Andrea McLean
Andrea McLean
Andrea McLeanis a Scottish television presenter best known for her starring role in A Landscape of Lies...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth5 October 1969
people
People think I'm Snow White... the most boring person in the world!
home left moved places
I've always been interested in DIY and home renovation - even from my first student flat. I've always left places better than when I moved in.
bumps exist life
I used to think everything had to be perfect, but now I know perfection doesn't exist - life comes with bumps and grazes.
life stuff
I find DIY really therapeutic. I lose myself in it, because you can concentrate on the task and not think about all the other stuff going on in your life.
taken house done
The only time I've ever taken out a loan is for the building work I had done at our house and I did that by extending the mortgage.
men house needs
I'm not an interior designer - I'm a normal working mum who wants her house to look good and doesn't need a man to do it for her.
needs cards use
I very rarely use a credit card, but I do if I know I have big bills coming and I need to stagger payment.
eye nuts mouths
Peppers, garlic, hazelnuts and brazil nuts make my mouth, tongue and eyes swell and itch within minutes of eating them.
home eating my-family
Eating at home is fine, as I can easily work around the foods that don't agree with me and still eat heartily with the rest of my family. I don't force them to follow my diet.
children ideas sugar
I grew up on a sugar plantation in Trinidad, on an expat estate, and that meant I had no idea about money until a lot later than most children.
bad
We make a mess of things sometimes but that doesn't make you bad - it makes you human.
brought nicely rage taught though truth
The truth is I was nicely brought up and taught not to show my rage even though it was building up inside.
gone kids mum
I do most of my shopping over the Internet because as a busy working mum I can do the supermarket shop when the kids have gone to bed.