Davina McCall has blasted the BBC for airing a documentary that she thinks will deter women from seeking hormone replacement therapy. On Monday night, a special Panorama episode titled The Menopause Industry Uncovered aired on BBC One which looked into treatments and methods of helping women during menopause. The show spotlighted one GP who was accused of prescribing excessively high doses of HRT - a treatment that replaces hormones when the body is not producing at a sufficient level.
But Davina hit out at the special on social media and slammed the show. Highlighting the fact that October is menopause awareness month, the 56-year-old My Mum, Your Dad host blasted the national broadcaster for presenting HRT in a negative light. Davina herself has praised the treatment and said she supports other women making informed decisions on their own.
In a lengthy video post shared via Instagram on Tuesday, the TV star declared: "I'm quickly going to say to everybody, happy menopause awareness month. And I quickly wanted to mention Panorama program last night that was on the menopause, and give my thoughts on it." Addressing the host of the show, she continued: "Firstly, I just want to say how much I love and respect Kirsty Wark.
She did a documentary in 2017 about menopause. I often name check her as being one of the OG warriors. So Big up to Kirsty.
" But then rounding on the show, she went on: "I think my overall feeling was I was a little bit disappointed, because I felt like, once .
