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Penny Lancaster broke down in tears on Monday's episode of Loose Women as she detailed her experience of going through the menopause.
The model, 50, told how she was put on a course of anti-depressants and often felt guilty for 'being upset'.
She said: 'When I joined Loose Women, I'd sit back and listen to you more mature ladies at the time - but now I've caught up with you - thinking, "Really, is it that bad?" And never quite understanding it.
Candid: Penny Lancaster broke down in tears on Monday's episode of Loose Women as she detailed her experience of going through the menopause
'I think that's half the problem. It's not until it hits you literally from every angle that you think, 'This is what you're all talking about.'
She added: 'Because we're so good at hiding and putting a mask on and a band aid on the problems, just getting on with life, making sure everyone else is ok - the house is running, the kids are off to school and the husbands - all these different roles that we play and working in between and we forget about ourselves.
'I went to the doctors for a mammogram check up, which was all good. I spoke to an incredible doctor - I had a few tears with her, trying to explain what I've been going through in the last few months and she said, "You've got to get to the point where you say to yourself, I see you.'
Penny was supported by her co-hosts Ruth Langsford, Judi Love and
