"My new life begins at 50," says reality TV star Kathleen

Kathleen Hurley Mullins reflects on a year in which she overcame menopause and related health challenges and starred in RTÉ's Operation Transformation. She talks to Rita de Brún

Kathleen Hurley Mullins, of KCH Beauty Salon in Youghal, Co Cork, urges women to keep a complete check on their health during menopause to ensure you don't miss any other serious illness. Picture: Howard Crowdy

Last year, Cork businesswoman and mum of two, Kathleen Hurley Mullins (50), had a dermoid cyst and both ovaries removed.