“Menopause at such a young age was not easy”: Naomi Watts Details Escaping One of the Hardest Phase of Her Life
Naomi Watts is an award-winning British-born Australian actress. Her film debut in a small part in an Australian romance, For Love Alone, in 1986 marked her entry into the industry. Watts breakout role came in 2001’s Mulholland Drive. Her list of credits also includes big-budget action films like King Kong (2005) and quirky comedies like I Heart Huckabees (2004).
The 54-year-old has been nominated twice by the Academy Awards for Best Actress for work in 2003’s 21 Grams and 2012’s The Impossible. Despite having a bright career in the entertainment industry, the actress had a difficult personal life. Watts is in the spotlight as she recently got hitched to Billy Crudup. Talking about her marriage during an interview, Naomi Watts also revealed the hardest episodes of her life.
Naomi Watts went through menopause at a very early age
Naomi Watts is a renowned figure in the industry. The actress has been part of various successful movies. She is making headlines due to her secret marriage to Billy Crudup. Watts, in an interview with Hello Magazine, gave details about her wedding.
The 54-year-old actress went on to share about one of the most difficult periods in her life. She went through menopause at the early age of 36. Menopause is the time when a woman’s menstrual cycle ends. It is commonly felt at age 51.
However, The Impossible star experienced it at a very early age. The actress revealed feeling out of control. Watts said,
“Going through menopause at such a young age was not easy, especially during a time when there was so little information available about it. Mood swings, night sweats, and migraines…I was feeling like I was spiraling out of control.”
The 54-year-old believed if menopause hadn’t been such an off-limits topic when she first experienced it, then her transition would’ve been easier. The Mulholland Drive actress claimed that going through the hormonal changes earlier than she had anticipated made her feel freer.
She added, “Going through this journey led me to a deeper understanding of myself, and I came out on the other side feeling more authentically me.”
She continued,
“I had those voices in the back of my mind reminding me how old women are let out to pasture, but there was a lure to this desire to be authentic, to crawl from behind the invisible wall and just acknowledge for myself something that everyone could have probably guessed.”
Her life-changing event prompted Naomi Watts to collaborate with Menopause Mandate, a nonprofit group that seeks to transform the midlife support services accessible to American women.
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Naomi Watts found love post-menopause
Naomi Watts recently got married to Billy Crudup. The couple confirmed their wedding through an Instagram post from June 10, 2023. The actress posted a photo of the two in front of what seemed to be a courthouse in Manhattan, Watts sporting a white dress and holding a bunch of flowers.
Watts and Crudup have been linked since they costarred in the 2017 Netflix series Gypsy. The pair had kept their relationship a secret and even had a secret wedding. The King Kong actress reflecting on finding love post-menopause said,
“The most valuable move for any relationship, partnership, workplace, or family is to just be open and honest about what you’re going through. Most times this gives people a chance to be empathetic and know how to respond. And plus hiding is so much more exhausting.”
The couple wed last month in New York City, after dating for three years. The newlyweds share teenage children from their previous relationship. Naomi Watts shares two children Sasha, 15, and Kai, 13, with Liev Schrieber. Meanwhile, the Almost Famous actor shares son William, 19, with ex-Mary-Louise Parker.
Source: Hello Magazine
