Former Loose Women star Andrea McLean has announced her latest business venture with her followers. After 13 years on the ITV show, the mum-of-two decided it was time to leave to pursue other ventures.
Taking to Instagram, the 54-year-old shared a video of herself revealing the exciting news. She captioned the clip: “For the past 10 months I have been working behind the scenes on my new project and now I want to offer my services to you!
“I have brought together my 20+ years of experience as a TV Presenter with my 5+ years working with my This Girl Is On Fire community into something wonderful. It’s called The Media Coach Academy.” (sic)
Andrea shared that through her new venture, she’s been working with female entrepreneurs and has coached them in boosting their confidence and mindsets. Also, the former ITV star shared that the academy will combine with techniques and skills needed for those looking to present themselves to the world.
She continued: “We are all presenters now, even if it’s not on TV and it is daunting to film yourself for social content, to talk on a stage, and even to attend networking events if you don’t have the tools of the trade to help you stay calm and look confident.”
The former ITV star confessed that as she loves what she does, she’s decided to create this new platform.
On the media coach’s Instagram account, Andrea shares tips and tricks for people on how to present themselves in certain situations.
She concluded the post by adding: “I want to make sure I’m giving you what you want and need, so head over to @the.media.coach and DM me there with anything you’d like me to post about.
“I’ll help you tackle whatever presenting pressure points you’re feeling right now.”
It wasn’t long before her followers commented on the post, praising her new venture.
Radio host Emma Wilson wrote: “Nice one amazing lady.”
Social media user @Lisatalbot1 added: “What a fabulous idea.”
@michellegriffithrobinson said: “Amazing idea.”
@Ladysylvia commented: “How fabulous Andrea.”
Menopause coach Claire Hattrick shared: “What a fabulous idea.”
With Nick Ede adding: “Wonderful.”
Since leaving Loose Women, the 54-year-old has kept herself busy as she became a certified life coach, launched her podcast Mastering Midlife and even developed an app in 2020.