From hot flashes to brain fog, perimenopause often comes with unexpected changes - but we're far from alone. Increasingly, celebrities are speaking out and opening up about their perimenopause experiences, reassuring us we're not navigating this confusing and overwhelming time on our own. Every woman will go through this era during midlife, and the more people in the public eye that speak up, the less of a taboo it is.
Here, HELLO! revisits the celebrities sharing their perimenopause experiences...
Celebrities in perimenopause Naomi Watts, 56, began experiencing menopausal symptoms two decades ago at 36 years old. "Mood swings, night sweats, and migraines..
. I was feeling like I was spiraling out of control," she told HELLO! last year. "I truly believe that if menopause hadn't been such an off-limits topic when I first started experiencing symptoms, I would've had an easier transition.
" In August 2020, Michelle Obama , 60, opened up about menopause on her Spotify podcast with gynecologist Dr. Sharon Malone . The former First Lady shared that before she started taking hormones, she experienced unpleasant symptoms, explaining: "I experienced the night sweats, even in my 30s, and hot flashes - I had a few before I started taking hormones.
” Michelle also discussed an experience of having hot flashes during her husband’s presidency. "I remember having one on Marine One. I’m dressed, I need to get out, walk into an event, and literally, it was like somebody put a furnace in m.