Davina McCall has compared going through the menopause to how she felt when she was trying to kick her heroin addiction. The 53-year-old telly star pointed out the sleepless nights, poor vision and severe night sweats took her back to when she was going through recovery.
The TV presenter, who was perimenopause at 44, also worried in her most intense days that she was "going mad" and seriously believed she was suffering from early onset dementia.
She has a new documentary, Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause, which is set to explore her journey through menopause and taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Ahead of the documentary, Davina decided to share with her fans what it was like going through the menopause and how she didn't
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