Loose Women star Kaye Adams would often find herself being berated by her close friend and co-presenter Nadia Sawalha: “Of course you’re going through the menopause, you’re in denial.” But for years she refused to admit she was being ground down by menopausal symptoms for fear of being thought of as a “dried-up old crone”. “Nadia’s always been the yang to my yin, but my natural inclination was to keep my head down because a menopausal woman is almost a form of insult,” admits Kaye.
Quietly spoken and thoughtful, Kaye’s now a reluctant poster “girl” for the menopause. But it’s this careful and canny approach to the subject that makes her new taboo-busting book Still Hot!
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