Andrea McLean tearfully quits Loose Women live on air

Andrea McLean was in floods of tears as she hosted her last ever episode of Loose Women. The Scots TV presenter decided to bring her 13-year stint on the show to an end after the coronavirus pandemic made her reassess her life.

Andrea McLean broke down in tears as she hosted her final episode of Loose Women before leaving the show on Wednesday 16 December. Loose Women star Andrea, 51, recently announced she would be leaving the ITV daytime talkshow after 13 years as the coronavirus changed her perspective on life.

direct to your inboxLoose Women's Andrea McLean hosted her final show today after 13 years.The presenter was reduced to tears during the ITV programme after announcing her decision to quit last month.Andrea was joined by Coleen Nolan, Janet Street-Porter and Judi Love as all the stars paid tribute to their colleague and friend.She also received plenty of gifts as well as message from fellow stars including Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid, Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, Lorraine Kelly, Ben

Andrea McLean’s final Loose Woman show has a confirmed date after she revealed her exit from the show last month. The 51-year-old announced she will be departing the ITV programme before filming wraps up ahead of the Christmas break - bringing a lengthy 13-year career with the show to a close.

Loose Women star Andrea McLean (who recently announced the news that she would be leaving the show after Christmas) loves nothing more than spending time at home with her husband Nick Feeney and her children Finlay and Amy.She often shares glimpses inside on social media, and has been doing so even more since the coronavirus pandemic began. The property boasts an open-plan kitchen and living area, home office and huge garden, as well as plenty of places for Andrea to read and work.

Andrea McLean is already in the festive spirit – but getting her home ready for Christmas was a "bittersweet" moment.The Loose Women star showed off some of her sparkly decorations on Monday, but she revealed the one thing missing from the annual tradition was her son, Finlay.MORE: Andrea McLean shares stunning never-before-seen wedding pictures for this special reasonAdmitting it was "strange" to put up her Christmas tree and tinsel without Finlay – who is away at university – for the first

Andrea McLean has thanked fans for their support after the Loose Women star announced her exit from the show. The 51-year-old journalist struggled to fight back the tears when she made the bombshell announcement to her fellow panel members of yesterday’s show.

Christmas will mark the end of an era for Andrea McLean, who is set to step down from the Loose Women panel after 13 years.The presenter, who joined the ITV show back in 2007, struggled to fight back tears as she revealed her news to the nation on Monday’s programme. Andrea, who has worked with ITV daytime for 23 years, revealed that she wanted to help more women and was taking a risk by following a new career path.

After 13 years at the helm of Loose Women, Andrea McClean tearfully announced that she would be leaving the show after Christmas.

Andrea McLean has announced her departure from Loose Women after 13 years of hosting the daytime ITV show. The 51-year-old Scots host got emotional as she set out her intentions to the leave the show during the festive period.

reports.Fighting back emotion, she dabbed at her eyes with a tissue as she explained: "It was a really, really big decision to jump to see if I fall or fly."And I just thought, 'I will never know unless I try.'"So, I'm saying good bye to Loose Women."She clarified that she wasn't actually leaving Loose Women today but just that she was making the announcement now.She said she will continue hosting the ITV show "until at least Christmas" before she tries her hand at something different.And Andrea

Andrea McLean has announced she's leaving Loose Women after 13 years.The 51 year old, who recently showed off her inch-long grey roots as her husband joked she's "getting ready for Halloween", couldn't help but break down into tears as she told her co-hosts about her decision as she wants to pursue something different. The TV personality cried on Monday's show as she said: "It was a really really big decision to jump to see if I fall or if I fly.