Yahoo Finance Davina McCall to fight menopause 'taboo' in new Channel 4 show
Davina McCall is taking her fight against the stigma of menopause to the next level - it's been announced she's fronting a new Channel 4 show about breaking it down.
Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and The Menopause seeks to challenge our reluctance to speak about the menopause, with Davina - who's been an outspoken menopause taboo breaker in recent years - opening up about her own journey.
She'll busting the myths about the effects, while dispelling any shame or fear surrounding hormone replacement therapy.
The 60 minute one off show will investigate the science and impact on women's health, and the lack of understanding and misinformation that exists around the menopause.
As well as Davina's own journey, the programme will feature the personal stories of women from a variety of backgrounds and hopes "to spark a candid conversation about a subject that has for too long been a taboo.
"I don’t think I’ve ever worked on a project that has affected me so deeply," explains Davina. "I get home after filming and sometimes I just sit down and cry ... from deep frustration and anger at how we are failing women. This film isn’t just for menopausal women, it’s for their partners, their fathers, their brothers, and their sons.
"We’re all in this together. I used to think that menopause was an age thing and now I realise it’s a woman thing. For far too long, there’s been a shroud of embarrassment, shame and fear around this topic, and this is where it stops!"
To mark International Women's Day (8 March), Davina gave a shout out to her Masked Singer co-panellist and friend Jonathan Ross for his unwavering support of women.
"Happy International Women's Day," she announced on Instagram. "I’m actually going to shout out a man. I want to say thanks to Jonathan Ross. He’s a really massive supporter of women and equal rights, and he does it quite quietly but he’s really brilliant.
"So thanks to the men that support us on our journey and I’m going to be fighting this year for women to get better help around the menopause. I think this is a great place of inequality because I think if men went through the menopause they would not be having the hard time that we have trying to get help with it."
Kate Muir, the show's producer says, “We’ve discovered making this film how much better-informed women - and their doctors - could be about hormones and the menopause. Women’s silence around the menopause needs to become a cacophony, and one day a symphony.”
Sarah Hey, commissioning executive said: “The menopause affects so many but remarkably is rarely discussed openly – I speak from experience! Through Davina’s blend of warmth and honesty about her own symptoms, the film sees women open up with such candidness about the impact the menopause has on their health, lifestyle and livelihood. Hopefully in turn it will encourage more women to do the same.”
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