Why is Andrea McLean leaving Loose Women?

Following on from her announcement on the show, she took to Instagram to confirm the news to her followers, saying: “Yes, it’s true, I really have just announced to the world that after 13 years as anchor of@loosewomenI am leaping into the unknown and following my dreams.

“It’s time to hand over the baton to someone else, and rest assured this is most definitely an ‘au revoir’ not goodbye – I’m sure I’ll be popping up on the telly to say hello to the Loose ladies some time in the future!

“And while you may not see me on screen with them, we will definitely still be in touch – there’s way too much gossip and chat to miss out on otherwise!”

The Loose Women star continued: “I know that doing something incredible in life also means doing something that scares you – and in my instance, it means having enough faith in the universe to say goodbye to something that is familiar, put myself out there and try something new.