Andrea McLean has told how she suffered a 'punch in the stomach' when a number of brands cut ties with her the same day she quit her highly paid ITV job as a Loose Women anchor.
The presenter, 52, took the bold move to leave the daytime chat show, where she had worked for 13 years, after a nervous breakdown and global pandemic made her re-evaluate her life.
But although she had factored in the loss of her salary as the 'breadwinner' she suffered an unexpected financial setback when the plug was pulled on cash she earned from brand endorsement deals.