Jo Berry

Menopause awareness: meet the celebrity taboo busters

The menopause is a normal, natural part of ageing, but many women suffer debilitating symptoms and find it impossible to ask for help. Here, stars including Gabby Logan, Andrea McLean and Sally Phillips share their experiences, aiming to make it easier to speak out

18/11/2022

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It’s something all women can expect to experience in their lifetime but until a few years ago, the menopause seemed to be a taboo subject that no one really talked about.
Often referred to as The Change, women in generations before us would play down the debilitating symptoms that go with the menopause, accepting that it was simply part of womanhood, like periods and childbirth.
That was, of course, until presenter Davina McCall bravely shone a light on the menopause, speaking openly and honestly about what it can mean for women in the 2021 documentary Sex, Myths And The Menopause...

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