Davina McCall reveals how she got her confidence back after 'crippling' menopause crisis

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Davina McCall is often approached by adoring members of the public.PHOTOS: Davina McCall's £3.4million family home is stunningAnd it's no wonder; her bubbly personality is infectious and very much in evidence on this exclusive HELLO!

magazine shoot, as the former Big Brother host charms everyone on set.But in recent years, fans of the Long Lost Family host don't come up to her on the street to discuss her latest hit show - but instead to thank her for educating the nation's women about the menopause.As she strikes a pose for the cameras, and displays the confidence that she once thought was lost to her as she began to suffer perimenopausal symptoms, Davina tells us: "There's not one single day when somebody doesn't talk to me about it.

I was on the tube yesterday and people were just coming and sitting down next to me to talk about it. One woman come up to me say: 'I just wanted to say thank you so much for doing what you do."In recent years, the 54-year-old has become something of a menopause ambassador, openly talking about her experiences and filming two well- received documentaries about it.REVEALED: Davina McCall reveals 10-minute trick for healthy glowMORE: Holly Willoughby sends her support to Davina McCall amid health strugglesShe has campaigned in Parliament for better support and advice for women going through the change and last week released her debut book entitled 'Menopausing – the Positive Roadmap to your Second Spring,' which was written with Dr Naomi Potter, which immediately shot onto the best-seller list."I wanted to try and create a book that was very easy to digest," she says. "Obviously the menopause is a medical thing, but it's also a very emotional and emotive one.