Jo Whiley, 55, reveals she had to take HRT to clear 'brain fog' of menopause
4 years, 5 months ago

Jo Whiley, 55, reveals she had to take HRT to clear 'brain fog' of menopause

Daily Mail  

Jo Whiley had to take HRT before becoming co-presenter of Simon Mayo's Radio 2 show to clear a 'brain fog' caused by the menopause, she has revealed. Jo Whiley, 55, revealed she was able to overcome 'brain fog' of the menopause using HRT ahead of helping Simon Mayo to co-present the Drivetime show. Miss Whiley, who earns £285,000 a year and now presents a weekday evening show on Radio 2, added: 'I started HRT in preparation for doing the Drivetime show because professionally I thought I ought to – and it really did work. Jo revealed the negative reviews from being on Drivetime knocked her for six and made her want to hide away But their partnership left many listeners cold, and Mayo – who'd worked at the BBC for 36 years – ended up leaving the broadcaster over the fallout.

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