's happy and making life work for her.' Andrea has two children, Finlay and Amy, with previous partners. She admitted earlier this year that her health scare 'changed her life forever'. Andrea told The Mirror: 'I didn't realise how severe my illness was at the time. But the doctors had told my husband Nick that had I not got to hospital when I did, had we waited another 24 hours to call for help, I may not be here now.' She added: 'What happened over the next few weeks changed my life for ever.' The 55-year-old had been lying on the floor for more than an hour before she was discovered by her husband in December. She was then blue lighted to hospital where after a series of X-ray and CT scans they discovered she had severe pneumonia, an acute kidney injury and sepsis. Reflecting on the frightening ordeal in April, she added: 'It was only a few weeks after I got home that I realised the magnitude of what had happened – that if I hadn't gone into hospital that day, I may not be here now.' Andrea revealed that the scare made her want to seize the day, but admitted in February that she still wasn't back to full health. She also thanked her husband Nick who she said's 'life stopped' during that time too as he drove her to the hospital everyday, waited for her at clinics for hours at a time and cooked everyone dinner before putting her to bed. The presenter made her return to television just a couple of weeks ago, telling her Instagram followers she was heading back to the studio for the first time in a while, but had suffered 'quite a lot of hair loss'. Andrea explained: 'On my way to do my first live television for a long time. I won't lie, I'm nervous. I'm looking forward to it, because I love doing telly stuff, but because it's been a while I'm a bit scared. 'I know it's because I care and I want to do a good job and not look stupid, which is absolutely normal. I'm nervouscited.' She continued: 'We all feel like this. It'll be fine once I'm doing it. Deep down I know it will. I also seem to look permanently dishevelled! 'I have lost quite a lot of hair with Covid and the strong medication after pneumonia and it doesn't seem to behave like it used to. 'I'm embracing it as there's not much else I can do. There's a kind of freedom to that too. I'm liking the rebellion of it.'
Scottish Sun
09-07-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Loose Woman QUITS UK to move to Spain after losing £1m investment and almost dying
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LOOSE Women star Andrea McLean has swapped the UK for Spain after selling her £1m home and nearly dying. The successful author and TV star, 55, has had a tough time of it since quitting the ITV daytime show in 2020 to run her female empowerment brand, This Girl Is On Fire. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 Andrea McLean is starting a new life in Spain Credit: Rex 3 The TV star has had a difficult time with her health and finances The business was dissolved in February of this year after failing to make money, despite a hefty investment from the sale of Andrea's Surrey home. Around the same time the business was wound down, Andrea revealed she came terrifyingly close - just 24 hours - to dying after being struck down with pneumonia and sepsis. Now she's seeking a fresh start and focusing on her writing career, having already published three bestsellers - This Girl Is On Fire, Confessions of a Good Girl and Confessions of a Menopausal Woman. A source said: "It's been a tough couple of years and the business never financially recovered. Andrea made the decision to dissolve the business officially earlier this year. "Now she's planning a new life in Spain with husband Nick [Feeney]. After she nearly died, Andrea's focused on what really matters - family and friends. "She's in a really good place, positive, loved up with Nick still, her kids are all grown up so she's happy and making life work for her." The Sun has contacted a representative for Andrea for comment. A television favourite for more than two decades, Andrea previously told how her endorsement deals dried up overnight when she announced she was quitting Loose Women to focus on her business. Suddenly, the money she was planning on using to fund the early days of the brand disappeared. She said: ''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 to the next six to eight months,' it disappeared overnight. Loose Women star faints and is left with nasty black eye - hours after Lorraine Kelly sports shiner on TV ''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. I was like, 'Oh my god I only have my savings. I can't turn back and change my mind. I have no other income.'" Andrea turned to the stock market after selling her home and moving into a six-bedroom rental, but it remains unknown what sort of return she made. The most recent accounts for her former business published in December 2023 showed it had just £292 in assets. Her decision to leave Loose Women behind came after she suffered a nervous breakdown. Announcing her exit live on air, she said: "Last year I had a nervous breakdown and what I felt was this year, collectively, the world had a breakdown and the experience I had means that this year I was mentally really strong to deal with everything that the pandemic threw at us. "But it made me stop and think: 'What do I actually want?' If there is anything that can show us you only get one life… "Are you living it the way you want? Doing everything you want to do? Being brave and taking chances? And I realised no." Through all her hardship, Andrea has had husband Nick by her side and now the pair are committed to starting a new chapter in sunny Spain.
The Irish Sun
09-07-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Loose Woman QUITS UK to move to Spain after losing £1m investment and almost dying
LOOSE Women star Andrea McLean has swapped the UK for Spain after selling her £1m home and nearly dying. The successful author and TV star, 55, has had a tough time of it since 3 Andrea McLean is starting a new life in Spain Credit: Rex 3 The TV star has had a difficult time with her health and finances The business was dissolved in February of this year after failing to make money , despite a hefty investment from the sale of Andrea's Surrey home. Around the same time the business was wound down, Andrea revealed she came Now she's seeking a fresh start and focusing on her writing career, having already published three bestsellers - This Girl Is On Fire, Confessions of a Good Girl and Confessions of a Menopausal Woman. A source said: "It's been a tough couple of years and the business never financially recovered. Andrea made the decision to dissolve the business officially earlier this year. READ MORE ON ANDREA MCLEAN "Now she's planning a new life in Spain with husband Nick [Feeney]. After she nearly died, Andrea's focused on what really matters - family and friends. "She's in a really good place, positive, loved up with Nick still, her kids are all grown up so she's happy and making life work for her." The Sun has contacted a representative for Andrea for comment. A television favourite for more than two decades, Andrea previously told how her endorsement deals dried up overnight when she announced she was quitting Loose Women to focus on her business. Most read in Celebrity Suddenly, the money she was planning on using to fund the early days of the brand disappeared. She said: ''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 to the next six to eight months,' it disappeared overnight. Loose Women star faints and is left with nasty black eye - hours after Lorraine Kelly sports shiner on TV ''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. I was like, 'Oh my god I only have my savings. I can't turn back and change my mind. I have no other income.'" Andrea turned to the stock market after selling her home and moving into a six-bedroom rental, but it remains unknown what sort of return she made. The most recent accounts for her former business published in December 2023 showed it had just £292 in assets. Her decision to leave Loose Women behind came after she suffered a nervous breakdown. Announcing her exit live on air, she said: "Last year I had a nervous breakdown and what I felt was this year, collectively, the world had a breakdown and the experience I had means that this year I was mentally really strong to deal with everything that the pandemic threw at us. "But it made me stop and think: 'What do I actually want?' If there is anything that can show us you only get one life… "Are you living it the way you want? Doing everything you want to do? Being brave and taking chances? And I realised no." Through all her hardship, Andrea has had husband Nick by her side and now the pair are committed to starting a new chapter in sunny Spain . 3 Andrea pictured with husband Nick Credit: Darren Fletcher - Commissioned by The Sun
