Andrea McLean Instagram – 4 things I did last week to fill my cup that had nothing to do with work. 1. I went to the book launch of my friend @your_emmalucy brand new masterpiece on manifesting with crystals! Unfortunately I did not manifest staying long as I had to turn round and go straight back home as Amy got locked out the house and rang with 1% left on her phone. The few minutes I was there was lovely though, as I managed to catch up with @beckshumps – for the first time in real life! So nice. 2. I went for a facial at @dthomasclinic and felt very looked after. It’s a new discovery since our house move – I will be back! They really know their stuff when it comes to skin. (The session was #gifted) 3. Went to the driving range with Nick and Amy. This was one of the better shots. 🤭 4. I have started reading Cultural Amnesia – Notes In The Margin Of My Time by the late Clive James. I loved him back in the 90s and noughties,and for many years he was my secret celebrity crush because he was a wonderful writer (I devoured his books and articles) smart, funny and interesting beyond measure. You might remember him from the telly, he was brilliant. I was fortunate to meet him a few times and discovered he was also quiet and pleasant to everyone (even star struck weather girls, as I was then. I also stumbled across him at a tango class at a random, nowhere fancy part of London and saw he was surprisingly light in his feet! He would have been in his early sixties then. I last met him in 2007 when I was anchoring Loose Women and he came on to promote this very book, and the embarrassment I feel now at reading it is palpable. Perhaps it’s age – I’m now in my 50s, so closer to the age Clive himself was back when I first became aware of him – but I now fully appreciate what a life’s work this book is, something I realise I didn’t when I interviewed him. Like Clive himself, it’s not an easy read. Like him, like all of us, it has its flaws. It takes concentration, but like anything that requires effort is more rewarding because of it. I’m glad I stumbled on it again after unpacking boxes following our move. It’s been a joy to rediscover it, and him.