Yasmin Le Bon, 53, brands menopause a ‘bit of a s***’ as she reveals it made her pile on weight and became grumpy and forgetful
The former supermodel lifted the lid on the not-so-glamorous side of her life
SUPERMODEL Yasmin Le Bon has opened up about the effect the menopause had on her figure and her mental health.
She said that it caused her to develop a "layer of padding" all over her body.
Speaking to Red magazine, 53-year-old Yasmin said: "The menopause is a bit s***, actually.
"You ache all over, you're tired and fractious and you develop a layer of padding all over.
"You can't remember to maker that appointment to see the damn endocrinologist. You can't remember where you parked the car.
"It's important that you tell people this. I share this with my girls because I want them to be a bit more prepared than I was."
Yasmin was once the highest paid model in the world during the 1980s, but previously admitted that she gained a stone in weight during her 40s.
She cemented her star status when she married Duran Duran rock Simon Le Bon in 1985, and the pair - who have now been married for 32 years - have three daughters together, Amber, 28, Saffron, 26, and Talullah, 23.
She also opened up about the key to their happy marriage, saying "space is the saviour for any relationship. Headspace and physical space."
She added: "In marriage - in any relationship - do not leave things unsaid. Life is too short."
She has opened up in the past about her wellbeing, admitting in 2016 that she'd been in a "dark place" when she was juggling her career with motherhood.
Speaking to The Mail on Sunday's You magazine about when her daughters were teenagers, she said: "Nobody can tear your heart apart within a couple of words like [your children] can...
"I had been a punchbag for a long time and it was having an effect.
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"That whole emotional drain pushed me over the edge...I was in a dark place."
Despite being a self-confessed foodie, Yasmin says she does follow some guidelines to remain trim, saying that she watches what she eats, avoiding wheat and eating plenty of fats such as coconut oil, butter and avocados.
The interview with Yasmin appears in full in the March issue of Red magazine
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