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Former Loose Women star Andrea McLean appeared on the ITV show five years after her exit as she revealed her "shame".

The 56-year-old, who used to sit on the ITV show's panel, detailed how she was battling "flu-like symptoms" last December before her condition rapidly deteriorated overnight.

Speaking candidly about her experience, she shared that after a week of high temperatures, body shivers and discomfort in her chest, she spotted that her urine was a dark brown shade.

Andrea admitted: "I collapsed in the bathroom, and like the adverts you see on telly with the elderly, I lay there for an hour before my husband found me. We rang the GP who told us to call 999 immediately."

In 2020, Andrea announced her departure from Loose Women after being a regular panellist for 1

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