Naomi Watts wants women to “not fear and dread menopause”.
Naomi Watts has launched a new campaign
The 56-year-old actress has launched a new campaign for her wellness brand Stripes Beauty – which focuses on menopause solutions – and Naomi wants to remind women to “hold [their] heads high” regardless of their age.
The movie star told People: “Our minds, our experience, our sense of self, all of these things cumulatively add up to a bolder, wiser version of yourself, which makes you hotter than ever.
“And there’s a play on words of course, because yes, we are fanning ourselves as we go into hot flashes. But it’s also a time we should feel good about ourselves, hold our heads high and not fear and dread menopause like we have been taught by society and previous generations.”
Despite this, Naomi admits that her outlook hasn’t always been so optimistic.
The actress said: “I went into menopause or perimenopause super early and felt a lot of shame and no real sense of ways to communicate, not with my friends, my mother or even doctors.
“Women in this stage – perimenopause and beyond – have often felt left out. When our hormones stop functioning the way they used to, it’s like we become redundant, expected to disappear. There’s just a whole lot of negative messaging, which feels so out of date now. And as we know, we’re more than our fertility. We are not invisible.”
Earlier this year, Naomi claimed that embracing ageing has actually helped her to become more successful in Hollywood.
The film star told Good Housekeeping magazine: “I…
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