S9 Ep6.1: From Weather Girl & Loose Women to This Girl is on Fire: Andrea McLean.

Most of you will know Andrea as one of our favourite presenters on Daytime Television for more than 2 decades. She brightened our mornings on GMTV as the lovely weather girl and then she was Loose Women’s longest serving host for 13 years. She’s also been on so many other shows like Dancing on Ice and Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins. Plus, she’s interviewed some of the biggest names in showbusiness: Oprah, Drew Barrymore, Beyonce and Michael Bublé to name just a few.   But what you might not know is how Andrea came to be in these jobs and what life was really like behind the scenes. From her days of training as a journalist to being a household name - Andrea has shown determination, bravery, and resilience throughout it all   In 2020 Andrea decided to leave her enormous job in television for her own Next Chapter. She wanted to concentrate on what she loves doing: helping people - and especially women - to think differently about themselves and the challenges life throws at them.   She’s now a life coach and her website This Girl is On Fire is helping women all over the world. She’s written 4 books and is a multiple Sunday Times bestselling author.   It’s very easy if you think of Andrea on our televisions, looking amazing, glamorous and confident next to all those big stars – to think she never suffers from the same insecurities, anxieties or worries as we do. But this just isn’t true.  In this interview Andrea is candid, funny and honest. She spoke in such detail about all her Next Chapters we decided for the first time this should be a two-part interview, the next one will be next week. I’ve wanted to have her on the podcast for so long and she was everything a Next Chapter guest should be and more. You can learn more about Andrea and her brilliant work at  https://andreamclean.com/ And just in case you’ve forgotten you can find me and my books at elliebarkerwrites.com