Sarah Lancashire reveals menopause left her unable to remember why she was in Sainsbury's
ok.co.ukSarah Lancashire has revealed she has “brain fog” due to the “most terrible” menopause.The 58 year old actress was the star of the night at this year's National Television Awards (NTAs), where was given the special recognition gong last week for her body of work, including roles in Coronation Street, Last Tango In Halifax, and Happy Valley.
Sarah told The Mail on Sunday: “I’m having the most terrible menopause. I’ve got brain fog. “I was in Sainsbury’s the other day, and I found myself just stood there in the aisle and could not remember what I was there for.
It just comes over you all of a sudden. “I can’t remember things that happened 30 years ago either.” Previous recipients of the special recognition award include Doctor Who’s David Tennant, comedian Sir Lenny Henry, and journalist David Dimbleby.
Sarah also spoke of her struggles with the heat and needing two fans “pretty much on my face the whole time” at the awards ceremony. “I brought one of my closest friends with me and his job was to keep an eye out for the cameras and if it looked like they were going to pan across to us, then he’d let me know so I could hide them,” she said.
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