7 h. ago What the menopause marketers won’t tell you: ageing is to be celebrated | Stella Duffy

Advertisers exploit our misogynistic culture, making women feel as if their bodies are broken. But better information might just helpHow was your Menopause Awareness Day 2025? Did you slip out of your meno pyjamas, sip your meno tea with a slice of homemade flaxseed-added bread and a side order of meno chocolate? Did you rush off to the gym to lift weights then to a pilates class to keep you healthy for ever? Did you remember your MHT (menopause hormone therapy – the now widely accepted term for HRT) pill, patch, gel, pessary, suppository or cream, trusting your GP or private clinic to be prescribing for you and only you, grateful that finally medication has made a difference for you? Or did you think: “How the hell do I know what is right for me?”If you wondered who you can trust, you’re not alone. In an Australian study published earlier this month, more than 500 women aged 45-64 noted “significant scepticism” about the motives of the pharmaceutical industry, along with genuine co...

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15 h. ago Millions exploited by ‘menopause gold rush’ amid lack of reliable information, say UK experts

Women’s health academics at UCL call for national education programme to combat misinformation and unregulated adviceMillions of women are being exploited by a “menopause gold rush” as companies, celebrities and influencers take advantage of a “dearth” of reliable information on the issue, experts have said.Healthcare companies and content creators saw menopause as a “lucrative market” and were trying to profit from gaps in public knowledge, women’s health academics at UCL said. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Women exploited by 'menopause gold rush' as lack of official guidance lets firms cash

This 'dearth' of information on symptoms and treatments is being filled by private companies who see menopausal women as a 'lucrative market', experts say.

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24 h. ago Millions exploited by ‘menopause gold rush’ amid lack of reliable information, say experts

Women’s health academics at UCL call for education programme to combat misinformation and unregulated adviceMillions of women are being exploited by a “menopause gold rush” as companies, celebrities and influencers take advantage of a “dearth” of reliable information on the issue, experts have said.Healthcare companies and content creators saw menopause as a “lucrative market” and were trying to profit from gaps in public knowledge, women’s health academics at UCL said. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Joanna Lumley recalls moment aged six that meant she was destined to be a star

Dame Joanna Lumley has opened up about her childhood and while things are Absolutely Fabulous now, this wasn't always the case for the iconic actress

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9 d. ago Diane Keaton dead aged 79 as Hollywood grieves actress and Oscar winning star

Diane was one of the best-loved film stars of the last 50 years after her standout role in the The Godfather.

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2 w. ago Kate Winslet fans baffled by unearthed snaps as she celebrates milestone birthday

Fans have been left baffled after learning Kate Winslet's real age as the actress celebrates a milestone birthday today (October 5). Now it made people look back on her decades long acting career

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2 w. ago Gwen Stefani fans are floored after learning singer's age as she celebrates birthday

Gwen Stefani is celebrating her birthday on Friday (October 3) and after 30 years in the music industry, most of her fans simply can't believe how good she looks

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2 w. ago GMB hosts in shock as Larry Lamb reveals real age while celebrating birthday on air

Larry Lamb joined Ed Balls and Susanna Reid on the Good Morning Britain sofa today, coincidentally, on his birthday - and the hosts were left in shock when he revealed his real age

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3 w. ago Dec Donnelly fans shocked at star’s ‘real age’ as he celebrates milestone birthday & shows off hilarious gift

DECLAN Donnelly shocked fans today when he revealed his "real age" with a hilarious new video. The much-loved TV presenter, who currently filming the I'm A Celeb All Stars series in South Africa, celebrated his milestone birthday with best pal Ant McPartlin. Although the Geordie duo have been on the scene since back in 1990,...

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4 w. ago Emmerdale fans floored by Robert Sugden star's real age as he celebrates milestone birthday

Emmerdale’s Ryan Hawley has played Robert Sugden for years but fans are only just discovering the actor’s real age

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4 w. ago From Blurred Lines to Genie in a Bottle: the late director Diane Martel’s best music videos

Last week, the celebrated US music video director died of breast cancer aged 63. We chart her best – and most controversial – music videosThe first music video Diane Martel directed was for the debut single by hardcore hip-hop group Onyx. Filmed predominantly in South Jamaica, Queens, and allegedly featuring real guns, it’s a grimy and energetic video, yo-yoing between the group performing on a beach and aggressive closeups shot in dimly lit basements. Martel, a young white woman who had directed two documentaries, might have seemed like an unlikely choice, but according to Onyx member Fredro Starr, she properly mucked in. “She would be getting on the floor, like getting dirty with it,” he said in one interview. “She made that video. If you wasn’t a director who was willing to get dirty, that video wouldn’t have came out like that. I gotta give her the props.” Continue reading...

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