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Andrea McLean

’ve always From the ages of 11 to 14, I didn’t have posters of pop stars on my wall, but Sue Barker, Tracy Austin and Chris Evert Lloyd. I loved tennis and swam for a local swimming club. I’ve never been a team sport player because, weirdly, I’m afraid of letting others down. I think that’s why I now love the gym so much. My happy weight is 9.5 stone but, like many, I put on weight in lockdown – about a stone. I wasn’t burning energy by going to the gym or running for trains every day and was also scoffing biscuits and drinking too much wine. But I kept up my strength with yoga, which I do four days a week. I also try and get a walk in every day

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