“My Hair Fell Out, I Forgot My Lines, and I Raged at My Husband’s Breathing”: TV Star Danny Breaks the Silence on Premature Perimenopause

In a raw and startling appearance on This Morning, TV personality Danny left viewers stunned with her emotional account of battling perimenopause in her early 30s — a phase most women don’t expect to confront until much later in life.

With candour, courage, and an unexpected dose of dark humour, Danny sat down alongside Dr. Zoe Williams to lift the lid on what she called the most bewildering and frightening chapter of her life — one that began shortly after she gave birth and quickly spiralled into something far more sinister than postpartum blues.

“I was honestly like a different person,” Danny confessed, her voice quivering but steady. “It was almost like I was watching myself from outside my body. I’ve always dealt with depression and anxiety, but this — this was something else entirely. My mood swings were completely out of control.”

She wasn’t the first to notice the changes — her husband, Simon, was. “He very tactfully asked if everything was okay,” she said with a nervous chuckle. “Apparently, I was getting angry at the way he was breathing.”

While her comments drew laughter from the studio audience, the underlying message was no joke: perimenopause can hit younger women like a freight train, leaving their mental health, relationships, and even their sense of self in tatters.

Danny’s experience is far from isolated. Thousands of women in the UK are now coming forward with eerily similar stories, spurred by a growing wave of openness on platforms like TikTok — where Danny first shared her journey.

But what shocked her followers most wasn’t the irritability or the insomnia. It was the hair loss.

“I’m not a vain person,” Danny insisted. “But for me, my hair is my identity. It’s part of who I am. And suddenly, it was coming out in clumps. I was seeing bald patches. It absolutely crushed my confidence.”

She even held up a picture taken just the day before — a heartbreaking image of a sink clogged with thick strands of her once-luscious hair.

That wasn’t all.

As an actress, Danny relies on her memory to deliver lines and connect with audiences. But brain fog — one of the lesser-known yet utterly debilitating symptoms of perimenopause — turned her job into a nightmare.

“I was doing Panto, playing the fairy, and I just went completely blank on stage,” she said. “I had to ask the music director for my lines. It was mortifying.”

Luckily, in the world of Panto, even disasters can be turned into comedy. “I told the whole audience: ‘Sorry, it’s the menopause!’” she laughed.

But the truth behind the laugh was all too real. For many women, this isn’t just about hot flashes and mood swings — it’s a full-body hijack.

Dr. Zoe Williams was quick to underscore the importance of seeking help. “There are over 100 possible symptoms of perimenopause,” she explained. “Everything from anxiety and fatigue to hair loss and memory issues. And too many women are told it’s ‘just stress’ or that they’re too young.”

Her message was clear: go to your GP.

“Even if you’re in your early 30s,” she urged, “if you’re experiencing symptoms that seem hormonal or off — go. And if you’re interested in hormone replacement therapy (HRT), say so directly.”

Danny credits her GP for saving her sanity.

“I had a really positive experience,” she said. “I got support, I got options. I got myself back.”

Her condition is now improving, though she admits she still gets the occasional hot flash and grumpy moment. “But it’s night and day compared to before,” she added. “I feel like me again.”

A Hidden Epidemic?

What’s especially alarming is how many young women are in the same boat — and suffering in silence.

“Looking through the comments on my TikTok, I realised it’s not as rare as people think,” Danny said. “So many women wrote to me saying, ‘This is me, too.’”

And yet, despite a growing body of evidence and increasing public awareness, perimenopause remains one of the least talked-about medical conditions affecting women under 40.

Dr. Zoe admitted that while progress is being made — including more GP training and public education — there’s still a long way to go.

“We wouldn’t ignore diabetes or heart disease,” she said. “So why are we still brushing off something that affects half the population?”

The Final Word

In her closing moments, Danny addressed viewers directly. “If you’re feeling off, if something doesn’t feel right in your body, speak up,” she said. “I know how scary it is. But you’re not alone. And you’re not going mad.”

With that, she offered a smile — the kind that says, I’ve been through hell, but I’m still here.

And now, thanks to her courage, countless other women may find the strength to speak up, too.