'I wasn't prepared for the emotional kick in the gut': A survivor's guide to menopause 

Comedian and writer Jenny Eclair tells Hannah Stephenson about middle-aged rage, TV work and why live gigs remain her first love
'I wasn't prepared for the emotional kick in the gut': A survivor's guide to menopause 

Jenny Eclair, author of Older And Wider: A Survivor's Guide To The Menopause.

"I've had a lapse back into the menopause today," Jenny Eclair declares at the beginning of our interview. "I had some technical difficulties and immediately started swearing and sweating. You know when your internet goes down and you just think, 'For f**** sake!'"

Her dry humour is well-known, having been a comedian for most of her adult life - and as time has moved on so have the rants, the reflections on menopause and middle age, demonstrated in her sell-out How To Be A Middle Aged Woman (Without Going Insane) and Grumpy Old Women tours.

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