Andrea Byrne

Cardiff, London

Non Executive Director at Hockey Wales

ITV News & BBC Radio, Host, Podcaster @makingbabiespod, Jemima’s mum, @byrney_15 wife. Winner: @RTSCymruWales Best Factual. Link to my new book below.

Articles

My rugby star husband and I spent years failing to conceive, says ANDREA BYRNE. I felt so guilty I wished he would leave me... and then there was a VERY surprising twist | Daily Mail Online

Nov 20, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Andrea Byrne

Sobbing under the duvet in our bedroom, I shouted the words that had been whirling round my head for weeks. 'You should go and find someone else,' I wept. 'Someone who can do this for you.' By 'this', I meant have a baby – the thing my husband Lee and I yearned for more than anything else in the world but which hadn't happened for us despite agonised years of trying.
News presenter Andrea Byrne says infertility made her feel 'guilty' interview

Oct 23, 2024 | honey.nine.com.au | Gabrielle Oehlmann |Andrea Byrne

A British news presenter has opened up about her seven-year infertility struggle and how it made her feel 'guilty'. Andrea Byrne, 45, who is married to Welsh former rugby union player Lee Byrne, spoke with the BBC about the experience. Andrea had been told by doctors that she would likely never be able to carry her own pregnancy, and admitted there were times she felt her husband would be "better off" without her. "You feel so guilty," she said speaking of her infertility, per the BBC.
Literacy Changes Lives

Oct 22, 2024 | greenwichsentinel.com | Andrea Byrne

By Andrea ByrneIf you ask someone to name the most challenging element of moving to a new country, they will most likely say it is learning the language. Once you can communicate effectively, most other things fall into place. Literacy Volunteers at Family Centers provides free, high-quality English language education to a vibrant global cohort of adult learners who are our neighbors in Greenwich, Stamford, and the surrounding Lower Fairfield County area.
"La infertilidad me hizo sentir muy culpable"

Oct 22, 2024 | espanol.news | Andrea Byrne |dijo Conal Byrne

La presentadora de noticias Andrea Byrne ha dicho que temía que su marido estuviera “mejor” sin ella durante los siete años de infertilidad de la pareja. Byrne, de 45 años, casada con un ex internacional de rugby de Gales. Lee Byrnede 44 años, presenta noticias galesas y de cadenas para ITV desde 2008. “Te sientes muy culpable”, recordó Byrne, a quien los médicos le dijeron que probablemente nunca podría llevar su propio embarazo.
'Infertility Made Me Feel So Guilty'

Oct 22, 2024 | worldnews2023.com | Amandeep Buttar |Andrea Byrne

News presenter Andrea Byrne has said she feared her husband would be “better off” without her during the couple’s seven-year experience of infertility. Byrne, 45, who is married to former Wales rugby international Lee Byrne, 44, has presented Welsh and network news for ITV since 2008. “You feel so guilty,” recalled Byrne, who was told by doctors that she would likely never be able to carry her own pregnancy.
ITV newsreader Andrea Byrne: 'Infertility made me feel so guilty'

Oct 21, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Lee Byrne |Andrea Byrne

Byrne, who also hosts the Making Babies fertility podcast, said writing her book was "emotional" and "in a way cathartic". "I know it’s a bit of a cliched word but it does provide a little bit of closure too, I guess," she said. The book includes chapters reflecting the fertility experiences of a number of other celebrities who have appeared on Byrne's podcast, including presenter Gabby Logan and comedian Geoff Norcott. "I look at Jemima every single day and I’m just so grateful," said Byrne.
Desperate Rants: An Evening with Andrea Byrne | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Oct 9, 2024 | waterstones.com | Andrea Byrne

To mark National Fertility Awareness week, we welcome Andrea Byrne to discuss her new book Desperate Rants and Magic Pants: Our Fertility Story. ITV Wales News anchor Andrea Byrne tells the story of the battle she and rugby star husband Lee Byrne faced in trying to start a family. Seven long years of invasive medical procedures and alternative therapies (including 'magic pants'!) that didn't help left them almost completely without hope.
Desperate Rants and Magic Pants by Andrea Byrne

Aug 6, 2024 | waterstones.com | Andrea Byrne

Paperback 272 Pages Published: 09/10/2024 Awaiting publication Quantity This item has been added to your basket ITV Wales News anchor Andrea Byrne tells the story of the battle she and rugby star husband Lee Byrne faced in trying to start a family. Seven long years of invasive medical procedures and alternative therapies (including 'magic pants'!) that didn't help left them almost completely without hope. And yet their story finally had a happy ending: baby Jemima. Andrea now hosts a podcast...
Levi’s launches recycled puffer jackets

Jul 24, 2024 | fashionunited.ca | Andrea Byrne

Levi’s has just launched its sustainable puffer jackets made from recycled plastic bottles and waste. The creation of the puffer jacketThe jacket is made from recycled plastic bottles and waste, with the use of recycled materials the resources required to grow cotton and make polyester are removed. The production includes post-consumer waste (PCW) being broken down with discarded polyester and then being blended into a new synthetic fibre, this is used to insulate the jacket.
H&M’s fall fashion collection showcases recycled materials

Jul 24, 2024 | fashionunited.ca | Andrea Byrne

H&M has released its eight-piece capsule collection with a sustainability narrative. The collection is inspired by lace dresses from the 1930s with detailing such as high necklines, mutton sleeves, ruffles and modern, voluminous cuts, in an off-white and black colour palette to contrast one another. The materials used for this collection are more sustainably sourced materials, such as recycled nylon, polyester and wool, coming from plastic waste, textile waste or a mixture of both.