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Naomi Watts says she was told revealing that she'd hit the menopause at 36 would end her Hollywood career - and even drawing attention to her age would be 'career suicide'

Now, aged 56, British-born actress Naomi Watts has spoken of her experiences of menopause in a new book aimed at challenging the stigma older women face in Hollywood.

But now, aged 56, Ms Watts has spoken of her experiences of menopause in a new book aimed at challenging the stigma older women face in Hollywood. Ms Watts discovered the hot flushes and night sweats she’d been experiencing for years were signs of early menopause only after a visit to her doctor to find out why she couldn’t conceive. Ms Watts adds: ‘One of the funniest things that’s happened as a result – random celebrities now text me regularly to tell me they’re in menopause.

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