“I watch this show all the time because the stories come up on Facebook or YouTube or whatever,” he says. “They are stories that you get so addicted to. So even though they are done by Australian reporters, they are absolutely stories that will hook New Zealanders in.” McLean’s first piece for
A Current Affair is an interview with The Bachelorette New Zealand’s Lexie Brown. “The idea for me is mostly to be focusing on some of the entertainment stories and sitting down with some really amazing people because we have some really fascinating local artists, actors and TV personalities,” says McLean.