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Andrea McLean claims she was haunted by the ghost of King Charles II

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Andrea McLean reveals she was once visited by the ghost of King Charles II
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Andrea McLean has experienced a number of heart-stopping moments during her stints on Dancing On Ice and SAS: Celeb Who Dares Wins - but the scariest of all happened away from the cameras when she got a visit from a royal ghoul.

The former Loose Women star recalled seeing a ghost that looked like the 17^th Century monarch King Charles II in her living room after practising a spot of yoga.

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