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Andrea McLean has revealed that she felt like she had to be the 'perfect Stepford Wife' before her nervous breakdown in 2019.
The former Loose Women panelist, 51, told Platinum Magazine that she thought that she had to strive for perfection throughout her 20s and 30s ahead of facing her mental health struggles two years ago.
She told the publication: 'I tried to be the perfect daughter, the perfect wife, the perfect mother, the perfect employee, the perfect friend - and now I look back and I feel really sorry for me back then.'
A struggle: Andrea McLean has revealed that she felt like she had to be the 'perfect Stepford Wife' before her nervous breakdown in 2019 (pictured last year)
Last year, Andrea surprised Loose Women viewers when she admitted she had secretly suffered a breakdown and confessed she had been a 'really dark place' in 2019, but had been seeking professional help and support to help work through it.
Speaking about the lead up to her battle, she told Platinum: 'As women, we're raised to be really good girls: to say yes and smile and be lovely and make everyone else feel comfortable. And actually you're the one who's
