Davina McCall almost ditched TV career as menopause left her unable to read autocues

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Davina McCall has revealed she once feared having to "give up" her TV career as she couldn't read her autocues or remember celebrity's names.The famed Big Brother presenter, 54, said she "seriously thought" she'd be forced to pack in her presenting work altogether at the age of 44.However, she was too ashamed to tell anybody what she was going through as she was too "full of shame" about what was going on in her mind and body.Davina was suffering "horrific" menopause symptoms such as brain fog which left her unable to read TV scripts or remember names.She felt "lost" and didn't realise she was battling through the perimenopause, which she described as menopause's "evil little sister".The Masked Singer star opened up about her menopause struggle in a new Channel 4 documentary called Davina McCall: Sex, Mind and the Menopause, which airs on Monday (May 2).It sees Davina embark on another journey of self-discovery after her first menopause doc called Sex, Myths and the Menopause, which came out last year.Speaking about fears of ditching her job, Davina said: "I was 44 when it happened to me.

Might have happened a bit earlier and I didn't even know the meaning of the word perimenopause."Juggling fluctuating hormones in life can be tough, but what makes matters worse is one frightening symptom which can occur during perimenopause.

Brain fog."Brain fog is horrific. I mean, when I had it, I couldn't read autocue. Something would happen to my eyes. I couldn't remember celebrity's names.She added: "I seriously thought I was going to have to give up presenting."She then admitted she insisted she was 'okay' when people asked her how she was doing as she was too 'ashamed'.Davina went on: "And when I got asked if I was okay, I said.