Penny Lancaster crying out for help as she makes | UK News

Rod Stewart‘s spouse, Penny Lancaster, 54, has candidly opened up about her health in a new podcast episode where she addressed her menopause journey and the toll it took on her physique. Speaking on the latest episode of The Dr Louise Newson Podcast, Penny expanded on the second her symptoms grew to become overwhelming.

She said: “Yeah, I mean that really slippery slope that I went on, you know, when I was like 49, kind of crying out for help in the middle of lockdown. I was literally just on the floor in a ball of sweat and tears and just panicking. And then my GP, who I had at the time, male, just responded to the tears with antidepressants.”

Initially, Penny thought she was struggling from depression, but later realised, following a dialog on the ITV show Loose Women, that her symptoms might be associated to menopause.

“I thought I was depressed,” Penny explained. “I hadn’t had any knowledge on what menopause was.”

The star also spoke out on testosterone therapy for girls, venting her frustrations about the scenario.

She explained: “Because someone – I would think it was probably a male- has decided that women don’t need that.”

Dr Newson and Penny talked about how testosterone might be helpful for some girls and how symptom-led care stays important to menopause assist.

Opening up on how her rock legend husband dealt with Penny’s health struggles, she said: “(Rod was) very concerned…I used to lie in a hammock in the chicken area and hide, like I cocooned myself up and just wanted to shut myself off from everyone, like don’t come to me, I’m no use to you kind of feeling.”

She added: “(We need to) deliver males into the dialog… They’re standing proper by our sides, scratching their heads, and they’re panicking, and then of course it could possibly very simply end in marriage breaks down.”

The Dr Louise Newson Podcast is offered on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you pay attention.