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Davina McCall feared she had early onset dementia amid 'horror' menopause battle
Davina McCall has revealed she once thought she was suffering from early onset dementia, when in reality she was battling the menopause.The former Big Brother host is one of the most famed TV presenters in Britain, but she worried she'd have to pack TV presenting in for good at the young age of 44.Davina, 54, was suffering from a "horrific" brain fog which left her unable to read autocues or remember celebrity's names.Brain fog is a key symptom of the perimenopause, which Davina described as the menopause's "evil little sister".The perimenopause is the transitional period before the menopause, which tends to occur when women between the ages of 40 and 44.However, Davina never told anybody about the fact she was struggling as she was too "full of shame" to admit what she was going through.Davina opened up about her menopause symptoms in a new Channel 4 documentary called Davina McCall: Sex, Mind and the Menopause, which airs on Monday (May 2) at 9pm.The programme is a sequel to Davina's first menopause documentary called Sex, Myths and the Menopause, which came out last year.In the doc, Davina speaks to a range of medical professionals and women who have struggled in the workplace as a result of their debilitating menopause symptoms.One emotional scene shows Davina speak to former tech high-flyer Paula Fry, who suffered memory loss as a result of her menopause.She told Davina: "My symptoms I can pin back to when I was about 43. Went to a big tech firm, had a lot to learn.
