“Andrea McLean has revealed she was dropped from all her brand endorsement deals on the very day she announced her Loose Women departure last year.

“The TV personality, 52, admitted the shock move felt like a financial ‘punch in the stomach’ and forced her to live off her savings for the next eight months.

“Vowing to never return in her former role on the daytime show, she had featured as a member of the panel for 13 years but insisted she’s proud for ‘leaving with grace’.

“Speaking on the Secure The Insecure With Johnny Seifert podcast, the journalist said she had relied on her side-hustle as her family’s main breadwinner while working on her memoir and mindset membership app, both titled This Girl Is On Fire.”

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