Andrea McLean: Chocolate Biscuits, BBQ Pork and Prawns
From Spooning with Mark Wogan by Virgin Radio UK
June 3, 2026 · 52 min · Season 1 · Episode 127
About this episode
Andrea McLean discusses her life experiences, mental health journey, and culinary preferences with Mark Wogan.
TV host and now author Andrea McLean joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Andrea opens up about her childhood where she travelled around the world and was bullied at school, how she found being a people pleaser, her time on GMTV and Loose Women and her mental health journey including going through the perimenopause, running a business and when Andrea has experienced shame. Plus, find out if Mark can change Andrea’s mind on pork. Dishes Served: Homeslice Pizza: Pepperoni Pizza Guilty Pleasure: Bahlsen dark chocolate biscuit and chocolate Hobnobs Spoon One: Smoker bbq pork with charred sweetcorn Spoon Two: Garlic, Ginger Chilli Prawns Andrea’s book, Shameless is out to buy now Senior Podcast Producer: Johnny Seifert Visual Producer: Chris Jacobs This is a News Broadcasting Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Mark Wogan
Guest: Andrea McLean
Topics covered
- mental health
- childhood experiences
- cooking
- TV hosting
- perimenopause
- business
Keywords
- Andrea McLean
- mental health
- pork
- chocolate biscuits
- TV host
- perimenopause
- cooking
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GMTV, Loose Women
Products: Bahlsen dark chocolate biscuit, chocolate Hobnobs, Homeslice Pizza, Smoker bbq pork, Garlic, Ginger Chilli Prawns
Books & works: Shameless
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