Shameless

Finding Freedom and Resilience Through Failure

By: Andrea McLean

Narrated by: Andrea McLean

“This brilliant book is your treasure map to finding your way out of any shame, embarrassment and pain you feel about "getting it wrong." – Donna Ashworth, poet and author of Wild Hope??

“Brave, courageous and upliftingly human. A truly inspiring read.” – Owen O'Kane, author of Addicted to Anxiety??

“Andrea's unflinchingly honest book about her life imploding is like watching a reality show. Bailiffs, debt collectors, losing everything ... seeing how she turns shame into strength makes this impossible to put down.” – Denise Welch, actor and TV personality??

“A liberating conversation we need to have about how personal feelings of shame can keep us isolated and alone and afraid.” – Jo Elvin, former editor-in-chief of Glamour and YOU magazines

“This is the book that will find people in their silence and remind them they are not alone. Read it. Then press it into the hands of someone you love who is struggling but will never say so.” – Amanda Charles, author of The Psychic Psychologist

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Andrea McLean is SHAMELESS.

‘What if I fall? What if I fly?’ When Andrea McLean said this to millions of people when quitting her high-profile TV job she didn’t know she’d soon fall flat on her face in front of them too.

Leaving her role as the longest-serving host on the award-winning Loose Women to follow her dreams, Andrea soon learnt that failure happens to the best of us - and when it arrives, shame won’t be far behind, but it doesn’t have to define us.

In this unflinchingly honest and brilliantly enlightening audiobook, Andrea lays everything bare, from financial ruin and broken marriages to cancel culture and toxic TV. Tracing the collapse of her business, she confesses the failures that once filled her with stomach-clenching shame and the lessons they have taught her about finding the resilience to get up again.

Shameless is your guide to breaking free from shame and finding the courage to keep going through life’s toughest moments.

Andrea McLean is a Sunday Times Best-Selling Author, Presenter and Speaker. She was formerly the longest-serving host of ITV’s popular and multi-award-winning daytime chat show Loose Women. A beloved figure in British television, Andrea brought her warmth and humour to the screen every lunchtime throughout her 24-year TV career, interviewing icons such as Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, and Michael Bublé. Andrea lives in Spain where she continues to write.

© 2026 Andrea McLean (P) 2026 DK Audio