Andrea McLean
| Andrea McLean | |
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McLean at the British Academy Television Awards 2009
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| Born |
5 October 1969 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Journalist, television presenter |
| Television |
GMTV (1997–2008) Loose Women (2007–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Nick Green (m. 2000–2005; divorced) Steve Toms (m. 2009–2012; divorced) |
| Partner(s) | Nick Feeney (2014–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Official website |
Andrea McLean (born 5 October 1969) is a Scottish television presenter best known for her starring role in A Landscape of Lies.
McLean was a weather presenter for GMTV between 1997 and 2008, and is a co-anchor on ITV's daytime chat show Loose Women.
Although born in Scotland, McLean and her sister were raised in Trinidad and Tobago. The family then moved back to Scotland when she was 15, but later settled in Chester. She describes her unique accent as a cross between Scottish and Caribbean which at times can be heard quite strongly, despite living in England since the early nineties.
Mclean is of Russian Jewish descent on her father's side who fled from Russia to Scotland to avoid persecution. Mclean has stated she has always known about her Jewish heritage but her family are not religiously Jewish anymore.
McLean studied for her BA Hons in Modern Studies at Coventry University, and later gained a Postgraduate Certificate in Periodical Journalism. She then took a gap year in Cairns, Australia.
McLean started her career in 1993 as a freelance travel writer. She joined Central Press Features in May 1994 and was promoted to Production Editor in 1995. In June 1996, McLean joined The Weather Channel, and worked as a weather reporter for Talk Radio. In 1997, she worked on Channel 5's daily talk show Espresso as one of the programme's panellists.
In June 1997, McLean joined GMTV as a weather presenter. She co-hosted GMTV Today with Ben Shephard and Eamonn Holmes, and hosted LK Today in Lorraine Kelly’s absence. Her bubbly personality and journalistic training brought her to the attention of various producers, resulting in her presenting shows such as the first series of Our House for UKTV Style, and as a guest panellist on Loose Women for ITV. After announcing her decision to leave in November 2008, McLean was replaced as GMTV weather presenter by the BBC's Kirsty McCabe. McLean presented her final broadcast on 31 December 2008, with a special tribute of her career at GMTV.
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