Loose Women star Andrea McLean was rushed to hospital after collapsing at home in a terrifying start to the year.

The presenter, 55, revealed she was “in a lot of pain” after being diagnosed with severe pneumonia, acute kidney injury, and sepsis. Opening up about the ordeal, Andrea, who hosted Loose Women until 2020, described how she “collapsed in the bathroom” and “lay there for an hour before my husband [Nick Feeney] found me.”

She told her followers on Instagram: “We rang the GP who told us to call 999 immediately. The ambulance team were amazing. My blood pressure was so low I couldn’t stand, and I was in a lot of pain. To be honest, I was barely aware of what was happening, other than trying to be helpful.”

Revealing she spent two nights on the ward, the host described her “sensory overload,” including the “smell of poo,” sharing: “[It was] a sensory overload with the screams, shouting and sound and smell of poo from people losing control of their bowels.”